78th parallel north
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The 78th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 78 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America. It is the southernmost integral parallel north that does not pass through any continental mainland (being slightly to the north of Cape Chelyuskin).
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and nautical twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 78° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 78°0′N 0°0′E / 78.000°N 0.000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 78°0′N 13°39′E / 78.000°N 13.650°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Norway
Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen 78°0′N 18°25′E / 78.000°N 18.417°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Storfjorden 78°0′N 21°8′E / 78.000°N 21.133°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Norway
Svalbard - island of Edgeøya 78°0′N 23°16′E / 78.000°N 23.267°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Barents Sea 78°0′N 67°48′E / 78.000°N 67.800°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Kara Sea 78°0′N 99°35′E / 78.000°N 99.583°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Russia
Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island 78°0′N 100°23′E / 78.000°N 100.383°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Kara Sea 78°0′N 103°24′E / 78.000°N 103.400°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Laptev Sea Passing just south of Maly Taymyr Island, Russia
78°0′N 123°15′E / 78.000°N 123.250°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Arctic Ocean 78°0′N 114°43′W / 78.000°N 114.717°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Canada
Northwest Territories - Brock Island 78°0′N 114°19′W / 78.000°N 114.317°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Wilkins Strait 78°0′N 112°25′W / 78.000°N 112.417°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Canada
Northwest Territories - Mackenzie King Island
Nunavut - Mackenzie King Island78°0′N 109°36′W / 78.000°N 109.600°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Prince Gustav Adolf Sea 78°0′N 105°19′W / 78.000°N 105.317°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Maclean Strait 78°0′N 99°2′W / 78.000°N 99.033°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Danish Strait Passing just north of King Christian Island, Nunavut, Canada
78°0′N 97°28′W / 78.000°N 97.467°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Canada
Nunavut - Amund Ringnes Island 78°0′N 95°1′W / 78.000°N 95.017°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Norwegian Bay 78°0′N 87°50′W / 78.000°N 87.833°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Baumann Fiord 78°0′N 85°24′W / 78.000°N 85.400°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Canada
Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 78°0′N 75°48′W / 78.000°N 75.800°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Nares Strait 78°0′N 72°16′W / 78.000°N 72.267°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Greenland
Kavigarssuk 78°0′N 24°0′W / 78.000°N 24.000°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Greenland
Alabama Nunatak 78°0′N 18°52′W / 78.000°N 18.867°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 78°0′N 13°39′E / 78.000°N 13.650°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Norway
Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
See also
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