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The '''65th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 65 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth]]'s [[equator]]ial plane. It crosses the [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[North America]].

At this latitude the [[sun]] is visible for 22 hours, 4 minutes during the [[June solstice]] and 3 hours, 35 minutes during the [[December solstice]].

== Around the world ==
Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 65° north passes through:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or ocean
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|10|49|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Islands and skerries of [[Nærøysund Municipality]], [[Trøndelag]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|11|9|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Risværfjorden]], Norwegian Sea
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|11|37|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Mainland Trøndelag
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|11|47|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Årsetfjorden]], [[Lekafjorden]], Norwegian Sea
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|11|48|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Trøndelag, [[Nordland]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|20|03|E|type:country|name=Sweden}}
! scope="row" | {{SWE}}
| [[Jörn]], [[Västerbotten County]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|21|23|E|type:waterbody|name=Baltic Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Bothnia]], [[Baltic Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|24|34|E|type:country|name=Finland}}
! scope="row" | {{FIN}}
| Island of [[Hailuoto]] and mainland, passing south of [[Oulu]].
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|29|36|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|34|48|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Onega Bay]], [[White Sea]], [[Barents Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|35|42|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Solovetsky Islands]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|35|51|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|36|48|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Onega Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|37|43|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Dvina Bay]], White Sea, Barents Sea
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|40|19|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|179|53|E|type:waterbody|name=Bering Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Anadyr]], [[Bering Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|175|52|W|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Chukchi Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|172|13|W|type:waterbody|name=Bering Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bering Strait]], Bering Sea<br />Passing just north of [[King Island, Alaska|King Island]], [[Alaska]], {{USA}}
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|166|41|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| Alaska
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|65|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Yukon]]<br /> [[Northwest Territories]] – passing through [[Great Bear Lake]]<br /> [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|87|7|W|type:waterbody|name=Roes Welcome Sound}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Roes Welcome Sound]], [[Hudson Bay]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|86|12|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Nunavut – [[Southampton Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|83|17|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|78|3|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Nunavut – [[Baffin Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|66|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Cumberland Sound}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Cumberland Sound]], [[Labrador Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|63|49|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Nunavut – [[Cumberland Peninsula]], Baffin Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|63|27|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Davis Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|51|48|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Fiskevandet]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|40|36|W|type:waterbody|name=Pikiulleq}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pikiulleq]], [[Denmark Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|39|46|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Takiseeq]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|39|47|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Denmark Strait
|-
| {{Coord|65|0|N|23|14|W|type:country|name=Iceland}}
! scope="row" | {{ISL}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|65|0|N|13|36|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
|}

==Notable cities and towns on 65°N==
*[[Fairbanks]], Alaska, United States 
*Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mutt |first=Shivaprakash Jagalur |last2=Jokelainen |first2=Jari |last3=Sebert |first3=Sylvain |last4=Auvinen |first4=Juha |last5=Järvelin |first5=Marjo-Riitta |last6=Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi |first6=Sirkka |last7=Herzig |first7=Karl-Heinz |date=2019-05-30 |title=Vitamin D Status and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Subjects from Northern Finland (Latitude 65°North) |url=https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1229 |journal=Nutrients |language=en |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=1229 |doi=10.3390/nu11061229 |issn=2072-6643 |pmc=6628213 |pmid=31151163 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[64th parallel north]]
*[[66th parallel north]]

== References ==
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