70th parallel north
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On Victoria Island, Canada, part of the border between Northwest Territories (green) and Nunavut (white) is defined by the 70th parallel north
The 70th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
NorwayTroms - islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland
Finnmark (mainland)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
FinlandPassing about 10 km south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in the village of Nuorgam Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. NorwayFinnmark Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Barents Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
RussiaVaygach Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kara Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaYamal Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Ob Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaAyon Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. RussiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East Siberian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chukchi Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
United StatesAlaska Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beaufort Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
CanadaNorthwest Territories - Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Beaufort Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNorthwest Territories - Cape Bathurst Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Amundsen Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNorthwest Territories - Parry Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Amundsen Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaOn Victoria Island:
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories / Nunavut border
- Northwest Territories
- Northwest Territories / Nunavut border
- NunavutLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Victoria Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Larsen Sound Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, CanadaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. James Ross Strait Passing just north of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, CanadaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaBoothia Peninsula, Nunavut Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Boothia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNunavut - Crown Prince Frederik Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Fury and Hecla Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNunavut - Baffin Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Murray Maxwell Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNunavut - Baffin Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Steensby Inlet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. CanadaNunavut - Baffin Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Baffin Bay Northern limit of the Davis Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
GreenlandDisko Island and mainland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arctic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
See also
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