# 70th parallel north

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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 midnight sun lasts from about May 16th to July 27th, and civil polar twilight from November 25th to January 16th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 43.45° and -3.04° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 3.64°.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 70°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 70.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 70°0′N 18°40′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 18.667°E﻿ / 70.000; 18.667﻿ (Norway)  Norway Troms – islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland Finnmark (mainland) 70°0′N 27°22′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 27.367°E﻿ / 70.000; 27.367﻿ (Finland)  Finland Passing about 10.3 km (6.3 miles) south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at 70°05.537′N 27°57.335′E﻿ / ﻿70.092283°N 27.955583°E﻿ / 70.092283; 27.955583 in the village of Nuorgam 70°0′N 28°2′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 28.033°E﻿ / 70.000; 28.033﻿ (Norway)  Norway Finnmark 70°0′N 29°30′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 29.500°E﻿ / 70.000; 29.500﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 70°0′N 58°44′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 58.733°E﻿ / 70.000; 58.733﻿ (Russia)  Russia Vaygach Island 70°0′N 60°12′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 60.200°E﻿ / 70.000; 60.200﻿ (Barents Sea) Kara Sea 70°0′N 66°56′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 66.933°E﻿ / 70.000; 66.933﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula 70°0′N 72°30′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 72.500°E﻿ / 70.000; 72.500﻿ (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob 70°0′N 73°45′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 73.750°E﻿ / 70.000; 73.750﻿ (Russia)  Russia 70°0′N 159°53′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 159.883°E﻿ / 70.000; 159.883﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 168°13′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 168.217°E﻿ / 70.000; 168.217﻿ (Russia)  Russia Ayon Island 70°0′N 168°31′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 168.517°E﻿ / 70.000; 168.517﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 170°35′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 170.583°E﻿ / 70.000; 170.583﻿ (Russia)  Russia 70°0′N 171°48′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 171.800°E﻿ / 70.000; 171.800﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 70°0′N 177°56′E﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 177.933°E﻿ / 70.000; 177.933﻿ (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea 70°0′N 162°27′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 162.450°W﻿ / 70.000; -162.450﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 70°0′N 142°34′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 142.567°W﻿ / 70.000; -142.567﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 70°0′N 131°2′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 131.033°W﻿ / 70.000; -131.033﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories – Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula 70°0′N 129°30′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 129.500°W﻿ / 70.000; -129.500﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 70°0′N 128°18′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 128.300°W﻿ / 70.000; -128.300﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories – Cape Bathurst Peninsula 70°0′N 126°54′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 126.900°W﻿ / 70.000; -126.900﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 70°0′N 125°12′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 125.200°W﻿ / 70.000; -125.200﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories – Parry Peninsula 70°0′N 124°30′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 124.500°W﻿ / 70.000; -124.500﻿ (Amundsen Gulf) Amundsen Gulf 70°0′N 117°22′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 117.367°W﻿ / 70.000; -117.367﻿ (Canada)  Canada On Victoria Island: – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories / Nunavut border – Nunavut 70°0′N 100°48′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 100.800°W﻿ / 70.000; -100.800﻿ (Victoria Strait) Victoria Strait 70°0′N 98°50′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 98.833°W﻿ / 70.000; -98.833﻿ (Larsen Sound) Larsen Sound Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, Canada 70°0′N 97°35′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 97.583°W﻿ / 70.000; -97.583﻿ (James Ross Strait) James Ross Strait Passing just north of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, Canada 70°0′N 96°17′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 96.283°W﻿ / 70.000; -96.283﻿ (Canada)  Canada Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut 70°0′N 92°1′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 92.017°W﻿ / 70.000; -92.017﻿ (Gulf of Boothia) Gulf of Boothia 70°0′N 86°54′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 86.900°W﻿ / 70.000; -86.900﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Crown Prince Frederik Island 70°0′N 86°27′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 86.450°W﻿ / 70.000; -86.450﻿ (Fury and Hecla Strait) Fury and Hecla Strait 70°0′N 84°20′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 84.333°W﻿ / 70.000; -84.333﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Baffin Island 70°0′N 81°9′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 81.150°W﻿ / 70.000; -81.150﻿ (Murray Maxwell Bay) Murray Maxwell Bay 70°0′N 80°19′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 80.317°W﻿ / 70.000; -80.317﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Baffin Island 70°0′N 78°39′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 78.650°W﻿ / 70.000; -78.650﻿ (Steensby Inlet) Steensby Inlet 70°0′N 77°41′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 77.683°W﻿ / 70.000; -77.683﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut – Baffin Island 70°0′N 67°20′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 67.333°W﻿ / 70.000; -67.333﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Northern limit of the Davis Strait 70°0′N 53°39′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 53.650°W﻿ / 70.000; -53.650﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Disko Island 70°0′N 52°30′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 52.500°W﻿ / 70.000; -52.500﻿ (Sullorsuaq Strait) Sullorsuaq Strait 70°0′N 51°28′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 51.467°W﻿ / 70.000; -51.467﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nuussuaq Peninsula 70°0′N 50°37′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 50.617°W﻿ / 70.000; -50.617﻿ (Torsukattak Fjord) Torsukattak Fjord 70°0′N 50°10′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 50.167°W﻿ / 70.000; -50.167﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Sermeq Kujalleq 70°0′N 27°20′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 27.333°W﻿ / 70.000; -27.333﻿ (Gaasefjord) Gaasefjord 70°0′N 25°15′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 25.250°W﻿ / 70.000; -25.250﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Geikie Plateau 70°0′N 22°18′W﻿ / ﻿70.000°N 22.300°W﻿ / 70.000; -22.300﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea