# 69th parallel north

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The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 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 midnight sun lasts from about May 20th to July 22nd, and civil polar twilight from about December 1st to January 11th. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 44.45° and -1.52° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 2.69°.
If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 69°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 69.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 69°0′N 15°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 15.000°E﻿ / 69.000; 15.000﻿ (Norway)  Norway Islands of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms 69°0′N 20°9′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 20.150°E﻿ / 69.000; 20.150﻿ (Sweden)  Sweden Norrbotten County (Lapland province) Passing 6.7 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden 69°0′N 20°50′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 20.833°E﻿ / 69.000; 20.833﻿ (Finland)  Finland Lapland 69°0′N 22°6′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 22.100°E﻿ / 69.000; 22.100﻿ (Norway)  Norway Troms 69°0′N 25°44′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 25.733°E﻿ / 69.000; 25.733﻿ (Finland)  Finland Lapland 69°0′N 28°44′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 28.733°E﻿ / 69.000; 28.733﻿ (Russia)  Russia Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast Passing 5.8 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia Passing northern parts of Murmansk 69°0′N 36°37′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 36.617°E﻿ / 69.000; 36.617﻿ (Barents Sea) Arctic Ocean Barents Sea 69°0′N 48°12′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 48.200°E﻿ / 69.000; 48.200﻿ (Russia)  Russia Island of Kolguyev, Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 50°10′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 50.167°E﻿ / 69.000; 50.167﻿ (Barents Sea) Arctic Ocean Pechora Sea, Barents Sea 69°0′N 60°57′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 60.950°E﻿ / 69.000; 60.950﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 66°24′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 66.400°E﻿ / 69.000; 66.400﻿ (Kara Sea) Arctic Ocean Baydaratskaya Bay, Kara Sea 69°0′N 68°26′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 68.433°E﻿ / 69.000; 68.433﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 72°31′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 72.517°E﻿ / 69.000; 72.517﻿ (Gulf of Ob) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea 69°0′N 74°5′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 74.083°E﻿ / 69.000; 74.083﻿ (Taz Estuary) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary, Kara Sea 69°0′N 76°58′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 76.967°E﻿ / 69.000; 76.967﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 169°24′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 169.400°E﻿ / 69.000; 169.400﻿ (East Siberian Sea) Arctic Ocean Chaunskaya Bay, East Siberian Sea 69°0′N 170°54′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 170.900°E﻿ / 69.000; 170.900﻿ (Russia)  Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 69°0′N 179°56′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 179.933°E﻿ / 69.000; 179.933﻿ (Chukchi Sea) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea 69°0′N 163°54′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 163.900°W﻿ / 69.000; -163.900﻿ (United States)  United States Alaska 69°0′N 141°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 141.000°W﻿ / 69.000; -141.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Yukon 69°0′N 137°28′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 137.467°W﻿ / 69.000; -137.467﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Arctic Sea Mackenzie Bay, Beaufort Sea 69°0′N 136°7′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 136.117°W﻿ / 69.000; -136.117﻿ (Canada)  Canada Mackenzie River delta and mainland Northwest Territories Nunavut 69°0′N 117°53′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 117.883°W﻿ / 69.000; -117.883﻿ (Dolphin and Union Strait) Arctic Sea Dolphin and Union Strait 69°0′N 115°53′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 115.883°W﻿ / 69.000; -115.883﻿ (Canada)  Canada (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut 69°0′N 115°47′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 115.783°W﻿ / 69.000; -115.783﻿ (Dolphin and Union Strait) Arctic Sea Dolphin and Union Strait 69°0′N 113°33′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 113.550°W﻿ / 69.000; -113.550﻿ (Canada)  Canada Victoria Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 107°24′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 107.400°W﻿ / 69.000; -107.400﻿ (Dease Strait) Arctic Sea Dease Strait 69°0′N 105°4′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 105.067°W﻿ / 69.000; -105.067﻿ (Canada)  Canada Victoria Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 101°48′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 101.800°W﻿ / 69.000; -101.800﻿ (Victoria Strait) Arctic Sea Victoria Strait 69°0′N 100°36′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 100.600°W﻿ / 69.000; -100.600﻿ (Canada)  Canada Royal Geographical Society Islands, Nunavut 69°0′N 99°59′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 99.983°W﻿ / 69.000; -99.983﻿ (Alexandra Strait) Arctic Sea Alexandra Strait 69°0′N 99°31′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 99.517°W﻿ / 69.000; -99.517﻿ (Canada)  Canada King William Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 95°53′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 95.883°W﻿ / 69.000; -95.883﻿ (Rae Strait) Arctic Sea Rae Strait 69°0′N 94°21′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 94.350°W﻿ / 69.000; -94.350﻿ (Canada)  Canada (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut 69°0′N 90°40′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 90.667°W﻿ / 69.000; -90.667﻿ (Pelly Bay) Arctic Sea Pelly Bay, Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 90°9′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 90.150°W﻿ / 69.000; -90.150﻿ (Canada)  Canada (unnamed islands) Nunavut 69°0′N 89°54′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 89.900°W﻿ / 69.000; -89.900﻿ (Pelly Bay) Arctic Sea Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 89°42′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 89.700°W﻿ / 69.000; -89.700﻿ (Canada)  Canada Simpson Peninsula, Nunavut 69°0′N 88°30′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 88.500°W﻿ / 69.000; -88.500﻿ (Committee Bay) Arctic Sea Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia 69°0′N 85°25′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 85.417°W﻿ / 69.000; -85.417﻿ (Canada)  Canada Islands off coast and mainland Melville Peninsula, Nunavut 69°0′N 81°30′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 81.500°W﻿ / 69.000; -81.500﻿ (Foxe Basin) Arctic Sea Foxe Basin 69°0′N 79°18′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 79.300°W﻿ / 69.000; -79.300﻿ (Canada)  Canada Rowley Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 78°42′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 78.700°W﻿ / 69.000; -78.700﻿ (Foxe Basin) Arctic Sea Foxe Basin 69°0′N 76°37′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 76.617°W﻿ / 69.000; -76.617﻿ (Canada)  Canada Baffin Island, Nunavut 69°0′N 68°0′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 68.000°W﻿ / 69.000; -68.000﻿ (Davis Strait) Arctic Sea Davis Strait 69°0′N 51°08′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 51.133°W﻿ / 69.000; -51.133﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Avannaata Sermersooq 69°0′N 25°40′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°N 25.667°W﻿ / 69.000; -25.667﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

## Notable cities and towns on 69°N

* Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
* Tromsø, Troms, Norway
* Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
* Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
* Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia