# 72nd parallel north

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The 72nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.
At this latitude, the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice. This is the parallel where twilight/nighttime boundary on the equinoxes.
This is also the highest parallel that golden hour occurs even at midnight sun, because the Sun is less than 6°00'00" above the horizon. Midnight Sun without golden hour occurs at latitudes greater than 72°33'38.58804", i.e., about 666.8 km (414.3 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the case of the June Solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 72°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 72.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 72°0′N 23°53′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 23.883°E﻿ / 72.000; 23.883﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 72°0′N 51°31′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 51.517°E﻿ / 72.000; 51.517﻿ (Russia)  Russia Novaya Zemlya - Yuzhny Island 72°0′N 55°22′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 55.367°E﻿ / 72.000; 55.367﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 72°0′N 68°36′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 68.600°E﻿ / 72.000; 68.600﻿ (Russia)  Russia Yamal Peninsula 72°0′N 72°31′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 72.517°E﻿ / 72.000; 72.517﻿ (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob 72°0′N 74°34′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 74.567°E﻿ / 72.000; 74.567﻿ (Russia)  Russia Gydan Peninsula - passing through Khalmyer Bay and Yuratski Bay 72°0′N 75°42′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 75.700°E﻿ / 72.000; 75.700﻿ (Russia)  Russia Khalmyer Bay - Surrounded by Gydan Peninsula 72°0′N 80°50′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 80.833°E﻿ / 72.000; 80.833﻿ (Yenisei Gulf) Yenisei Gulf 72°0′N 82°32′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 82.533°E﻿ / 72.000; 82.533﻿ (Russia)  Russia 72°0′N 129°8′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 129.133°E﻿ / 72.000; 129.133﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 72°0′N 139°45′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 139.750°E﻿ / 72.000; 139.750﻿ (Russia)  Russia 72°0′N 149°57′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 149.950°E﻿ / 72.000; 149.950﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 72°0′N 178°1′E﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 178.017°E﻿ / 72.000; 178.017﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 72°0′N 152°16′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 152.267°W﻿ / 72.000; -152.267﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 72°0′N 125°45′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 125.750°W﻿ / 72.000; -125.750﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island 72°0′N 120°20′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 120.333°W﻿ / 72.000; -120.333﻿ (Prince of Wales Strait) Prince of Wales Strait 72°0′N 118°53′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 118.883°W﻿ / 72.000; -118.883﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island Nunavut - Victoria Island 72°0′N 108°23′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 108.383°W﻿ / 72.000; -108.383﻿ (Hadley Bay) Hadley Bay 72°0′N 107°31′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 107.517°W﻿ / 72.000; -107.517﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Victoria Island 72°0′N 104°49′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 104.817°W﻿ / 72.000; -104.817﻿ (M'Clintock Channel) M'Clintock Channel 72°0′N 100°18′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 100.300°W﻿ / 72.000; -100.300﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Prince of Wales Island 72°0′N 96°27′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 96.450°W﻿ / 72.000; -96.450﻿ (Peel Sound) Peel Sound 72°0′N 95°12′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 95.200°W﻿ / 72.000; -95.200﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Somerset Island 72°0′N 94°49′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 94.817°W﻿ / 72.000; -94.817﻿ (Bellot Strait) Bellot Strait 72°0′N 94°39′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 94.650°W﻿ / 72.000; -94.650﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Murchison Promontory 72°0′N 94°2′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 94.033°W﻿ / 72.000; -94.033﻿ (Prince Regent Inlet) Prince Regent Inlet 72°0′N 89°58′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 89.967°W﻿ / 72.000; -89.967﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island 72°0′N 86°21′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 86.350°W﻿ / 72.000; -86.350﻿ (Admiralty Inlet) Admiralty Inlet 72°0′N 86°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 86.000°W﻿ / 72.000; -86.000﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island 72°0′N 74°8′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 74.133°W﻿ / 72.000; -74.133﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 72°0′N 54°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 54.000°W﻿ / 72.000; -54.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Nunavik Peninsula 72°0′N 25°0′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 25.000°W﻿ / 72.000; -25.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Stauning Alps 72°0′N 22°56′W﻿ / ﻿72.000°N 22.933°W﻿ / 72.000; -22.933﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea