# 78th parallel north

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The 78th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 78 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America. It is the southernmost integral parallel north that does not pass through any continental mainland (being slightly to the north of Cape Chelyuskin).
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and nautical twilight during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 78° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 78°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 78.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 78°0′N 13°39′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 13.650°E﻿ / 78.000; 13.650﻿ (Norway)  Norway Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen 78°0′N 18°25′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 18.417°E﻿ / 78.000; 18.417﻿ (Storfjorden) Storfjorden 78°0′N 21°8′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 21.133°E﻿ / 78.000; 21.133﻿ (Norway)  Norway Svalbard - island of Edgeøya 78°0′N 23°16′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 23.267°E﻿ / 78.000; 23.267﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 78°0′N 67°48′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 67.800°E﻿ / 78.000; 67.800﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 78°0′N 99°35′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 99.583°E﻿ / 78.000; 99.583﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island 78°0′N 100°23′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 100.383°E﻿ / 78.000; 100.383﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 78°0′N 103°24′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 103.400°E﻿ / 78.000; 103.400﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea Passing just south of Maly Taymyr Island, Russia 78°0′N 123°15′E﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 123.250°E﻿ / 78.000; 123.250﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 78°0′N 114°43′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 114.717°W﻿ / 78.000; -114.717﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Brock Island 78°0′N 114°19′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 114.317°W﻿ / 78.000; -114.317﻿ (Wilkins Strait) Wilkins Strait 78°0′N 112°25′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 112.417°W﻿ / 78.000; -112.417﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Mackenzie King Island Nunavut - Mackenzie King Island 78°0′N 109°36′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 109.600°W﻿ / 78.000; -109.600﻿ (Prince Gustav Adolf Sea) Prince Gustav Adolf Sea 78°0′N 105°19′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 105.317°W﻿ / 78.000; -105.317﻿ (Maclean Strait) Maclean Strait 78°0′N 102°51′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 102.850°W﻿ / 78.000; -102.850﻿ (Danish Strait) Danish Strait Passing just north of King Christian Island, Nunavut, Canada 78°0′N 100°47′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 100.783°W﻿ / 78.000; -100.783﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island 78°0′N 99°2′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 99.033°W﻿ / 78.000; -99.033﻿ (Hassel Sound) Hassel Sound 78°0′N 97°28′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 97.467°W﻿ / 78.000; -97.467﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Amund Ringnes Island 78°0′N 95°1′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 95.017°W﻿ / 78.000; -95.017﻿ (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 78°0′N 87°50′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 87.833°W﻿ / 78.000; -87.833﻿ (Baumann Fiord) Baumann Fiord 78°0′N 85°24′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 85.400°W﻿ / 78.000; -85.400﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 78°0′N 75°48′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 75.800°W﻿ / 78.000; -75.800﻿ (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 78°0′N 72°16′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 72.267°W﻿ / 78.000; -72.267﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Kavigarssuk 78°0′N 24°0′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 24.000°W﻿ / 78.000; -24.000﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Alabama Nunatak 78°0′N 18°52′W﻿ / ﻿78.000°N 18.867°W﻿ / 78.000; -18.867﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea