69th parallel north

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.

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69th parallel north

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	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
69°0′N 15°0′E	Norway	Islands of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms
69°0′N 20°9′E	Sweden	Norrbotten County (Lapland province) Passing 6.7 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden
69°0′N 20°50′E	Finland	Lapland
69°0′N 22°6′E	Norway	Troms
69°0′N 25°44′E	Finland	Lapland
69°0′N 28°44′E	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	Arctic Ocean	Barents Sea
69°0′N 48°12′E	Russia	Island of Kolguyev, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N 50°10′E	Arctic Ocean	Pechora Sea, Barents Sea
69°0′N 60°57′E	Russia	Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N 66°24′E	Arctic Ocean	Baydaratskaya Bay, Kara Sea
69°0′N 68°26′E	Russia	Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N 72°31′E	Arctic Ocean	Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea
69°0′N 74°5′E	Arctic Ocean	Taz Estuary, Kara Sea
69°0′N 76°58′E	Russia	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N 169°24′E	Arctic Ocean	Chaunskaya Bay, East Siberian Sea
69°0′N 170°54′E	Russia	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
69°0′N 179°56′E	Arctic Ocean	Chukchi Sea
69°0′N 163°54′W	United States	Alaska
69°0′N 141°0′W	Canada	Yukon
69°0′N 137°28′W	Arctic Sea	Mackenzie Bay, Beaufort Sea
69°0′N 136°7′W	Canada	Mackenzie River delta and mainland Northwest Territories Nunavut
69°0′N 117°53′W	Arctic Sea	Dolphin and Union Strait
69°0′N 115°53′W	Canada	(unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
69°0′N 115°47′W	Arctic Sea	Dolphin and Union Strait
69°0′N 113°33′W	Canada	Victoria Island, Nunavut
69°0′N 107°24′W	Arctic Sea	Dease Strait
69°0′N 105°4′W	Canada	Victoria Island, Nunavut
69°0′N 101°48′W	Arctic Sea	Victoria Strait
69°0′N 100°36′W	Canada	Royal Geographical Society Islands, Nunavut
69°0′N 99°59′W	Arctic Sea	Alexandra Strait
69°0′N 99°31′W	Canada	King William Island, Nunavut
69°0′N 95°53′W	Arctic Sea	Rae Strait
69°0′N 94°21′W	Canada	(unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
69°0′N 90°40′W	Arctic Sea	Pelly Bay, Gulf of Boothia
69°0′N 90°9′W	Canada	(unnamed islands) Nunavut
69°0′N 89°54′W	Arctic Sea	Gulf of Boothia
69°0′N 89°42′W	Canada	Simpson Peninsula, Nunavut
69°0′N 88°30′W	Arctic Sea	Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia
69°0′N 85°25′W	Canada	Islands off coast and mainland Melville Peninsula, Nunavut
69°0′N 81°30′W	Arctic Sea	Foxe Basin
69°0′N 79°18′W	Canada	Rowley Island, Nunavut
69°0′N 78°42′W	Arctic Sea	Foxe Basin
69°0′N 76°37′W	Canada	Baffin Island, Nunavut
69°0′N 68°0′W	Arctic Sea	Davis Strait
69°0′N 51°08′W	Greenland	Avannaata Sermersooq
69°0′N 25°40′W	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

See also

• 68th parallel north
• 70th parallel north