76th parallel north

The 76th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 76 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.

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76th parallel north

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 76° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
76°0′N 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
76°0′N 17°14′E	Barents Sea
76°0′N 60°19′E	Russia	Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
76°0′N 66°31′E	Kara Sea	Passing just north of the Izvestiy TSIK Islands, Russia
76°0′N 92°57′E	Russia	Taymyr Peninsula
76°0′N 113°32′E	Laptev Sea
76°0′N 137°54′E	Russia	New Siberian Islands - Kotelny Island
76°0′N 139°34′E	East Siberian Sea
76°0′N 140°58′E	Russia	New Siberian Islands - Bunge Land and Faddeyevsky Island
76°0′N 142°8′E	East Siberian Sea	Passing just south of Zhokhov Island, Russia
76°0′N 161°24′E	Arctic Ocean
76°0′N 122°35′W	Canada	Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
76°0′N 119°27′W	Crozier Channel
76°0′N 118°6′W	Canada	Northwest Territories - Eglinton Island
76°0′N 117°33′W	Kellett Strait
76°0′N 116°26′W	Canada	Northwest Territories - Melville Island
76°0′N 111°58′W	Hecla and Griper Bay
76°0′N 109°29′W	Canada	Nunavut - Melville Island
76°0′N 107°35′W	Weatherall Bay
76°0′N 106°44′W	Canada	Nunavut - Melville Island
76°0′N 105°50′W	Byam Martin Channel
76°0′N 103°22′W	Canada	Nunavut - Massey Island
76°0′N 102°27′W	Erskine Inlet	Passing just north of Alexander Island, Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N 101°44′W	Canada	Nunavut - Bathurst Island, passing through the May Inlet
76°0′N 97°37′W	Queens Channel	Passing just north of Baring Island, Nunavut, Canada Passing just south of Dundas Island and Margaret Island, Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N 94°35′W	Wellington Channel	Passing just north of Baillie-Hamilton Island, Nunavut, Canada
76°0′N 92°33′W	Canada	Nunavut - Devon Island
76°0′N 89°55′W	Jones Sound
76°0′N 79°23′W	Canada	Nunavut - Coburg Island
76°0′N 79°3′W	Baffin Bay
76°0′N 67°15′W	Greenland	Crimson Cliffs near Cape York
76°0′N 66°37′W	Melville Bay
76°0′N 59°45′W	Greenland	King Oscar Glacier
76°0′N 19°54′W	Dove Bay
76°0′N 18°34′W	Greenland	Store Koldewey Island
76°0′N 18°28′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

See also

• 75th parallel north
• 77th parallel north