72nd parallel north

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.

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72nd parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
72°0′N 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
72°0′N 23°53′E Barents Sea
72°0′N 51°31′E  Russia Novaya Zemlya - Yuzhny Island
72°0′N 55°22′E Kara Sea
72°0′N 68°36′E  Russia Yamal Peninsula
72°0′N 72°31′E Gulf of Ob
72°0′N 74°34′E  Russia Gydan Peninsula - passing through Khalmyer Bay and Yuratski Bay
72°0′N 75°42′E  Russia Khalmyer Bay - Surrounded by Gydan Peninsula
72°0′N 80°50′E Yenisei Gulf
72°0′N 82°32′E  Russia
72°0′N 129°8′E Laptev Sea
72°0′N 139°45′E  Russia
72°0′N 149°57′E East Siberian Sea
72°0′N 178°1′E Arctic Ocean
72°0′N 152°16′W Beaufort Sea
72°0′N 125°45′W  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island
72°0′N 120°20′W Prince of Wales Strait
72°0′N 118°53′W  Canada Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
Nunavut - Victoria Island
72°0′N 108°23′W Hadley Bay
72°0′N 107°31′W  Canada Nunavut - Victoria Island
72°0′N 104°49′W M'Clintock Channel
72°0′N 100°18′W  Canada Nunavut - Prince of Wales Island
72°0′N 96°27′W Peel Sound
72°0′N 95°12′W  Canada Nunavut - Somerset Island
72°0′N 94°49′W Bellot Strait
72°0′N 94°39′W  Canada Nunavut - Murchison Promontory
72°0′N 94°2′W Prince Regent Inlet
72°0′N 89°58′W  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
72°0′N 86°21′W Admiralty Inlet
72°0′N 86°0′W  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
72°0′N 74°8′W Baffin Bay
72°0′N 54°0′W  Greenland Nunavik Peninsula
72°0′N 25°0′W  Greenland Stauning Alps
72°0′N 22°56′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
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