79th parallel north
The 79th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 79 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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79th parallel north
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 79°0′N 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 79°0′N 12°5′E NorwaySvalbard - island of Spitsbergen 79°0′N 20°11′E Barents Sea Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard, Norway79°0′N 30°4′E NorwaySvalbard - island of Abeløya 79°0′N 30°19′E Barents Sea 79°0′N 67°0′E Kara Sea 79°0′N 95°44′E RussiaSevernaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island 79°0′N 99°58′E Laptev Sea 79°0′N 101°6′E RussiaSevernaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island 79°0′N 104°5′E Laptev Sea 79°0′N 114°28′E Arctic Ocean 79°0′N 104°40′W CanadaNunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island 79°0′N 101°21′W Peary Channel 79°0′N 94°12′W CanadaNunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island 79°0′N 76°7′W Nares Strait 79°0′N 68°48′W Greenland79°0′N 19°52′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 79°0′N 68°43′W GreenlandNorth of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel) 79°0′N 17°57′W GreenlandMain island of Norske Islands 79°0′N 17°40′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
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