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  Norway Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
79°0′N 20°11′E Barents Sea Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard,  Norway
79°0′N 30°4′E  Norway Svalbard - 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  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island
79°0′N 99°58′E Laptev Sea
79°0′N 101°6′E  Russia Severnaya 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  Canada Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
79°0′N 101°21′W Peary Channel
79°0′N 94°12′W  Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island
79°0′N 76°7′W Nares Strait
79°0′N 68°48′W  Greenland
79°0′N 19°52′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
79°0′N 68°43′W  Greenland North of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel)
79°0′N 17°57′W  Greenland Main island of Norske Islands
79°0′N 17°40′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
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