68th parallel north
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The 68th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 68 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.
This latitude is the boundary between the Southern and Arctic zones of Canada's National Topographic System, at which the longitude span of each map sheet doubles as one crosses this latitude going north.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 68°0′N 0°0′E / 68.000°N 0.000°E / 68.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 13°0′E / 68.000°N 13.000°E / 68.000; 13.000 (Norway) Norway
Moskenesøya, Lofoten, Nordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E / 68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E / 68.000; 15.067 (Norway) Norway
Engeløya, Nordland 68°0′N 15°7′E / 68.000°N 15.117°E / 68.000; 15.117 (Vestfjord) Atlantic Ocean Skagstadsundet, Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E / 68.000; 15.067 (Norway) Norway
Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E / 68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°4′E / 68.000°N 15.067°E / 68.000; 15.067 (Norway) Norway
Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland 68°0′N 13°17′E / 68.000°N 13.283°E / 68.000; 13.283 (Vestfjord) Atlantic Ocean Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea 68°0′N 15°6′E / 68.000°N 15.100°E / 68.000; 15.100 (Norway) Norway
Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland 68°0′N 17°1′E / 68.000°N 17.017°E / 68.000; 17.017 (Sweden) Sweden
Norrbotten County (Lapland province) 68°0′N 17°48′E / 68.000°N 17.800°E / 68.000; 17.800 (Norway) Norway
Nordland, for about 5,8 km 68°0′N 17°56′E / 68.000°N 17.933°E / 68.000; 17.933 (Sweden) Sweden
Norrbotten County (Lapland and Norrbotten provinces) 68°0′N 23°33′E / 68.000°N 23.550°E / 68.000; 23.550 (Finland) Finland
Lapland 68°0′N 29°25′E / 68.000°N 29.417°E / 68.000; 29.417 (Russia) Russia
Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast 68°0′N 39°58′E / 68.000°N 39.967°E / 68.000; 39.967 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean White Sea 68°0′N 44°14′E / 68.000°N 44.233°E / 68.000; 44.233 (Russia) Russia
Kanin Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 46°33′E / 68.000°N 46.550°E / 68.000; 46.550 (Barents Sea) Arctic Ocean Barents Sea 68°0′N 49°43′E / 68.000°N 49.717°E / 68.000; 49.717 (Russia) Russia
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Komi Republic
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug68°0′N 73°6′E / 68.000°N 73.100°E / 68.000; 73.100 (Gulf of Ob) Arctic Ocean Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea 68°0′N 74°48′E / 68.000°N 74.800°E / 68.000; 74.800 (Russia) Russia
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug 68°0′N 77°12′E / 68.000°N 77.200°E / 68.000; 77.200 (Taz Estuary) Arctic Ocean Taz Estuary, Kara Sea 68°0′N 77°30′E / 68.000°N 77.500°E / 68.000; 77.500 (Russia) Russia
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Yakutia
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug68°0′N 176°31′W / 68.000°N 176.517°W / 68.000; -176.517 (Chukchi Sea) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea 68°0′N 165°15′W / 68.000°N 165.250°W / 68.000; -165.250 (United States) United States
Alaska 68°0′N 141°0′W / 68.000°N 141.000°W / 68.000; -141.000 (Canada) Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut68°0′N 115°7′W / 68.000°N 115.117°W / 68.000; -115.117 (Coronation Gulf) Arctic Ocean Coronation Gulf
Passing just north of the Couper, Berens and Lawford Islands
Passing just north of Hepburn Island
Passing just south of the Jameson Islands68°0′N 110°9′W / 68.000°N 110.150°W / 68.000; -110.150 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut 68°0′N 110°0′W / 68.000°N 110.000°W / 68.000; -110.000 (Bathurst Inlet) Arctic Ocean Bathurst Inlet 68°0′N 109°26′W / 68.000°N 109.433°W / 68.000; -109.433 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Chapman Islands 68°0′N 109°0′W / 68.000°N 109.000°W / 68.000; -109.000 (Bathurst Inlet) Arctic Ocean Bathurst Inlet
Passing just north of Lewes Island
Fishers Island68°0′N 107°53′W / 68.000°N 107.883°W / 68.000; -107.883 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut 68°0′N 103°17′W / 68.000°N 103.283°W / 68.000; -103.283 (Queen Maud Gulf) Arctic Ocean Queen Maud Gulf 68°0′N 98°59′W / 68.000°N 98.983°W / 68.000; -98.983 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - O'Reilly Island, Klutschak Peninsula and Adelaide Peninsula 68°0′N 96°6′W / 68.000°N 96.100°W / 68.000; -96.100 (Chantrey Inlet) Arctic Ocean Chantrey Inlet 68°0′N 95°25′W / 68.000°N 95.417°W / 68.000; -95.417 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut 68°0′N 88°20′W / 68.000°N 88.333°W / 68.000; -88.333 (Committee Bay) Arctic Ocean Committee Bay 68°0′N 86°48′W / 68.000°N 86.800°W / 68.000; -86.800 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Wales Island and Melville Peninsula 68°0′N 82°9′W / 68.000°N 82.150°W / 68.000; -82.150 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 68°0′N 77°2′W / 68.000°N 77.033°W / 68.000; -77.033 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Prince Charles Island, Air Force Island and Baffin Island 68°0′N 64°46′W / 68.000°N 64.767°W / 68.000; -64.767 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 68°0′N 50°20′W / 68.000°N 50.333°W / 68.000; -50.333 (Greenland) Greenland
Avannaata
Sermersooq68°0′N 31°49′W / 68.000°N 31.817°W / 68.000; -31.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
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