67th parallel north

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67th parallel north

The 67th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 67 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Arctic Circle. 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 1 hour, 30 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 67° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
67°0′N 0°0′E / 67.000°N 0.000°E / 67.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
67°0′N 13°52′E / 67.000°N 13.867°E / 67.000; 13.867 (Norway)  Norway Nordland
67°0′N 16°16′E / 67.000°N 16.267°E / 67.000; 16.267 (Sweden)  Sweden
67°0′N 23°47′E / 67.000°N 23.783°E / 67.000; 23.783 (Finland)  Finland
67°0′N 29°5′E / 67.000°N 29.083°E / 67.000; 29.083 (Russia)  Russia
67°0′N 41°20′E / 67.000°N 41.333°E / 67.000; 41.333 (White Sea) White Sea
67°0′N 44°23′E / 67.000°N 44.383°E / 67.000; 44.383 (Russia)  Russia Kanin Peninsula
67°0′N 45°41′E / 67.000°N 45.683°E / 67.000; 45.683 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Chesha Bay
67°0′N 47°43′E / 67.000°N 47.717°E / 67.000; 47.717 (Russia)  Russia
67°0′N 71°55′E / 67.000°N 71.917°E / 67.000; 71.917 (Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
67°0′N 73°53′E / 67.000°N 73.883°E / 67.000; 73.883 (Russia)  Russia
67°0′N 172°28′W / 67.000°N 172.467°W / 67.000; -172.467 (Chukchi Sea) Chukchi Sea
67°0′N 162°51′W / 67.000°N 162.850°W / 67.000; -162.850 (United States)  United States Alaska
67°0′N 141°0′W / 67.000°N 141.000°W / 67.000; -141.000 (Canada)  Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories - passing through the northernmost point of Great Bear Lake
Nunavut
67°0′N 81°36′W / 67.000°N 81.600°W / 67.000; -81.600 (Foxe Basin) Foxe Basin
67°0′N 72°49′W / 67.000°N 72.817°W / 67.000; -72.817 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
67°0′N 62°2′W / 67.000°N 62.033°W / 67.000; -62.033 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait
67°0′N 53°40′W / 67.000°N 53.667°W / 67.000; -53.667 (Greenland)  Greenland Russell Glacier
67°0′N 34°0′W / 67.000°N 34.000°W / 67.000; -34.000 (Kialernup Kangerlua) Kialernup Kangerlua Passing just south of Cape Warming
67°0′N 33°44′W / 67.000°N 33.733°W / 67.000; -33.733 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea — passing just south of Kolbeinsey,  Iceland (at 67°8′N 18°41′W / 67.133°N 18.683°W / 67.133; -18.683 (Kolbeinsey))
Norwegian Sea

See also

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