71st parallel north

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71st parallel north

The 71st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.

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 71° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
71°0′N 0°0′E / 71.000°N 0.000°E / 71.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
71°0′N 23°51′E / 71.000°N 23.850°E / 71.000; 23.850 (Norway)	Norway	Islands of Rolvsøy, Havøya, Måsøy, Magerøya
71°0′N 26°8′E / 71.000°N 26.133°E / 71.000; 26.133 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
71°0′N 27°15′E / 71.000°N 27.250°E / 71.000; 27.250 (Norway)	Norway	Nordkinn Peninsula
71°0′N 28°26′E / 71.000°N 28.433°E / 71.000; 28.433 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
71°0′N 53°0′E / 71.000°N 53.000°E / 71.000; 53.000 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya - islands of Mezhdusharskiy and Yuzhny
71°0′N 56°40′E / 71.000°N 56.667°E / 71.000; 56.667 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
71°0′N 66°41′E / 71.000°N 66.683°E / 71.000; 66.683 (Russia)	Russia	Yamal Peninsula
71°0′N 72°35′E / 71.000°N 72.583°E / 71.000; 72.583 (Gulf of Ob)	Gulf of Ob
71°0′N 73°48′E / 71.000°N 73.800°E / 71.000; 73.800 (Russia)	Russia	Gydan Peninsula
71°0′N 82°12′E / 71.000°N 82.200°E / 71.000; 82.200 (Yenisei Gulf)	Yenisei Gulf
71°0′N 83°24′E / 71.000°N 83.400°E / 71.000; 83.400 (Russia)	Russia
71°0′N 130°15′E / 71.000°N 130.250°E / 71.000; 130.250 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea	Buor-Khaya Gulf
71°0′N 131°46′E / 71.000°N 131.767°E / 71.000; 131.767 (Russia)	Russia	Yana-Indigirka Lowland
71°0′N 152°7′E / 71.000°N 152.117°E / 71.000; 152.117 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
71°0′N 154°50′E / 71.000°N 154.833°E / 71.000; 154.833 (Russia)	Russia	Kolyma Lowland
71°0′N 158°8′E / 71.000°N 158.133°E / 71.000; 158.133 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
71°0′N 178°37′E / 71.000°N 178.617°E / 71.000; 178.617 (Russia)	Russia	Wrangel Island
71°0′N 178°14′W / 71.000°N 178.233°W / 71.000; -178.233 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea
71°0′N 157°23′W / 71.000°N 157.383°W / 71.000; -157.383 (United States)	United States	Alaska - North Slope
71°0′N 154°35′W / 71.000°N 154.583°W / 71.000; -154.583 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
71°0′N 127°19′W / 71.000°N 127.317°W / 71.000; -127.317 (Amundsen Gulf)	Amundsen Gulf	Passing just south of Banks Island, Northwest Territories,  Canada
71°0′N 118°24′W / 71.000°N 118.400°W / 71.000; -118.400 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Victoria Island Nunavut - Victoria Island
71°0′N 104°24′W / 71.000°N 104.400°W / 71.000; -104.400 (M'Clintock Channel)	M'Clintock Channel
71°0′N 99°15′W / 71.000°N 99.250°W / 71.000; -99.250 (Larsen Sound)	Larsen Sound
71°0′N 96°28′W / 71.000°N 96.467°W / 71.000; -96.467 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Boothia Peninsula
71°0′N 92°52′W / 71.000°N 92.867°W / 71.000; -92.867 (Gulf of Boothia)	Gulf of Boothia
71°0′N 89°15′W / 71.000°N 89.250°W / 71.000; -89.250 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
71°0′N 88°21′W / 71.000°N 88.350°W / 71.000; -88.350 (Bernier Bay)	Bernier Bay
71°0′N 87°17′W / 71.000°N 87.283°W / 71.000; -87.283 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again
71°0′N 70°34′W / 71.000°N 70.567°W / 71.000; -70.567 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
71°0′N 52°30′W / 71.000°N 52.500°W / 71.000; -52.500 (Greenland)	Greenland	Uummannaq Fjord
71°0′N 24°45′W / 71.000°N 24.750°W / 71.000; -24.750 (Scoresby Sund)	Hall Bredning
71°0′N 23°0′W / 71.000°N 23.000°W / 71.000; -23.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Jameson Land
71°0′N 21°46′W / 71.000°N 21.767°W / 71.000; -21.767 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
71°0′N 8°30′W / 71.000°N 8.500°W / 71.000; -8.500 (Norway)	Norway	Island of Jan Mayen
71°0′N 8°6′W / 71.000°N 8.100°W / 71.000; -8.100 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea

See also

• 70th parallel north
• 72nd parallel north

This page was last edited on 5 January 2024, at 13:41