69th parallel north
The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 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 midnight sun lasts from May 20 to July 22 and polar night from December 1 to January 12.
If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:
Notable cities and towns on 69°N
- Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Tromsø, Troms, Norway
- Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
- Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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