72nd parallel north

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72nd parallel north

The 72nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean 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 is the parallel where twilight/nighttime boundary on the equinoxes.

Around the world[]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
72°0′N 0°0′E / 72.000°N 0.000°E / 72.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
72°0′N 23°53′E / 72.000°N 23.883°E / 72.000; 23.883 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
72°0′N 51°31′E / 72.000°N 51.517°E / 72.000; 51.517 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya - Yuzhny Island
72°0′N 55°22′E / 72.000°N 55.367°E / 72.000; 55.367 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
72°0′N 68°36′E / 72.000°N 68.600°E / 72.000; 68.600 (Russia)	Russia	Yamal Peninsula
72°0′N 72°31′E / 72.000°N 72.517°E / 72.000; 72.517��� (Gulf of Ob)	Gulf of Ob
72°0′N 74°34′E / 72.000°N 74.567°E / 72.000; 74.567 (Russia)	Russia	Gydan Peninsula - passing through Khalmyer Bay and Yuratski Bay
72°0′N 75°42′E / 72.000°N 75.700°E / 72.000; 75.700 (Russia)	Russia	Khalmyer Bay - Surrounded by Gydan Peninsula
72°0′N 80°50′E / 72.000°N 80.833°E / 72.000; 80.833 (Yenisei Gulf)	Yenisei Gulf
72°0′N 82°32′E / 72.000°N 82.533°E / 72.000; 82.533 (Russia)	Russia
72°0′N 129°8′E / 72.000°N 129.133°E / 72.000; 129.133 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
72°0′N 139°45′E / 72.000°N 139.750°E / 72.000; 139.750 (Russia)	Russia
72°0′N 149°57′E / 72.000°N 149.950°E / 72.000; 149.950 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
72°0′N 178°1′E / 72.000°N 178.017°E / 72.000; 178.017 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
72°0′N 152°16′W / 72.000°N 152.267°W / 72.000; -152.267 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
72°0′N 125°45′W / 72.000°N 125.750°W / 72.000; -125.750 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Banks Island
72°0′N 120°20′W / 72.000°N 120.333°W / 72.000; -120.333 (Prince of Wales Strait)	Prince of Wales Strait
72°0′N 118°53′W / 72.000°N 118.883°W / 72.000; -118.883 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Victoria Island Nunavut - Victoria Island
72°0′N 108°23′W / 72.000°N 108.383°W / 72.000; -108.383 (Hadley Bay)	Hadley Bay
72°0′N 107°31′W / 72.000°N 107.517°W / 72.000; -107.517 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Victoria Island
72°0′N 104°49′W / 72.000°N 104.817°W / 72.000; -104.817 (M'Clintock Channel)	M'Clintock Channel
72°0′N 100°18′W / 72.000°N 100.300°W / 72.000; -100.300 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Prince of Wales Island
72°0′N 96°27′W / 72.000°N 96.450°W / 72.000; -96.450 (Peel Sound)	Peel Sound
72°0′N 95°12′W / 72.000°N 95.200°W / 72.000; -95.200 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Somerset Island
72°0′N 94°49′W / 72.000°N 94.817°W / 72.000; -94.817 (Bellot Strait)	Bellot Strait
72°0′N 94°39′W / 72.000°N 94.650°W / 72.000; -94.650 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Murchison Promontory
72°0′N 94°2′W / 72.000°N 94.033°W / 72.000; -94.033 (Prince Regent Inlet)	Prince Regent Inlet
72°0′N 89°58′W / 72.000°N 89.967°W / 72.000; -89.967 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
72°0′N 86°21′W / 72.000°N 86.350°W / 72.000; -86.350 (Admiralty Inlet)	Admiralty Inlet
72°0′N 86°0′W / 72.000°N 86.000°W / 72.000; -86.000 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
72°0′N 74°8′W / 72.000°N 74.133°W / 72.000; -74.133 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
72°0′N 54°0′W / 72.000°N 54.000°W / 72.000; -54.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Nunavik Peninsula
72°0′N 25°0′W / 72.000°N 25.000°W / 72.000; -25.000 (Greenland)	Greenland	Stauning Alps
72°0′N 22°56′W / 72.000°N 22.933°W / 72.000; -22.933 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

See also[]

• 71st parallel north
• 73rd parallel north