68th parallel north
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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:
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Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Norwegian Sea |
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Norway |
Island of Moskenesøya |
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Vestfjord |
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Norway |
Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland (Nordland) |
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Sweden |
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Norway |
For about 5km |
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Sweden |
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Finland |
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Russia |
Kola Peninsula |
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White Sea |
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Russia |
Kanin Peninsula |
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Barents Sea |
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Russia |
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Gulf of Ob |
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Russia |
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Chukchi Sea |
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United States |
Alaska |
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Canada |
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut |
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Coronation Gulf |
Passing just north of the Couper, Berens and Lawford Islands, Nunavut, Canada
Passing just north of Hepburn Island, Nunavut, Canada
Passing just south of the Jameson Islands, Nunavut, Canada |
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Canada |
Nunavut |
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Bathurst Inlet |
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Canada |
Nunavut - Chapman Islands |
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Bathurst Inlet |
Passing just north of Lewes Island, Nunavut, Canada
Fishers Island, Nunavut, Canada |
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Canada |
Nunavut |
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Queen Maud Gulf |
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Canada |
Nunavut - O'Reilly Island, Klutschak Peninsula and Adelaide Peninsula |
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Chantrey Inlet |
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Canada |
Nunavut |
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Committee Bay |
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Canada |
Nunavut - Wales Island and Melville Peninsula |
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Foxe Basin |
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Canada |
Nunavut - Prince Charles Island, Air Force Island and Baffin Island |
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Davis Strait |
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Greenland |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea |
See also