81st parallel north

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81st parallel north

The 81st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 81 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 81° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
81°0′N 0°0′E / 81.000°N 0.000°E Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
81°0′N 11°43′E / 81.000°N 11.717°E Arctic Ocean Passing between Arthur Island and Zemlya Georga, Franz Josef Land,  Russia
81°0′N 54°27′E / 81.000°N 54.450°E  Russia Franz Josef Land - Salisbury Island, Ziegler Island and Greely Island
81°0′N 58°45′E / 81.000°N 58.750°E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 60°13′E / 81.000°N 60.217°E  Russia Franz Josef Land - La Ronciere Island
81°0′N 61°31′E / 81.000°N 61.517°E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 64°10′E / 81.000°N 64.167°E  Russia Franz Josef Land - Graham Bell Island
81°0′N 65°20′E / 81.000°N 65.333°E Kara Sea Passing just north of Ushakov Island,  Russia
Passing just south of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya,  Russia
81°0′N 93°45′E / 81.000°N 93.750°E  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Komsomolets Island
81°0′N 96°36′E / 81.000°N 96.600°E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 95°16′W / 81.000°N 95.267°W  Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
81°0′N 91°38′W / 81.000°N 91.633°W Nansen Sound
81°0′N 88°14′W / 81.000°N 88.233°W  Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
81°0′N 66°52′W / 81.000°N 66.867°W Nares Strait
81°0′N 64°25′W / 81.000°N 64.417°W  Greenland
81°0′N 14°18′W / 81.000°N 14.300°W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

See also