79th parallel north
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79th parallel north
The 79th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 79 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 astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 79°0′N 0°0′E / 79.000°N 0.000°E / 79.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 79°0′N 12°5′E / 79.000°N 12.083°E / 79.000; 12.083 (Norway) 
Norway
Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen 79°0′N 20°11′E / 79.000°N 20.183°E / 79.000; 20.183 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard, Norway
79°0′N 30°4′E / 79.000°N 30.067°E / 79.000; 30.067 (Norway) Norway
Svalbard - island of Abeløya 79°0′N 30°19′E / 79.000°N 30.317°E / 79.000; 30.317 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 79°0′N 67°0′E / 79.000°N 67.000°E / 79.000; 67.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 79°0′N 95°44′E / 79.000°N 95.733°E / 79.000; 95.733 (Russia) 
Russia
Severnaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island 79°0′N 99°58′E / 79.000°N 99.967°E / 79.000; 99.967 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 79°0′N 101°6′E / 79.000°N 101.100°E / 79.000; 101.100 (Russia) Russia
Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island 79°0′N 104°5′E / 79.000°N 104.083°E / 79.000; 104.083 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 79°0′N 114°28′E / 79.000°N 114.467°E / 79.000; 114.467 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 79°0′N 104°40′W / 79.000°N 104.667°W / 79.000; -104.667 (Canada) 
Canada
Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island 79°0′N 101°21′W / 79.000°N 101.350°W / 79.000; -101.350 (Peary Channel) Peary Channel 79°0′N 94°12′W / 79.000°N 94.200°W / 79.000; -94.200 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island 79°0′N 76°7′W / 79.000°N 76.117°W / 79.000; -76.117 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 79°0′N 68°48′W / 79.000°N 68.800°W / 79.000; -68.800 (Greenland) 
Greenland
79°0′N 19°52′W / 79.000°N 19.867°W / 79.000; -19.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 79°0′N 68°43′W / 79.000°N 68.717°W / 79.000; -68.717 (Greenland) Greenland
North of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel) 79°0′N 17°57′W / 79.000°N 17.950°W / 79.000; -17.950 (Greenland) Greenland
Main island of Norske Islands 79°0′N 17°40′W / 79.000°N 17.667°W / 79.000; -17.667 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
See also
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