Line across the Earth
79°
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

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