Circles of latitude between the 70th parallel north and the 75th parallel north
Circles of latitude
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71st parallel north
The 71st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° north passes through:
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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.
This is also the highest parallel that golden hour occurs even at midnight sun, because the Sun is less than 6°00'00" above the horizon. Midnight Sun without golden hour occurs at latitudes greater than 72°33'38.58804", i.e., about 666.8 km (414.3 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the case of the June Solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° north passes through:
73rd parallel north
The 73rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 73 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 midnight sun lasts from about May 4th to August 7th, and polar night from about November 12th to January 29th, with nautical polar twilight lasting from about December 11th to January 1st. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 40.45° and -6.44° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 6.57°.
Greenland
Between 1776 and 1950, the 73rd parallel formed the northern limit of the Royal Greenland Trade Department's exclusive monopoly on trade near the Dano-Norwegian and later Danish colonies of Greenland (1776–1782) and North Greenland (1782–1950).
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 73° north passes through:
74th parallel north
The 74th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 74 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 nautical twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° north passes through:
75th parallel north
The 75th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 75 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 midnight sun lasts from April 27 to August 14, and polar night from November 5 to February 5, with the nautical polar twilight stage lasting from November 26 to January 16. At noon on the summer and winter solstices, the altitude of the sun is 38.46° and -8.44° respectively. At midnight on the summer solstice, the altitude of the sun is 8.54°
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 75° north passes through: