81st parallel north

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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. At this latitude the sun is always visible during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

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

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
81°0′N 0°0′E / 81.000°N 0.000°E / 81.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
81°0′N 38°0′E / 81.000°N 38.000°E / 81.000; 38.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Queen Victoria Sea
81°0′N 54°27′E / 81.000°N 54.450°E / 81.000; 54.450 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Franz Josef Land - Zichy Land
81°0′N 58°45′E / 81.000°N 58.750°E / 81.000; 58.750 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 60°13′E / 81.000°N 60.217°E / 81.000; 60.217 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Franz Josef Land - La Ronciere Island
81°0′N 61°31′E / 81.000°N 61.517°E / 81.000; 61.517 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 64°10′E / 81.000°N 64.167°E / 81.000; 64.167 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Franz Josef Land - Graham Bell Island
81°0′N 65°20′E / 81.000°N 65.333°E / 81.000; 65.333 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Passing just north of Ushakov Island, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Passing just south of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya, File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
81°0′N 93°45′E / 81.000°N 93.750°E / 81.000; 93.750 (Russia) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Komsomolets Island
81°0′N 96°36′E / 81.000°N 96.600°E / 81.000; 96.600 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 95°16′W / 81.000°N 95.267°W / 81.000; -95.267 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
81°0′N 91°38′W / 81.000°N 91.633°W / 81.000; -91.633 (Nansen Sound) Nansen Sound
81°0′N 88°14′W / 81.000°N 88.233°W / 81.000; -88.233 (Canada) File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
81°0′N 66°52′W / 81.000°N 66.867°W / 81.000; -66.867 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait
81°0′N 61°25′W / 81.000°N 61.417°W / 81.000; -61.417 (Greenland) File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Petermann Glacier
81°0′N 19°5′W / 81.000°N 19.083°W / 81.000; -19.083 (Greenland) File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Romer Lake
81°0′N 14°18′W / 81.000°N 14.300°W / 81.000; -14.300 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

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