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.

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	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
81°0′N 38°0′E	Arctic Ocean	Queen Victoria Sea
81°0′N 54°27′E	Russia	Franz Josef Land - Zichy Land
81°0′N 58°45′E	Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 60°13′E	Russia	Franz Josef Land - La Ronciere Island
81°0′N 61°31′E	Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 64°10′E	Russia	Franz Josef Land - Graham Bell Island
81°0′N 65°20′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	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya - Komsomolets Island
81°0′N 96°36′E	Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 95°16′W	Canada	Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
81°0′N 91°38′W	Nansen Sound
81°0′N 88°14′W	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
81°0′N 66°52′W	Nares Strait
81°0′N 61°25′W	Greenland	Petermann Glacier
81°0′N 19°5′W	Greenland	Romer Lake
81°0′N 14°18′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

See also

• 80th parallel north
• 82nd parallel north