68th parallel north

The 68th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 68 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia 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 latitude is the boundary between the Southern and Arctic zones of Canada's National Topographic System, at which the longitude span of each map sheet doubles as one crosses this latitude going north.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 68°N, 13°W
 * 68°N, 13°W
 * Moskenesøya, Lofoten, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * Engeløya, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 15.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 15.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagstadsundet, Norwegian Sea
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * 68°N, 15.06667°W
 * Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 13.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vestfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 68°N, 15.1°W
 * 68°N, 15.1°W
 * Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland Nordland
 * 68°N, 17.01667°W
 * 68°N, 17.01667°W
 * Norrbotten County (Lapland province)
 * 68°N, 17.8°W
 * 68°N, 17.8°W
 * Nordland, for about 5,8 km
 * 68°N, 17.93333°W
 * 68°N, 17.93333°W
 * Norrbotten County (Lapland and Norrbotten provinces)
 * 68°N, 23.55°W
 * 68°N, 23.55°W
 * Lapland
 * 68°N, 29.41667°W
 * 68°N, 29.41667°W
 * Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 39.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 39.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | White Sea
 * 68°N, 44.23333°W
 * 68°N, 44.23333°W
 * Kanin Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 46.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 46.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea
 * 68°N, 49.71667°W
 * 68°N, 49.71667°W
 * Nenets Autonomous Okrug Komi Republic Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 73.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 73.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea
 * 68°N, 74.8°W
 * 68°N, 74.8°W
 * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 77.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, 77.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taz Estuary, Kara Sea
 * 68°N, 77.5°W
 * 68°N, 77.5°W
 * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -176.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -176.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea
 * 68°N, -165.25°W
 * 68°N, -165.25°W
 * Alaska
 * 68°N, -141°W
 * 68°N, -141°W
 * Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -115.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -115.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coronation Gulf Passing just north of the Couper, Berens and Lawford Islands Passing just north of Hepburn Island Passing just south of the Jameson Islands
 * 68°N, -110.15°W
 * 68°N, -110.15°W
 * Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -110°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -110°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bathurst Inlet
 * 68°N, -109.43333°W
 * 68°N, -109.43333°W
 * Nunavut - Chapman Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -109°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bathurst Inlet Passing just north of Lewes Island Fishers Island
 * 68°N, -107.88333°W
 * 68°N, -107.88333°W
 * 68°N, -107.88333°W
 * Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -103.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -103.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Queen Maud Gulf
 * 68°N, -98.98333°W
 * 68°N, -98.98333°W
 * Nunavut - O'Reilly Island, Klutschak Peninsula and Adelaide Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -96.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -96.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chantrey Inlet
 * 68°N, -95.41667°W
 * 68°N, -95.41667°W
 * Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -88.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -88.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Committee Bay
 * 68°N, -86.8°W
 * 68°N, -86.8°W
 * Nunavut - Wales Island and Melville Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -82.15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -82.15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
 * 68°N, -77.03333°W
 * 68°N, -77.03333°W
 * Nunavut - Prince Charles Island, Air Force Island and Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -64.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -64.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait
 * 68°N, -50.33333°W
 * 68°N, -50.33333°W
 * Avannaata Sermersooq
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -31.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 68°N, -31.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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