69th parallel north

The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 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 midnight sun lasts from May 20 to July 22 and polar night from December 1 to January 12.

If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 69°N, 15°W
 * 69°N, 15°W
 * Islands of Langøya, Andøya, Bjarkøya and Dyrøya, and the mainland Troms
 * 69°N, 20.15°W
 * 69°N, 20.15°W
 * Norrbotten County (Lapland province) Passing 6.7 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden
 * 69°N, 20.83333°W
 * 69°N, 20.83333°W
 * Lapland
 * 69°N, 22.1°W
 * 69°N, 22.1°W
 * Troms
 * 69°N, 25.73333°W
 * 69°N, 25.73333°W
 * Lapland
 * 69°N, 28.73333°W
 * 69°N, 28.73333°W
 * | Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast Passing 5.8 km south of the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia Passing northern parts of Murmansk
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 36.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 36.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea
 * 69°N, 48.2°W
 * 69°N, 48.2°W
 * Island of Kolguyev, Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 50.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 50.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pechora Sea, Barents Sea
 * 69°N, 60.95°W
 * 69°N, 60.95°W
 * Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 66.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 66.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baydaratskaya Bay, Kara Sea
 * 69°N, 68.43333°W
 * 69°N, 68.43333°W
 * Yamal Peninsula, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 72.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 72.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob, Kara Sea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 74.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 74.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Taz Estuary, Kara Sea
 * 69°N, 76.96667°W
 * 69°N, 76.96667°W
 * Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Krasnoyarsk Krai Yakutia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 169.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 169.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chaunskaya Bay, East Siberian Sea
 * 69°N, 170.9°W
 * 69°N, 170.9°W
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 179.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, 179.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea
 * 69°N, -163.9°W
 * 69°N, -163.9°W
 * Alaska
 * 69°N, -141°W
 * 69°N, -141°W
 * Yukon
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -137.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -137.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mackenzie Bay, Beaufort Sea
 * 69°N, -136.11667°W
 * 69°N, -136.11667°W
 * 69°N, -136.11667°W
 * Mackenzie River delta and mainland Northwest Territories Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -117.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -117.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait
 * 69°N, -115.88333°W
 * 69°N, -115.88333°W
 * (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -115.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -115.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait
 * 69°N, -113.55°W
 * 69°N, -113.55°W
 * Victoria Island, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -107.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -107.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dease Strait
 * 69°N, -105.06667°W
 * 69°N, -105.06667°W
 * Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -101.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -101.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Strait
 * 69°N, -100.6°W
 * 69°N, -100.6°W
 * Royal Geographical Society Islands, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -99.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -99.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Alexandra Strait
 * 69°N, -99.51667°W
 * 69°N, -99.51667°W
 * King William Island, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -95.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -95.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Rae Strait
 * 69°N, -94.35°W
 * 69°N, -94.35°W
 * (unnamed peninsula) Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -90.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -90.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pelly Bay, Gulf of Boothia
 * 69°N, -90.15°W
 * 69°N, -90.15°W
 * (unnamed islands) Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -89.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -89.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia
 * 69°N, -89.7°W
 * 69°N, -89.7°W
 * Simpson Peninsula, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -88.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -88.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Committee Bay, Gulf of Boothia
 * 69°N, -85.41667°W
 * 69°N, -85.41667°W
 * Islands off coast and mainland Melville Peninsula, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -81.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -81.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
 * 69°N, -79.3°W
 * 69°N, -79.3°W
 * Rowley Island, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -78.7°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -78.7°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
 * 69°N, -76.61667°W
 * 69°N, -76.61667°W
 * Baffin Island, Nunavut
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -68°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait
 * 69°N, -51.13333°W
 * 69°N, -51.13333°W
 * Avannaata Sermersooq
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -25.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -25.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 69°N, -25.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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Notable cities and towns on 69°N

 * Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
 * Tromsø, Troms, Norway
 * Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
 * Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
 * Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia