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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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * 71°N, 23.85°W
 * 71°N, 23.85°W
 * Islands of Rolvsøy, Havøya, Måsøya, Magerøya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 26.13333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 26.13333°W
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 * 71°N, 27.25°W
 * 71°N, 27.25°W
 * Nordkinn Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 28.43333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 28.43333°W
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 * 71°N, 53°W
 * 71°N, 53°W
 * Novaya Zemlya - islands of Mezhdusharskiy and Yuzhny
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 56.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 56.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, 66.68333°W
 * 71°N, 66.68333°W
 * Yamal Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 72.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 72.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, 73.8°W
 * 71°N, 73.8°W
 * Gydan Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 82.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 82.2°W
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 * 71°N, 83.4°W
 * 71°N, 83.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 130.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 130.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 130.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Buor-Khaya Gulf
 * 71°N, 131.76667°W
 * 71°N, 131.76667°W
 * Yana-Indigirka Lowland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 152.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 152.11667°W
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 * 71°N, 154.83333°W
 * 71°N, 154.83333°W
 * Kolyma Lowland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 158.13333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, 158.13333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, 178.61667°W
 * 71°N, 178.61667°W
 * Wrangel Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -178.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -178.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -157.38333°W
 * 71°N, -157.38333°W
 * Alaska - North Slope
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -154.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -154.58333°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -127.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Banks Island, Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦
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 * 71°N, -118.4°W
 * Northwest Territories - Victoria Island Nunavut - Victoria Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -104.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -104.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -99.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -99.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -96.46667°W
 * 71°N, -96.46667°W
 * Nunavut - Boothia Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -92.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -92.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -89.25°W
 * 71°N, -89.25°W
 * Nunavut - Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -88.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -88.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -87.28333°W
 * 71°N, -87.28333°W
 * Nunavut - Baffin Island, Sillem Island and Baffin Island again
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -70.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -70.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -52.5°W
 * 71°N, -52.5°W
 * Uummannaq Fjord
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -24.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -24.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 71°N, -23°W
 * 71°N, -23°W
 * Jameson Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -21.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -21.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
 * 71°N, -8.5°W
 * 71°N, -8.5°W
 * Island of Jan Mayen
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -8.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 71°N, -8.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
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