74th parallel north

The 74th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 74 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean, and North America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and nautical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 19.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 19.8°W
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 * 74°N, 54.58333°W
 * 74°N, 54.58333°W
 * Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 58.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 58.28333°W
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 * 74°N, 83.86667°W
 * 74°N, 83.86667°W
 * Rastorguyev Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 84.3°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 84.3°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pyasina Bay
 * 74°N, 86.81667°W
 * 74°N, 86.81667°W
 * Taymyr Peninsula, passing through Lake Taymyr
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 111.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 111.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Bolshoy Begichev Island, 🇷🇺
 * 74°N, 135.91667°W
 * 74°N, 135.91667°W
 * New Siberian Islands - Stolbovoy Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 136.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 136.21667°W
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 * 74°N, 140.31667°W
 * 74°N, 140.31667°W
 * New Siberian Islands - Little Lyakhovsky Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 141.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 141.03333°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 169.71667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, 169.71667°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -138.7°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -138.7°W
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 * 74°N, -124.3°W
 * 74°N, -124.3°W
 * Northwest Territories - Banks Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -116.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -116.6°W
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 * 74°N, -98.91667°W
 * 74°N, -98.91667°W
 * Nunavut - Russell Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -97.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -97.73333°W
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 * 74°N, -95.18333°W
 * 74°N, -95.18333°W
 * Nunavut - Somerset Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -91.01667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -91.01667°W
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 * 74°N, -90.05°W
 * 74°N, -90.05°W
 * Nunavut - Prince Leopold Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -89.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -89.95°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -79°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -79°W
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 * 74°N, -56.51667°W
 * 74°N, -56.51667°W
 * Ikermiorsuaq
 * 74°N, -24.6°W
 * 74°N, -24.6°W
 * Waltershausen Glacier
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -21.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 74°N, -21.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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