76th parallel north

The 76th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 76 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 76° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 17.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 17.23333°W
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 * 76°N, 60.31667°W
 * 76°N, 60.31667°W
 * Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 66.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 66.51667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the Izvestiy TSIK Islands, 🇷🇺
 * 76°N, 92.95°W
 * 76°N, 92.95°W
 * Taymyr Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 113.53333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 113.53333°W
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 * 76°N, 137.9°W
 * 76°N, 137.9°W
 * New Siberian Islands - Kotelny Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 139.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 139.56667°W
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 * 76°N, 140.96667°W
 * 76°N, 140.96667°W
 * New Siberian Islands - Bunge Land and Faddeyevsky Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 142.13333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 142.13333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Zhokhov Island, 🇷🇺
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 161.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, 161.4°W
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 * 76°N, -122.58333°W
 * 76°N, -122.58333°W
 * Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -119.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -119.45°W
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 * 76°N, -118.1°W
 * 76°N, -118.1°W
 * Northwest Territories - Eglinton Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -117.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -117.55°W
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 * 76°N, -116.43333°W
 * 76°N, -116.43333°W
 * Northwest Territories - Melville Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -111.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -111.96667°W
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 * 76°N, -109.48333°W
 * 76°N, -109.48333°W
 * Nunavut - Melville Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -107.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -107.58333°W
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 * 76°N, -106.73333°W
 * 76°N, -106.73333°W
 * Nunavut - Melville Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -105.83333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -105.83333°W
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 * 76°N, -103.36667°W
 * 76°N, -103.36667°W
 * Nunavut - Massey Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -102.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -102.45°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Alexander Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * 76°N, -101.73333°W
 * 76°N, -101.73333°W
 * Nunavut - Bathurst Island, passing through the May Inlet
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -97.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Baring Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦 Passing just south of Dundas Island and Margaret Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -94.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -94.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Baillie-Hamilton Island, Nunavut, 🇨🇦
 * 76°N, -92.55°W
 * 76°N, -92.55°W
 * Nunavut - Devon Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -89.91667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -89.91667°W
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 * 76°N, -79.38333°W
 * 76°N, -79.38333°W
 * Nunavut - Coburg Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -79.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -79.05°W
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 * 76°N, -67.25°W
 * 76°N, -67.25°W
 * Crimson Cliffs near Cape York
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -66.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -66.61667°W
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 * 76°N, -59.75°W
 * 76°N, -59.75°W
 * King Oscar Glacier
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -19.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -19.9°W
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 * 76°N, -18.56667°W
 * 76°N, -18.56667°W
 * Store Koldewey Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -18.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76°N, -18.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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