79th parallel north

The 79th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 79 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 astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
 * 79°N, 12.08333°W
 * 79°N, 12.08333°W
 * Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 20.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 20.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard, 🇳🇴
 * 79°N, 30.06667°W
 * 79°N, 30.06667°W
 * Svalbard - island of Abeløya
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 30.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 30.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79°N, 95.73333°W
 * 79°N, 95.73333°W
 * Severnaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 99.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 99.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79°N, 101.1°W
 * 79°N, 101.1°W
 * Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 104.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 104.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 114.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, 114.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79°N, -104.66667°W
 * 79°N, -104.66667°W
 * Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -101.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -101.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79°N, -94.2°W
 * 79°N, -94.2°W
 * Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -76.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -76.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 79°N, -68.8°W
 * 79°N, -68.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -19.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -19.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -19.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
 * 79°N, -68.71667°W
 * 79°N, -68.71667°W
 * North of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel)
 * 79°N, -17.95°W
 * 79°N, -17.95°W
 * Main island of Norske Islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -17.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 79°N, -17.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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