65th parallel north
Circle of latitude
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The 65th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 65 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 22 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice and 3 hours, 35 minutes during the December solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 65° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 65°0′N 0°0′E / 65.000°N 0.000°E / 65.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 65°0′N 10°49′E / 65.000°N 10.817°E / 65.000; 10.817 (Norway) Norway
Islands and skerries of Vikna, Trøndelag 65°0′N 11°9′E / 65.000°N 11.150°E / 65.000; 11.150 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Risværfjorden, Norwegian Sea 65°0′N 11°37′E / 65.000°N 11.617°E / 65.000; 11.617 (Norway) Norway
Mainland Trøndelag 65°0′N 11°47′E / 65.000°N 11.783°E / 65.000; 11.783 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Årsetfjorden, Lekafjorden, Norwegian Sea 65°0′N 11°48′E / 65.000°N 11.800°E / 65.000; 11.800 (Norway) Norway
Trøndelag, Nordland 65°0′N 20°03′E / 65.000°N 20.050°E / 65.000; 20.050 (Sweden) Sweden
Jörn, Västerbotten County 65°0′N 21°23′E / 65.000°N 21.383°E / 65.000; 21.383 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea 65°0′N 24°34′E / 65.000°N 24.567°E / 65.000; 24.567 (Finland) Finland
Island of Hailuoto and mainland, passing south of Oulu. 65°0′N 29°36′E / 65.000°N 29.600°E / 65.000; 29.600 (Russia) Russia
65°0′N 34°48′E / 65.000°N 34.800°E / 65.000; 34.800 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea 65°0′N 35°42′E / 65.000°N 35.700°E / 65.000; 35.700 (Russia) Russia
Solovetsky Islands 65°0′N 35°51′E / 65.000°N 35.850°E / 65.000; 35.850 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Onega Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea 65°0′N 36°48′E / 65.000°N 36.800°E / 65.000; 36.800 (Russia) Russia
Onega Peninsula 65°0′N 37°43′E / 65.000°N 37.717°E / 65.000; 37.717 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean Dvina Bay, White Sea, Barents Sea 65°0′N 40°19′E / 65.000°N 40.317°E / 65.000; 40.317 (Russia) Russia
65°0′N 179°53′E / 65.000°N 179.883°E / 65.000; 179.883 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea 65°0′N 175°52′W / 65.000°N 175.867°W / 65.000; -175.867 (Russia) Russia
Chukchi Peninsula 65°0′N 172°13′W / 65.000°N 172.217°W / 65.000; -172.217 (Bering Strait) Pacific Ocean Bering Strait, Bering Sea
Passing just north of King Island, Alaska,United States
65°0′N 166°41′W / 65.000°N 166.683°W / 65.000; -166.683 (United States) United States
Alaska 65°0′N 141°0′W / 65.000°N 141.000°W / 65.000; -141.000 (Canada) Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories – passing through Great Bear Lake
Nunavut65°0′N 87°7′W / 65.000°N 87.117°W / 65.000; -87.117 (Roes Welcome Sound) Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay 65°0′N 86°12′W / 65.000°N 86.200°W / 65.000; -86.200 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut – Southampton Island 65°0′N 83°17′W / 65.000°N 83.283°W / 65.000; -83.283 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin 65°0′N 78°3′W / 65.000°N 78.050°W / 65.000; -78.050 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut – Baffin Island 65°0′N 66°30′W / 65.000°N 66.500°W / 65.000; -66.500 (Cumberland Sound) Arctic Ocean Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea 65°0′N 63°49′W / 65.000°N 63.817°W / 65.000; -63.817 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut – Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island 65°0′N 63°27′W / 65.000°N 63.450°W / 65.000; -63.450 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 65°0′N 51°48′W / 65.000°N 51.800°W / 65.000; -51.800 (Greenland) Greenland
Fiskevandet 65°0′N 40°36′W / 65.000°N 40.600°W / 65.000; -40.600 (Pikiulleq) Atlantic Ocean Pikiulleq, Denmark Strait 65°0′N 39°46′W / 65.000°N 39.767°W / 65.000; -39.767 (Greenland) Greenland
Takiseeq 65°0′N 39°47′W / 65.000°N 39.783°W / 65.000; -39.783 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait 65°0′N 23°14′W / 65.000°N 23.233°W / 65.000; -23.233 (Iceland) Iceland
65°0′N 13°36′W / 65.000°N 13.600°W / 65.000; -13.600 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
Notable cities and towns on 65°N
See also
References
- ^ Mutt, Shivaprakash Jagalur; Jokelainen, Jari; Sebert, Sylvain; Auvinen, Juha; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka; Herzig, Karl-Heinz (2019-05-30). "Vitamin D Status and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Subjects from Northern Finland (Latitude 65°North)". Nutrients. 11 (6): 1229. doi:10.3390/nu11061229. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 6628213. PMID 31151163.
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