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#REDIRECT [[Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north#68th parallel north]]
{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}
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The '''68th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 68 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]], in the [[Arctic]]. It crosses the [[Atlantic Ocean]], [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[North America]].
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At this latitude [[midnight sun]] lasts from about [[May 26th]] to [[July 16th]], and [[Polar night#Civil polar twilight|civil polar twilight]] from about [[December 9th]] to [[January 3rd]]. At [[noon]] on the [[winter solstice]], the altitude of the Sun is -0.7°.
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This latitude is the boundary between the Southern and Arctic zones of [[Canada]]'s [[National Topographic System]], at which the longitude span of each map sheet doubles as one crosses this latitude going north.
==Around the world==
Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:
:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or ocean
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|13|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Moskenesøya]], [[Lofoten]], [[Nordland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]], [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Engeløya]], [[Nordland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|15|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Skagstadsundet]], [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Lundøya]] and [[Finnøya, Nordland|Finnøya]], and the mainland [[Nordland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]], [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|15|4|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Engeløya]], [[Lundøya]] and [[Finnøya, Nordland|Finnøya]], and the mainland [[Nordland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|13|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Vestfjord}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Vestfjorden (Norway)|Vestfjorden]], [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|15|6|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Islands of [[Engeløya]], [[Lundøya]] and [[Finnøya, Nordland|Finnøya]], and the mainland [[Nordland]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|17|1|E|type:country|name=Sweden}}
! scope="row" | {{SWE}}
| [[Norrbotten County]] ([[Lapland (Sweden)|Lapland]] province)
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|17|48|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Nordland, for about 5,8 km
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|17|56|E|type:country|name=Sweden}}
! scope="row" | {{SWE}}
| Norrbotten County (Lapland and [[Norrbotten]] provinces)
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|23|33|E|type:country|name=Finland}}
! scope="row" | {{FIN}}
| [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|29|25|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Kola Peninsula]], [[Murmansk Oblast]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|39|58|E|type:waterbody|name=White Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Arctic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[White Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|44|14|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Kanin Peninsula]], [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|46|33|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Barents Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|49|43|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug<br/>[[Komi Republic]]<br/>[[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|73|6|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Ob]], [[Kara Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|74|48|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|77|12|E|type:waterbody|name=Taz Estuary}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Taz Estuary]], Kara Sea
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|77|30|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug<br/>[[Krasnoyarsk Krai]]<br/>[[Sakha Republic|Yakutia]]<br/>[[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|176|31|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chukchi Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|165|15|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Yukon]]<br/> [[Northwest Territories]]<br/> [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|115|7|W|type:waterbody|name=Coronation Gulf}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Coronation Gulf]]<br/>Passing just north of the [[Couper Islands|Couper]], [[Berens Islands|Berens]] and [[Lawford Islands]]<br/> Passing just north of [[Hepburn Island]]<br>Passing just south of the [[Jameson Islands]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|110|9|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|110|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bathurst Inlet}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bathurst Inlet]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|109|26|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Chapman Islands]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|109|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Bathurst Inlet}}
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bathurst Inlet]]<br/>Passing just north of [[Lewes Island]]<br/> [[Fishers Island (Nunavut)|Fishers Island]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|107|53|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|103|17|W|type:waterbody|name=Queen Maud Gulf}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Queen Maud Gulf]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|98|59|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[O'Reilly Island]], [[Klutschak Peninsula]] and [[Adelaide Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|96|6|W|type:waterbody|name=Chantrey Inlet}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chantrey Inlet]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|95|25|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|88|20|W|type:waterbody|name=Committee Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Committee Bay]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|86|48|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Wales Island (Nunavut)|Wales Island]] and [[Melville Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|82|9|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|77|2|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Prince Charles Island]], [[Air Force Island]] and [[Baffin Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|64|46|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Davis Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|68|0|N|50|20|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Avannaata]]<br/>[[Sermersooq]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|68|0|N|31|49|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Greenland Sea]]<br/> [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
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==See also==
*[[67th parallel north]]
*[[69th parallel north]]
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