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#REDIRECT [[Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north#69th parallel north]]
{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}
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The '''69th parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 69 [[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]], and passes through some of the southern seas of the [[Arctic Ocean]].
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At this latitude the [[midnight sun]] lasts from about [[May 20th]] to [[July 22nd]], and [[polar night#Civil polar twilight|civil polar twilight]] from about [[December 1st]] to [[January 11th]]. At [[noon]] on the winter solstice the altitude of the Sun is -1.55°.
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If the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°48′ or smaller, every day in September can view both nautical dawn and dusk. Also, if the latitude in northern hemisphere is 69°10′ or smaller, every day in April can view both civil dawn and dusk.
==Around the world==
Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° north passes through:
:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|15|0|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Islands of [[Langøya]], [[Andøya]], [[Bjarkøya]] and [[Dyrøya (Troms)|Dyrøya]], and the mainland [[Troms]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|20|9|E|type:country|name=Sweden}}
! scope="row" | {{SWE}}
| [[Norrbotten County]] ([[Lapland (Sweden)|Lapland]] province)<br>Passing 6.7 km south of the [[Three-Country Cairn|tripoint between Finland, Norway and Sweden]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|20|50|E|type:country|name=Finland}}
! scope="row" | {{FIN}}
| [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|22|6|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Troms]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|25|44|E|type:country|name=Finland}}
! scope="row" | {{FIN}}
| Lapland
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|28|44|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| | [[Kola Peninsula]], [[Murmansk Oblast]]<br>Passing 5.8 km south of the [[Treriksrøysa|tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia]]<br>Passing northern parts of [[Murmansk]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|36|37|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Barents Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|48|12|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Island of [[Kolguyev]], [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|50|10|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pechora Sea]], Barents Sea
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|60|57|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Yugorsky Peninsula]], Nenets Autonomous Okrug<br>[[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|66|24|E|type:waterbody|name=Kara Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Baydaratskaya Bay]], [[Kara Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|68|26|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Yamal Peninsula]], Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|72|31|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Ob]], Kara Sea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|74|5|E|type:waterbody|name=Taz Estuary}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Taz Estuary]], Kara Sea
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|76|58|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|69|0|N|169|24|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chaunskaya Bay]], [[East Siberian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|170|54|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|179|56|E|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chukchi Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|163|54|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|141|0|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Yukon]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|137|28|W|type:waterbody|name=Beaufort Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Mackenzie Bay, Canada|Mackenzie Bay]], [[Beaufort Sea]]
|-
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|136|7|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Mackenzie River|Mackenzie River delta]] and mainland [[Northwest Territories]]<br>[[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|117|53|W|type:waterbody|name=Dolphin and Union Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Dolphin and Union Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|115|53|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| (unnamed peninsula) [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|115|47|W|type:waterbody|name=Dolphin and Union Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Dolphin and Union Strait
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|113|33|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island]], Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|107|24|W|type:waterbody|name=Dease Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Dease Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|105|4|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island, Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|101|48|W|type:waterbody|name=Victoria Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Victoria Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|100|36|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Royal Geographical Society Island]]s, Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|99|59|W|type:waterbody|name=Alexandra Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Alexandra Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|99|31|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[King William Island]], Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|95|53|W|type:waterbody|name=Rae Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Rae Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|94|21|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| (unnamed peninsula) [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|90|40|W|type:waterbody|name=Pelly Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pelly Bay (Nunavut)|Pelly Bay]], [[Gulf of Boothia]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|90|9|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| (unnamed islands) [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|89|54|W|type:waterbody|name=Pelly Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|89|42|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Simpson Peninsula]], Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|88|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Committee Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Committee Bay]], Gulf of Boothia
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|85|25|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| Islands off coast and mainland [[Melville Peninsula]], [[Nunavut]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|81|30|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Foxe Basin]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|79|18|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Rowley Island]], Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|78|42|W|type:waterbody|name=Foxe Basin}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|76|37|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Baffin Island]], Nunavut
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|68|0|W|type:waterbody|name=Davis Strait}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Davis Strait]]
|-
| {{Coord|69|0|N|51|08|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Avannaata]]<br/>[[Sermersooq]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|69|0|N|25|40|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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==Notable cities and towns on 69°N==
*[[Cambridge Bay]], Nunavut, Canada
*[[Tromsø]], Troms, Norway
*[[Murmansk]], Murmansk Oblast, Russia
*[[Norilsk]], Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
*[[Pevek]], Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
==See also==
*[[68th parallel north]]
*[[70th parallel north]]
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