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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]].

At this latitude the [[midnight sun]] lasts from [[May 20th]] to [[July 22nd]] and [[polar night#Civil polar twilight|civil polar twilight]] from [[December 1st]] to [[January 11th]]. At [[noon]], on the winter solstice, the altitude of the Sun is -1.55°.

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.