77th parallel north
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The 77th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 77 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America. It is the northernmost integral parallel that passes through continental mainland (namely the Taymyr Peninsula of Siberia).
At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and nautical twilight during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 77° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 77°0′N 0°0′E / 77.000°N 0.000°E / 77.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea 77°0′N 16°30′E / 77.000°N 16.500°E / 77.000; 16.500 (Norway) Norway Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen 77°0′N 17°15′E / 77.000°N 17.250°E / 77.000; 17.250 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 77°0′N 67°40′E / 77.000°N 67.667°E / 77.000; 67.667 (Russia) Russia Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island (northernmost point) 77°0′N 67°57′E / 77.000°N 67.950°E / 77.000; 67.950 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 77°0′N 88°50′E / 77.000°N 88.833°E / 77.000; 88.833 (Russia) Russia Slozhnyy Island 77°0′N 88°53′E / 77.000°N 88.883°E / 77.000; 88.883 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 77°0′N 95°21′E / 77.000°N 95.350°E / 77.000; 95.350 (Russia) Russia Russkiy Island 77°0′N 96°15′E / 77.000°N 96.250°E / 77.000; 96.250 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 77°0′N 101°20′E / 77.000°N 101.333°E / 77.000; 101.333 (Russia) Russia Taymyr Peninsula 77°0′N 107°18′E / 77.000°N 107.300°E / 77.000; 107.300 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 77°0′N 107°57′E / 77.000°N 107.950°E / 77.000; 107.950 (Russia) Russia Faddey Islands 77°0′N 108°4′E / 77.000°N 108.067°E / 77.000; 108.067 (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 77°0′N 132°2′E / 77.000°N 132.033°E / 77.000; 132.033 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°0′N 154°16′E / 77.000°N 154.267°E / 77.000; 154.267 (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea Passing just south of Henrietta Island, Russia 77°0′N 157°10′E / 77.000°N 157.167°E / 77.000; 157.167 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 77°0′N 120°4′W / 77.000°N 120.067°W / 77.000; -120.067 (Canada) Canada Northwest Territories - Prince Patrick Island 77°0′N 116°0′W / 77.000°N 116.000°W / 77.000; -116.000 (Moore Bay) Moore Bay 77°0′N 115°40′W / 77.000°N 115.667°W / 77.000; -115.667 Unnamed waterbody Passing just north of Emerald Isle, Northwest Territories, Canada
Passing just south of Fitzwilliam Owen Island, Northwest Territories, Canada
Passing just south of Eight Bears Island, Northwest Territories, Canada77°0′N 111°33′W / 77.000°N 111.550°W / 77.000; -111.550 (Hazen Strait) Hazen Strait Passing just north of Vesey Hamilton Island, Nunavut, Canada 77°0′N 109°0′W / 77.000°N 109.000°W / 77.000; -109.000 (Byam Martin Channel) Byam Martin Channel 77°0′N 104°52′W / 77.000°N 104.867°W / 77.000; -104.867 (Desbarats Strait) Desbarats Strait Passing just south of the Findlay Group, Nunavut, Canada 77°0′N 103°38′W / 77.000°N 103.633°W / 77.000; -103.633 Unnamed waterbody 77°0′N 97°25′W / 77.000°N 97.417°W / 77.000; -97.417 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Crescent Island 77°0′N 97°8′W / 77.000°N 97.133°W / 77.000; -97.133 (Napier Bay) Napier Bay 77°0′N 96°17′W / 77.000°N 96.283°W / 77.000; -96.283 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Devon Island 77°0′N 95°13′W / 77.000°N 95.217°W / 77.000; -95.217 (Norwegian Bay) Norwegian Bay 77°0′N 88°43′W / 77.000°N 88.717°W / 77.000; -88.717 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 77°0′N 79°15′W / 77.000°N 79.250°W / 77.000; -79.250 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay Smith Bay 77°0′N 78°22′W / 77.000°N 78.367°W / 77.000; -78.367 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island 77°0′N 78°4′W / 77.000°N 78.067°W / 77.000; -78.067 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 77°0′N 71°19′W / 77.000°N 71.317°W / 77.000; -71.317 (Greenland) Greenland Steensby Land 77°0′N 18°12′W / 77.000°N 18.200°W / 77.000; -18.200 (Greenland) Greenland Germania Land 77°0′N 18°14′W / 77.000°N 18.233°W / 77.000; -18.233 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
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