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The 62nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 62 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 19 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 5 hours, 9 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 62° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
62°0′N 0°0′E / 62.000°N 0.000°E / 62.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°0′E / 62.000°N 5.000°E / 62.000; 5.000 (Norway)  Norway Island of Vågsøy, Sogn og Fjordane
62°0′N 5°9′E / 62.000°N 5.150°E / 62.000; 5.150 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Sildegapet, Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°16′E / 62.000°N 5.267°E / 62.000; 5.267 (Norway)  Norway Island of Barmøya, Sogn og Fjordane
62°0′N 5°18′E / 62.000°N 5.300°E / 62.000; 5.300 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Barmsundet, Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°20′E / 62.000°N 5.333°E / 62.000; 5.333 (Norway)  Norway Mainland Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Hedmark
62°0′N 12°13′E / 62.000°N 12.217°E / 62.000; 12.217 (Sweden)  Sweden
62°0′N 17°27′E / 62.000°N 17.450°E / 62.000; 17.450 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
62°0′N 21°17′E / 62.000°N 21.283°E / 62.000; 21.283 (Finland)  Finland
62°0′N 30°23′E / 62.000°N 30.383°E / 62.000; 30.383 (Russia)  Russia Passing through Lake Onega
Passing through Yakutsk
62°0′N 163°8′E / 62.000°N 163.133°E / 62.000; 163.133 (Sea of Okhotsk) Pacific Ocean Penzhin Bay, Sea of Okhotsk
62°0′N 164°6′E / 62.000°N 164.100°E / 62.000; 164.100 (Russia)  Russia
62°0′N 175°11′E / 62.000°N 175.183°E / 62.000; 175.183 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Bering Sea
62°0′N 165°46′W / 62.000°N 165.767°W / 62.000; -165.767 (United States)  United States Alaska
62°0′N 141°0′W / 62.000°N 141.000°W / 62.000; -141.000 (Canada)  Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Slave Lake
Nunavut
62°0′N 93°8′W / 62.000°N 93.133°W / 62.000; -93.133 (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay
Passing just south of Coats Island, Nunavut,  Canada
62°0′N 80°16′W / 62.000°N 80.267°W / 62.000; -80.267 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Mansel Island
62°0′N 79°24′W / 62.000°N 79.400°W / 62.000; -79.400 (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay
62°0′N 78°10′W / 62.000°N 78.167°W / 62.000; -78.167 (Canada)  Canada Quebec - Ungava Peninsula
62°0′N 72°34′W / 62.000°N 72.567°W / 62.000; -72.567 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait
62°0′N 72°17′W / 62.000°N 72.283°W / 62.000; -72.283 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Smooth Island
62°0′N 72°15′W / 62.000°N 72.250°W / 62.000; -72.250 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait
62°0′N 66°44′W / 62.000°N 66.733°W / 62.000; -66.733 (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
62°0′N 66°6′W / 62.000°N 66.100°W / 62.000; -66.100 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait
Passing just north of Edgell Island, Nunavut,  Canada
62°0′N 49°43′W / 62.000°N 49.717°W / 62.000; -49.717 (Greenland)  Greenland
62°0′N 42°7′W / 62.000°N 42.117°W / 62.000; -42.117 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
62°0′N 7°0′W / 62.000°N 7.000°W / 62.000; -7.000 (Faroe Islands)  Faroe Islands Islands of Koltur, Streymoy and Nólsoy
62°0′N 6°38′W / 62.000°N 6.633°W / 62.000; -6.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea

See also

References

  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019.
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