81st parallel north

The 81st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 81 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

81°
81st parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 81° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
81°0′N 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
81°0′N 38°0′E Arctic Ocean Queen Victoria Sea
81°0′N 54°27′E  Russia Franz Josef Land - Zichy Land
81°0′N 58°45′E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 60°13′E  Russia Franz Josef Land - La Ronciere Island
81°0′N 61°31′E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 64°10′E  Russia Franz Josef Land - Graham Bell Island
81°0′N 65°20′E Kara Sea Passing just north of Ushakov Island,  Russia
Passing just south of Schmidt Island, Severnaya Zemlya,  Russia
81°0′N 93°45′E  Russia Severnaya Zemlya - Komsomolets Island
81°0′N 96°36′E Arctic Ocean
81°0′N 95°16′W  Canada Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
81°0′N 91°38′W Nansen Sound
81°0′N 88°14′W  Canada Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
81°0′N 66°52′W Nares Strait
81°0′N 61°25′W  Greenland Petermann Glacier
81°0′N 19°5′W  Greenland Romer Lake
81°0′N 14°18′W Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea

See also
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