title: 74th parallel north
text: # 74th parallel north
  
  The 74th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 74 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean, and North America.
  
  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 74° north passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 74°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 74.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea 74°0′N 19°48′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 19.800°E﻿ / 74.000; 19.800﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 74°0′N 54°35′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 54.583°E﻿ / 74.000; 54.583﻿ (Russia)  Russia Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island 74°0′N 58°17′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 58.283°E﻿ / 74.000; 58.283﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 74°0′N 83°52′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 83.867°E﻿ / 74.000; 83.867﻿ (Russia)  Russia Rastorguyev Island 74°0′N 84°18′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 84.300°E﻿ / 74.000; 84.300﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea Pyasina Bay 74°0′N 86°49′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 86.817°E﻿ / 74.000; 86.817﻿ (Russia)  Russia Taymyr Peninsula, passing through Lake Taymyr 74°0′N 111°31′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 111.517°E﻿ / 74.000; 111.517﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea Passing just south of Bolshoy Begichev Island, Russia 74°0′N 135°55′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 135.917°E﻿ / 74.000; 135.917﻿ (Russia)  Russia New Siberian Islands - Stolbovoy Island 74°0′N 136°13′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 136.217°E﻿ / 74.000; 136.217﻿ (Laptev Sea) Laptev Sea 74°0′N 140°19′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 140.317°E﻿ / 74.000; 140.317﻿ (Russia)  Russia New Siberian Islands - Little Lyakhovsky Island 74°0′N 141°2′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 141.033°E﻿ / 74.000; 141.033﻿ (East Siberian Sea) East Siberian Sea 74°0′N 169°43′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 169.717°E﻿ / 74.000; 169.717﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 74°0′N 138°42′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 138.700°W﻿ / 74.000; -138.700﻿ (Beaufort Sea) Beaufort Sea 74°0′N 124°18′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 124.300°W﻿ / 74.000; -124.300﻿ (Canada)  Canada Northwest Territories - Banks Island 74°0′N 116°36′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 116.600°W﻿ / 74.000; -116.600﻿ (Viscount Melville Sound) Viscount Melville Sound 74°0′N 98°55′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 98.917°W﻿ / 74.000; -98.917﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Russell Island 74°0′N 97°44′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 97.733°W﻿ / 74.000; -97.733﻿ (Parry Channel) Parry Channel 74°0′N 95°11′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 95.183°W﻿ / 74.000; -95.183﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Somerset Island 74°0′N 91°1′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 91.017°W﻿ / 74.000; -91.017﻿ (Parry Channel) Parry Channel 74°0′N 90°3′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 90.050°W﻿ / 74.000; -90.050﻿ (Canada)  Canada Nunavut - Prince Leopold Island 74°0′N 89°57′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 89.950°W﻿ / 74.000; -89.950﻿ (Lancaster Sound) Lancaster Sound 74°0′N 79°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 79.000°W﻿ / 74.000; -79.000﻿ (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 74°0′N 56°31′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 56.517°W﻿ / 74.000; -56.517﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Ikermiorsuaq 74°0′N 24°36′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 24.600°W﻿ / 74.000; -24.600﻿ (Greenland)  Greenland Waltershausen Glacier 74°0′N 21°6′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°N 21.100°W﻿ / 74.000; -21.100﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
  