79th parallel north
The 79th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 79 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 astronomical twilight during the winter solstice. Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° north passes through:

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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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| Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Kongsøya, Svalbard, 
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| Svalbard - island of Abeløya
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kara Sea
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| Severnaya Zemlya - October Revolution Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea
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| Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean
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| Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Peary Channel
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| Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island, Stor Island and Ellesmere Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nares Strait
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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| North of Inuarfissuaq (Cap Russel)
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| Main island of Norske Islands
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea
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See also
78th parallel north
80th parallel north

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Geography of the Arctic