Coordinates: 60°N 0°W / 60°N 0°W / 60; -0 (Prime Meridian)
Points on parallel 60° north
The 60th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° north passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
| 60°0′N 0°0′E / 60°N 0°E / 60; 0 (Prime Meridian) |
North Sea |
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| 60°0′N 5°2′E / 60°N 5.033°E / 60; 5.033 (Norway) |
 Norway |
Islands of Møkster, Selbjørn, Huftarøy, Reksteren and Tysnesøy, and the mainland
Passing just north of Oslo |
| 60°0′N 12°23′E / 60°N 12.383°E / 60; 12.383 (Sweden) |
 Sweden |
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| 60°0′N 18°53′E / 60°N 18.883°E / 60; 18.883 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
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| 60°0′N 20°8′E / 60°N 20.133°E / 60; 20.133 (Åland Islands) |
 Åland Islands |
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| 60°0′N 20°58′E / 60°N 20.967°E / 60; 20.967 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
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| 60°0′N 22°22′E / 60°N 22.367°E / 60; 22.367 (Finland) |
 Finland |
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| 60°0′N 23°56′E / 60°N 23.933°E / 60; 23.933 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
Passing just south of Helsinki, Finland |
| 60°0′N 24°26′E / 60°N 24.433°E / 60; 24.433 (Finland) |
Finland |
Porkkala peninsula |
| 60°0′N 24°30′E / 60°N 24.5°E / 60; 24.5 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
Gulf of Finland - passing just south of the island of Gogland,  Russia |
| 60°0′N 27°48′E / 60°N 27.8°E / 60; 27.8 (Russia) |
Russia |
Island of Moshchnyy |
| 60°0′N 27°54′E / 60°N 27.9°E / 60; 27.9 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
Gulf of Finland |
| 60°0′N 29°44′E / 60°N 29.733°E / 60; 29.733 (Russia) |
Russia |
Island of Kotlin (city of Kronstadt) |
| 60°0′N 29°47′E / 60°N 29.783°E / 60; 29.783 (Baltic Sea) |
Baltic Sea |
Gulf of Finland |
| 60°0′N 30°5′E / 60°N 30.083°E / 60; 30.083 (Russia) |
Russia |
Passing just north of Saint Petersburg
Passing through Lake Ladoga |
| 60°0′N 154°30′E / 60°N 154.5°E / 60; 154.5 (Sea of Okhotsk) |
Sea of Okhotsk |
Shelikhov Gulf |
| 60°0′N 161°28′E / 60°N 161.467°E / 60; 161.467 (Russia) |
Russia |
Kamchatka Peninsula |
| 60°0′N 165°14′E / 60°N 165.233°E / 60; 165.233 (Bering Sea) |
Bering Sea |
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| 60°0′N 166°10′E / 60°N 166.167°E / 60; 166.167 (Russia) |
Russia |
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| 60°0′N 166°33′E / 60°N 166.55°E / 60; 166.55 (Bering Sea) |
Bering Sea |
Olyutorsky Gulf |
| 60°0′N 170°9′E / 60°N 170.15°E / 60; 170.15 (Russia) |
Russia |
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| 60°0′N 170°26′E / 60°N 170.433°E / 60; 170.433 (Bering Sea) |
Bering Sea |
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| 60°0′N 167°8′W / 60°N 167.133°W / 60; -167.133 (United States) |
 United States |
Alaska - Nunivak Island |
| 60°0′N 165°39′W / 60°N 165.65°W / 60; -165.65 (Etolin Strait) |
Etolin Strait |
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| 60°0′N 164°9′W / 60°N 164.15°W / 60; -164.15 (United States) |
United States |
Alaska |
| 60°0′N 152°38′W / 60°N 152.633°W / 60; -152.633 (Cook Inlet) |
Cook Inlet |
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| 60°0′N 151°44′W / 60°N 151.733°W / 60; -151.733 (United States) |
United States |
Alaska - Kenai Peninsula, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and Montague Island |
| 60°0′N 147°24′W / 60°N 147.4°W / 60; -147.4 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Gulf of Alaska |
| 60°0′N 144°24′W / 60°N 144.4°W / 60; -144.4 (United States) |
United States |
Alaska - Wingham Island, Kayak Island and a small section of mainland |
| 60°0′N 143°50′W / 60°N 143.833°W / 60; -143.833 (Pacific Ocean) |
Pacific Ocean |
Gulf of Alaska |
| 60°0′N 141°53′W / 60°N 141.883°W / 60; -141.883 (United States) |
United States |
Alaska |
| 60°0′N 139°3′W / 60°N 139.05°W / 60; -139.05 (Canada) |
 Canada |
Yukon / British Columbia border
Northwest Territories / British Columbia border
Northwest Territories / Alberta border
Northwest Territories / Saskatchewan border
Nunavut / Manitoba border |
| 60°0′N 94°49′W / 60°N 94.817°W / 60; -94.817 (Hudson Bay) |
Hudson Bay |
Passing just north of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut, Canada |
| 60°0′N 77°17′W / 60°N 77.283°W / 60; -77.283 (Canada) |
Canada |
Quebec |
| 60°0′N 69°46′W / 60°N 69.767°W / 60; -69.767 (Ungava Bay) |
Ungava Bay |
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| 60°0′N 65°7′W / 60°N 65.117°W / 60; -65.117 (Canada) |
Canada |
Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador |
| 60°0′N 64°9′W / 60°N 64.15°W / 60; -64.15 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
Labrador Sea |
| 60°0′N 44°52′W / 60°N 44.867°W / 60; -44.867 (Greenland) |
 Greenland |
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| 60°0′N 43°9′W / 60°N 43.15°W / 60; -43.15 (Atlantic Ocean) |
Atlantic Ocean |
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| 60°0′N 1°21′W / 60°N 1.35°W / 60; -1.35 (United Kingdom) |
 United Kingdom |
Scotland - Islands of Mainland and Mousa, Shetland Islands |
| 60°0′N 1°11′W / 60°N 1.183°W / 60; -1.183 (North Sea) |
North Sea |
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Canada
In Canada, the 60th parallel constitutes the mainland boundary between the northern territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to the north, and the western provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to the south.
Accordingly, "north of 60" is an expression often used for the territories, although parts of Nunavut (the islands of Hudson Bay and James Bay) are located south of the 60th parallel, and parts of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are located north, to the east of Hudson Bay. A 1990s TV show on CBC about life in the NWT was called North of 60.
Canada's only Four Corners are located at the intersection of the 60th parallel and the 102nd meridian west, between the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
See also
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