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The 70th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
70°0′N 0°0′E / 70°N 0°E / 70; 0 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
70°0′N 18°40′E / 70°N 18.667°E / 70; 18.667 (Norway)	Norway	Troms - islands of Rebbenesøya, Ringvassøy, Reinøya, Karlsøya and Kågen; mainland; island of Skorpa; mainland Finnmark (mainland)
70°0′N 27°22′E / 70°N 27.367°E / 70; 27.367 (Finland)	Finland	Passing about 10km south of the northernmost point of Finland, which is located at 70°05.537′N 27°57.335′E / 70.092283°N 27.955583°E / 70.092283; 27.955583 in the village of Nuorgam
70°0′N 28°2′E / 70°N 28.033°E / 70; 28.033 (Norway)	Norway	Finnmark
70°0′N 29°30′E / 70°N 29.5°E / 70; 29.5 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
70°0′N 58°44′E / 70°N 58.733°E / 70; 58.733 (Russia)	Russia	Vaygach Island
70°0′N 60°12′E / 70°N 60.2°E / 70; 60.2 (Barents Sea)	Kara Sea
70°0′N 66°56′E / 70°N 66.933°E / 70; 66.933 (Russia)	Russia	Yamal Peninsula
70°0′N 72°30′E / 70°N 72.5°E / 70; 72.5 (Gulf of Ob)	Gulf of Ob
70°0′N 73°45′E / 70°N 73.75°E / 70; 73.75 (Russia)	Russia
70°0′N 159°53′E / 70°N 159.883°E / 70; 159.883 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 168°13′E / 70°N 168.217°E / 70; 168.217 (Russia)	Russia	Ayon Island
70°0′N 168°31′E / 70°N 168.517°E / 70; 168.517 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 170°35′E / 70°N 170.583°E / 70; 170.583 (Russia)	Russia
70°0′N 171°48′E / 70°N 171.8°E / 70; 171.8 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea
70°0′N 177°56′E / 70°N 177.933°E / 70; 177.933 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea
70°0′N 162°27′W / 70°N 162.45°W / 70; -162.45 (United States)	United States	Alaska
70°0′N 142°34′W / 70°N 142.567°W / 70; -142.567 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
70°0′N 131°2′W / 70°N 131.033°W / 70; -131.033 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula
70°0′N 129°30′W / 70°N 129.5°W / 70; -129.5 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
70°0′N 128°18′W / 70°N 128.3°W / 70; -128.3 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Cape Bathurst Peninsula
70°0′N 126°54′W / 70°N 126.9°W / 70; -126.9 (Amundsen Gulf)	Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N 125°12′W / 70°N 125.2°W / 70; -125.2 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Parry Peninsula
70°0′N 124°30′W / 70°N 124.5°W / 70; -124.5 (Amundsen Gulf)	Amundsen Gulf
70°0′N 117°22′W / 70°N 117.367°W / 70; -117.367 (Canada)	Canada	On Victoria Island: - Northwest Territories - Northwest Territories / Nunavut border - Northwest Territories - Northwest Territories / Nunavut border - Nunavut
70°0′N 100°48′W / 70°N 100.8°W / 70; -100.8 (Victoria Strait)	Victoria Strait
70°0′N 98°50′W / 70°N 98.833°W / 70; -98.833 (Larsen Sound)	Larsen Sound	Passing just north of King William Island, Nunavut, Canada
70°0′N 97°35′W / 70°N 97.583°W / 70; -97.583 (James Ross Strait)	James Ross Strait	Passing just north of the Clarence Islands, Nunavut, Canada
70°0′N 96°17′W / 70°N 96.283°W / 70; -96.283 (Canada)	Canada	Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut
70°0′N 92°1′W / 70°N 92.017°W / 70; -92.017 (Gulf of Boothia)	Gulf of Boothia
70°0′N 86°54′W / 70°N 86.9°W / 70; -86.9 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Crown Prince Frederik Island
70°0′N 86°27′W / 70°N 86.45°W / 70; -86.45 (Fury and Hecla Strait)	Fury and Hecla Strait
70°0′N 84°20′W / 70°N 84.333°W / 70; -84.333 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
70°0′N 81°9′W / 70°N 81.15°W / 70; -81.15 (Murray Maxwell Bay)	Murray Maxwell Bay
70°0′N 80°19′W / 70°N 80.317°W / 70; -80.317 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
70°0′N 78°39′W / 70°N 78.65°W / 70; -78.65 (Steensby Inlet)	Steensby Inlet
70°0′N 77°41′W / 70°N 77.683°W / 70; -77.683 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
70°0′N 67°20′W / 70°N 67.333°W / 70; -67.333 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay	Northern limit of the Davis Strait
70°0′N 54°38′W / 70°N 54.633°W / 70; -54.633 (Greenland)	Greenland	Disko Island and mainland
70°0′N 22°18′W / 70°N 22.3°W / 70; -22.3 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

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