73rd parallel north: Information from Answers.com

Coordinates: 73°N 0°W / 73°N 0°W / 73; -0 (Prime Meridian)

Points on parallel 73° north

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The 73rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 73 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 73° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
73°0′N 0°0′E / 73°N 0°E / 73; 0 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
73°0′N 21°51′E / 73°N 21.85°E / 73; 21.85 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
73°0′N 53°5′E / 73°N 53.083°E / 73; 53.083 (Russia)	Russia	Novaya Zemlya - Yuzhny Island
73°0′N 56°19′E / 73°N 56.317°E / 73; 56.317 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
73°0′N 70°3′E / 73°N 70.05°E / 73; 70.05 (Russia)	Russia	Southernmost point of Bely Island
73°0′N 70°5′E / 73°N 70.083°E / 73; 70.083 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea	Malygina Strait
73°0′N 74°5′E / 73°N 74.083°E / 73; 74.083 (Russia)	Russia	Shokalsky Island
73°0′N 74°40′E / 73°N 74.667°E / 73; 74.667 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea	Passing just south of Neupokoyeva Island, Russia
73°0′N 78°58′E / 73°N 78.967°E / 73; 78.967 (Russia)	Russia	Sibiryakov Island
73°0′N 79°22′E / 73°N 79.367°E / 73; 79.367 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
73°0′N 80°48′E / 73°N 80.8°E / 73; 80.8 (Russia)	Russia
73°0′N 120°7′E / 73°N 120.117°E / 73; 120.117 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea	Olenyok Gulf
73°0′N 122°13′E / 73°N 122.217°E / 73; 122.217 (Russia)	Russia	Lena delta
73°0′N 129°31′E / 73°N 129.517°E / 73; 129.517 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea
73°0′N 139°40′E / 73°N 139.667°E / 73; 139.667 (East Siberian Sea)	East Siberian Sea	Passing just south of Great Lyakhovsky Island, Russia
73°0′N 173°52′E / 73°N 173.867°E / 73; 173.867 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
73°0′N 145°29′W / 73°N 145.483°W / 73; -145.483 (Beaufort Sea)	Beaufort Sea
73°0′N 124°36′W / 73°N 124.6°W / 73; -124.6 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Banks Island
73°0′N 117°35′W / 73°N 117.583°W / 73; -117.583 (Prince of Wales Strait)	Prince of Wales Strait
73°0′N 116°44′W / 73°N 116.733°W / 73; -116.733 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
73°0′N 114°1′W / 73°N 114.017°W / 73; -114.017 (Richard Collinson Inlet)	Richard Collinson Inlet
73°0′N 113°6′W / 73°N 113.1°W / 73; -113.1 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
73°0′N 112°53′W / 73°N 112.883°W / 73; -112.883 (Wynniatt Bay)	Wynniatt Bay
73°0′N 110°35′W / 73°N 110.583°W / 73; -110.583 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Victoria Island
73°0′N 110°18′W / 73°N 110.3°W / 73; -110.3 (Hadley Bay)	Hadley Bay
73°0′N 108°7′W / 73°N 108.117°W / 73; -108.117 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Victoria Island and Stefansson Island
73°0′N 105°0′W / 73°N 105°W / 73; -105 (M'Clintock Channel)	M'Clintock Channel
73°0′N 102°30′W / 73°N 102.5°W / 73; -102.5 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Prince of Wales Island
73°0′N 101°45′W / 73°N 101.75°W / 73; -101.75 (Ommanney Bay)	Ommanney Bay
73°0′N 100°25′W / 73°N 100.417°W / 73; -100.417 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Prince of Wales Island and Prescott Island
73°0′N 96°35′W / 73°N 96.583°W / 73; -96.583 (Peel Sound)	Peel Sound
73°0′N 95°45′W / 73°N 95.75°W / 73; -95.75 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Somerset Island
73°0′N 91°37′W / 73°N 91.617°W / 73; -91.617 (Prince Regent Inlet)	Prince Regent Inlet
73°0′N 89°21′W / 73°N 89.35°W / 73; -89.35 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
73°0′N 86°23′W / 73°N 86.383°W / 73; -86.383 (Admiralty Inlet)	Admiralty Inlet
73°0′N 85°2′W / 73°N 85.033°W / 73; -85.033 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
73°0′N 80°37′W / 73°N 80.617°W / 73; -80.617 (Navy Board Inlet)	Navy Board Inlet
73°0′N 80°7′W / 73°N 80.117°W / 73; -80.117 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Bylot Island
73°0′N 76°15′W / 73°N 76.25°W / 73; -76.25 (Baffin Bay)	Baffin Bay
73°0′N 55°40′W / 73°N 55.667°W / 73; -55.667 (Greenland)	Greenland	Mainland and Geographical Society Island
73°0′N 22°26′W / 73°N 22.433°W / 73; -22.433 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

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73rd parallel north

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