62nd parallel north
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The 62nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 62 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 19 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 5 hours, 9 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 62° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 62°0′N 0°0′E / 62.000°N 0.000°E / 62.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 62°0′N 5°0′E / 62.000°N 5.000°E / 62.000; 5.000 (Norway) Norway
Island of Vågsøy, Sogn og Fjordane 62°0′N 5°9′E / 62.000°N 5.150°E / 62.000; 5.150 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Sildegapet, Norwegian Sea 62°0′N 5°16′E / 62.000°N 5.267°E / 62.000; 5.267 (Norway) Norway
Island of Barmøya, Sogn og Fjordane 62°0′N 5°18′E / 62.000°N 5.300°E / 62.000; 5.300 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Barmsundet, Norwegian Sea 62°0′N 5°20′E / 62.000°N 5.333°E / 62.000; 5.333 (Norway) Norway
Mainland Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Hedmark 62°0′N 12°13′E / 62.000°N 12.217°E / 62.000; 12.217 (Sweden) Sweden
62°0′N 17°27′E / 62.000°N 17.450°E / 62.000; 17.450 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea 62°0′N 21°17′E / 62.000°N 21.283°E / 62.000; 21.283 (Finland) Finland
62°0′N 30°23′E / 62.000°N 30.383°E / 62.000; 30.383 (Russia) Russia
Passing through Lake Onega
Passing through Yakutsk62°0′N 163°8′E / 62.000°N 163.133°E / 62.000; 163.133 (Sea of Okhotsk) Pacific Ocean Penzhin Bay, Sea of Okhotsk 62°0′N 164°6′E / 62.000°N 164.100°E / 62.000; 164.100 (Russia) Russia
62°0′N 175°11′E / 62.000°N 175.183°E / 62.000; 175.183 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Bering Sea 62°0′N 165°46′W / 62.000°N 165.767°W / 62.000; -165.767 (United States) United States
Alaska 62°0′N 141°0′W / 62.000°N 141.000°W / 62.000; -141.000 (Canada) Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Slave Lake
Nunavut62°0′N 93°8′W / 62.000°N 93.133°W / 62.000; -93.133 (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay
Passing just south of Coats Island, Nunavut,Canada
62°0′N 80°16′W / 62.000°N 80.267°W / 62.000; -80.267 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Mansel Island 62°0′N 79°24′W / 62.000°N 79.400°W / 62.000; -79.400 (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay 62°0′N 78°10′W / 62.000°N 78.167°W / 62.000; -78.167 (Canada) Canada
Quebec - Ungava Peninsula 62°0′N 72°34′W / 62.000°N 72.567°W / 62.000; -72.567 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait 62°0′N 72°17′W / 62.000°N 72.283°W / 62.000; -72.283 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Smooth Island 62°0′N 72°15′W / 62.000°N 72.250°W / 62.000; -72.250 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait 62°0′N 66°44′W / 62.000°N 66.733°W / 62.000; -66.733 (Canada) Canada
Nunavut - Baffin Island 62°0′N 66°6′W / 62.000°N 66.100°W / 62.000; -66.100 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait
Passing just north of Edgell Island, Nunavut,Canada
62°0′N 49°43′W / 62.000°N 49.717°W / 62.000; -49.717 (Greenland) Greenland
62°0′N 42°7′W / 62.000°N 42.117°W / 62.000; -42.117 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 62°0′N 7°0′W / 62.000°N 7.000°W / 62.000; -7.000 (Faroe Islands) Faroe Islands
Islands of Koltur, Streymoy and Nólsoy 62°0′N 6°38′W / 62.000°N 6.633°W / 62.000; -6.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
See also
References
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on October 12, 2019.
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