74th parallel north explained

The 74th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 74 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 nautical twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
Barents Sea
Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
Kara Sea
Rastorguyev Island
Kara SeaPyasina Bay
Taymyr Peninsula, passing through Lake Taymyr
Laptev SeaPassing just south of Bolshoy Begichev Island,
New Siberian Islands - Stolbovoy Island
Laptev Sea
New Siberian Islands - Little Lyakhovsky Island
East Siberian Sea
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Northwest Territories - Banks Island
Viscount Melville Sound
Nunavut - Russell Island
Parry Channel
Nunavut - Somerset Island
Parry Channel
Nunavut - Prince Leopold Island
Lancaster Sound
Baffin Bay
Ikermiorsuaq
Waltershausen Glacier
Atlantic OceanGreenland Sea

See also