This article contains a list of notable circles of latitude on Earth .
Day length for any latitude, and sunrise and sunset times on any longitude, can be calculated for any date using, for example, the sunrise equation. Online calculators are also available, such as from NOAA .[1]
Northern Hemisphere Latitude Geographic crossings Settlement crossings Political boundaries Other 90°N North Pole 89°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 88°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 87°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 86°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 85°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 84°N Lies entirely in the Arctic Ocean 83°N 83°0′N 77°25′W / 83.000°N 77.417°W / 83.000; -77.417 (Canada ) – Ellesmere Island , Nunavut , Canada83°0′N 46°39′W / 83.000°N 46.650°W / 83.000; -46.650 (Greenland ) – Sverdrup Island , Greenland83°0′N 46°13′W / 83.000°N 46.217°W / 83.000; -46.217 (Lincoln Sea ) – Mascart Sound , Greenland83°0′N 43°45′W / 83.000°N 43.750°W / 83.000; -43.750 (Greenland ) – Nansen Land , Greenland83°0′N 41°33′W / 83.000°N 41.550°W / 83.000; -41.550 (Lincoln Sea ) – Thomas Thomsen Fjord , Greenland83°0′N 41°19′W / 83.000°N 41.317°W / 83.000; -41.317 (Greenland ) – Borup Island , Greenland83°0′N 40°38′W / 83.000°N 40.633°W / 83.000; -40.633 (Lincoln Sea ) – Adolf Jensen Fjord , Greenland83°0′N 39°45′W / 83.000°N 39.750°W / 83.000; -39.750 (Greenland ) – MacMillan Island , Greenland83°0′N 39°43′W / 83.000°N 39.717°W / 83.000; -39.717 (Lincoln Sea ) – De Long Fjord , Greenland83°0′N 36°47′W / 83.000°N 36.783°W / 83.000; -36.783 (Greenland ) – Amundsen Land , Greenland83°0′N 33°20′W / 83.000°N 33.333°W / 83.000; -33.333 (Lincoln Sea ) – Frederick E. Hyde Fjord , Greenland83°0′N 28°40′W / 83.000°N 28.667°W / 83.000; -28.667 (Greenland ) – Hans Egede Land , Greenland 82°N 83°0′N 77°25′W / 83.000°N 77.417°W / 83.000; -77.417 (Canada ) – Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada82°0′N 62°34′W / 82.000°N 62.567°W / 82.000; -62.567 (Nares Strait ) – Nares Strait 82°0′N 59°59′W / 82.000°N 59.983°W / 82.000; -59.983 (Greenland ) – Nyeboe Land , Greenland82°0′N 54°13′W / 82.000°N 54.217°W / 82.000; -54.217 (Sherard Osborn Fjord ) – St George Fjord , Greenland82°0′N 52°43′W / 82.000°N 52.717°W / 82.000; -52.717 (Greenland ) – Hendrik Island , Greenland82°0′N 51°34′W / 82.000°N 51.567°W / 82.000; -51.567 (Sherard Osborn Fjord ) – Sherard Osborn Fjord , Greenland82°0′N 49°0′W / 82.000°N 49.000°W / 82.000; -49.000 (Greenland ) – Wulff Land , Greenland82°0′N 46°31′W / 82.000°N 46.517°W / 82.000; -46.517 (Victoria Fjord ) – Victoria Fjord , Greenland82°0′N 32°26′W / 82.000°N 32.433°W / 82.000; -32.433 (Greenland ) – Christian Erichsen Ice Cap , Greenland82°0′N 29°57′W / 82.000°N 29.950°W / 82.000; -29.950 (Independence Fjord ) – Independence Fjord , Greenland82°0′N 24°48′W / 82.000°N 24.800°W / 82.000; -24.800 (Greenland ) – Cape Peter Henrik , Greenland82°0′N 23°55′W / 82.000°N 23.917°W / 82.000; -23.917 (Independence Fjord ) – Hagen Fjord , Greenland82°0′N 23°10′W / 82.000°N 23.167°W / 82.000; -23.167 (Greenland ) – Cape Rigsdagen , Greenland82°0′N 21°18′W / 82.000°N 21.300°W / 82.000; -21.300 (Greenland ) – Princess Thyra Island , Greenland82°0′N 20°17′W / 82.000°N 20.283°W / 82.000; -20.283 (Greenland ) – Princess Margaret Island , Greenland 81°N 81°0′N 38°0′E / 81.000°N 38.000°E / 81.000; 38.000 (Arctic Ocean ) – Queen Victoria Sea , Arctic Ocean81°0′N 54°27′E / 81.000°N 54.450°E / 81.000; 54.450 (Russia ) – Franz Josef Land , Russia81°0′N 93°45′E / 81.000°N 93.750°E / 81.000; 93.750 (Russia ) – Komsomolets Island , Severnaya Zemlya , Russia81°0′N 95°16′W / 81.000°N 95.267°W / 81.000; -95.267 (Canada ) – Axel Heiberg Island , Nunavut, Canada81°0′N 91°38′W / 81.000°N 91.633°W / 81.000; -91.633 (Nansen Sound ) – Nansen Sound , Canada81°0′N 66°52′W / 81.000°N 66.867°W / 81.000; -66.867 (Nares Strait ) – Nares Strait , Canada81°0′N 61°25′W / 81.000°N 61.417°W / 81.000; -61.417 (Greenland ) – Petermann Glacier , Greenland81°0′N 19°5′W / 81.000°N 19.083°W / 81.000; -19.083 (Greenland ) – Romer Lake , Greenland 1°N Equatorial Guinea and Gabon [2]
Northern Hemisphere [ edit ] Equator [ edit ] The equator , a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid , such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres. On Earth, it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude .
Southern Hemisphere [ edit ] References [ edit ]