74th parallel north

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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.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° north passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
74°0′N 0°0′E / 74.000°N 0.000°E / 74.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
Atlantic Ocean
Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea
74°0′N 19°48′E / 74.000°N 19.800°E / 74.000; 19.800 (Barents Sea)
Barents Sea
74°0′N 54°35′E / 74.000°N 54.583°E / 74.000; 54.583 (Russia)
Russia
Novaya Zemlya - Severny Island
74°0′N 58°17′E / 74.000°N 58.283°E / 74.000; 58.283 (Kara Sea)
Kara Sea
74°0′N 83°52′E / 74.000°N 83.867°E / 74.000; 83.867 (Russia)
Russia
Rastorguyev Island
74°0′N 84°18′E / 74.000°N 84.300°E / 74.000; 84.300 (Kara Sea)
Kara Sea
Pyasino Gulf
74°0′N 86°49′E / 74.000°N 86.817°E / 74.000; 86.817 (Russia)
Russia
Taymyr Peninsula, passing through Lake Taymyr
74°0′N 111°31′E / 74.000°N 111.517°E / 74.000; 111.517 (Laptev Sea)
Laptev Sea
Passing just south of Bolshoy Begichev Island, Russia
74°0′N 135°55′E / 74.000°N 135.917°E / 74.000; 135.917 (Russia)
Russia
New Siberian Islands - Stolbovoy Island
74°0′N 136°13′E / 74.000°N 136.217°E / 74.000; 136.217 (Laptev Sea)
Laptev Sea
74°0′N 140°19′E / 74.000°N 140.317°E / 74.000; 140.317 (Russia)
Russia
New Siberian Islands - Little Lyakhovsky Island
74°0′N 141°2′E / 74.000°N 141.033°E / 74.000; 141.033 (East Siberian Sea)
East Siberian Sea
74°0′N 169°43′E / 74.000°N 169.717°E / 74.000; 169.717 (Arctic Ocean)
Arctic Ocean
74°0′N 138°42′W / 74.000°N 138.700°W / 74.000; -138.700 (Beaufort Sea)
Beaufort Sea
74°0′N 124°18′W / 74.000°N 124.300°W / 74.000; -124.300 (Canada)
Canada
Northwest Territories - Banks Island
74°0′N 116°36′W / 74.000°N 116.600°W / 74.000; -116.600 (Viscount Melville Sound)
Viscount Melville Sound
74°0′N 98°55′W / 74.000°N 98.917°W / 74.000; -98.917 (Canada)
Canada
Nunavut - Russell Island
74°0′N 97°44′W / 74.000°N 97.733°W / 74.000; -97.733 (Parry Channel)
Parry Channel
74°0′N 95°11′W / 74.000°N 95.183°W / 74.000; -95.183 (Canada)
Canada
Nunavut - Somerset Island
74°0′N 91°1′W / 74.000°N 91.017°W / 74.000; -91.017 (Parry Channel)
Parry Channel
74°0′N 90°3′W / 74.000°N 90.050°W / 74.000; -90.050 (Canada)
Canada
Nunavut - Prince Leopold Island
74°0′N 89°57′W / 74.000°N 89.950°W / 74.000; -89.950 (Lancaster Sound)
Lancaster Sound
74°0′N 79°0′W / 74.000°N 79.000°W / 74.000; -79.000 (Baffin Bay)
Baffin Bay
74°0′N 56°31′W / 74.000°N 56.517°W / 74.000; -56.517 (Greenland)
Greenland
Ikermiorsuaq
74°0′N 24°36′W / 74.000°N 24.600°W / 74.000; -24.600 (Greenland)
Greenland
Waltershausen Glacier
74°0′N 21°6′W / 74.000°N 21.100°W / 74.000; -21.100 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean
Greenland Sea
See also
- 73rd parallel north
- 75th parallel north
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