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80th parallel north

The 80th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 80° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
80°0′N 0°0′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark			name=Prime Meridian }}	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
0|N|15|58|E|type:country			name=Norway }}	Norway	Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
80°0′N 16°33′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|16|33|E|type:waterbody			name=Atlantic Ocean }}	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
0|N|18|38|E|type:country			name=Norway }}	Norway	Svalbard - island of Nordaustlandet
80°0′N 27°10′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|27|10|E|type:waterbody			name=Barents Sea }}	Barents Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Storøya and Kvitøya, Svalbard, Norway Passing just south of Victoria Island, Russia
0|N|50|34|E|type:country			name=Russia }}	Russia	Franz Josef Land - Northbrook Island
80°0′N 51°12′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|51|12|E|type:waterbody			name=Barents Sea }}	Barents Sea
0|N|58|47|E|type:country			name=Russia }}	Russia	Franz Josef Land - Salm Island
80°0′N 60°0′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|60|0|E|type:waterbody			name=Barents Sea }}	Barents Sea
80°0′N 66°13′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|66|13|E|type:waterbody			name=Kara Sea }}	Kara Sea
0|N|91|18|E|type:country			name=Russia }}	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya - Pioneer Island and October Revolution Island
80°0′N 99°20′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|99|20|E|type:waterbody			name=Laptev Sea }}	Laptev Sea
80°0′N 105°40′E{{#coordinates:80|0|N|105|40|E|type:waterbody			name=Arctic Ocean }}	Arctic Ocean
0|N|100|9|W|type:country			name=Canada }}	Canada	Nunavut - Meighen Island
80°0′N 98°45′W{{#coordinates:80|0|N|98|45|W|type:waterbody			name=Sverdrup Channel }}	Sverdrup Channel
0|N|96|37|W|type:country			name=Canada }}	Canada	Nunavut - Axel Heiberg Island
80°0′N 87°9′W{{#coordinates:80|0|N|87|9|W|type:waterbody			name=Eureka Sound }}	Eureka Sound
0|N|86|12|W|type:country			name=Canada }}	Canada	Nunavut - Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island
80°0′N 82°44′W{{#coordinates:80|0|N|82|44|W|type:waterbody			name=Cañon Fiord }}	Cañon Fiord
0|N|82|1|W|type:country			name=Canada }}	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
80°0′N 70°40′W{{#coordinates:80|0|N|70|40|W|type:waterbody			name=Nares Strait }}	Nares Strait
0|N|65|3|W|type:country			name=Greenland }}	Greenland
80°0′N 17°9′W{{#coordinates:80|0|N|17|9|W|type:waterbody			name=Atlantic Ocean }}	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea

See also

• 79th parallel north
• 81st parallel north