Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 60°0′N 0°0′E / 60.000°N 0.000°E / 60.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) North Sea 60°0′N 5°2′E / 60.000°N 5.033°E / 60.000; 5.033 (Norway) Norway Islands of Møkster, Selbjørn, Huftarøy, Reksteren and Tysnesøy, and the mainland
Passing just north of Oslo60°0′N 12°23′E / 60.000°N 12.383°E / 60.000; 12.383 (Sweden) Sweden 60°0′N 18°53′E / 60.000°N 18.883°E / 60.000; 18.883 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 60°0′N 20°8′E / 60.000°N 20.133°E / 60.000; 20.133 (Åland Islands) Åland Islands 60°0′N 20°58′E / 60.000°N 20.967°E / 60.000; 20.967 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea 60°0′N 22°22′E / 60.000°N 22.367°E / 60.000; 22.367 (Finland) Finland 60°0′N 23°56′E / 60.000°N 23.933°E / 60.000; 23.933 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Passing just south of Helsinki, Finland 60°0′N 24°26′E / 60.000°N 24.433°E / 60.000; 24.433 (Finland) Finland Porkkala peninsula 60°0′N 24°30′E / 60.000°N 24.500°E / 60.000; 24.500 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland - passing just south of the island of Gogland, Russia 60°0′N 27°48′E / 60.000°N 27.800°E / 60.000; 27.800 (Russia) Russia Island of Moshchnyy 60°0′N 27°54′E / 60.000°N 27.900°E / 60.000; 27.900 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 60°0′N 29°44′E / 60.000°N 29.733°E / 60.000; 29.733 (Russia) Russia Island of Kotlin (city of Kronstadt) 60°0′N 29°47′E / 60.000°N 29.783°E / 60.000; 29.783 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland 60°0′N 30°5′E / 60.000°N 30.083°E / 60.000; 30.083 (Russia) Russia Passing just north of Saint Petersburg
Passing through Lake Ladoga60°0′N 154°30′E / 60.000°N 154.500°E / 60.000; 154.500 (Sea of Okhotsk) Sea of Okhotsk Shelikhov Gulf 60°0′N 161°28′E / 60.000°N 161.467°E / 60.000; 161.467 (Russia) Russia Kamchatka Peninsula 60°0′N 165°14′E / 60.000°N 165.233°E / 60.000; 165.233 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 60°0′N 166°10′E / 60.000°N 166.167°E / 60.000; 166.167 (Russia) Russia 60°0′N 166°33′E / 60.000°N 166.550°E / 60.000; 166.550 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea Olyutorsky Gulf 60°0′N 170°9′E / 60.000°N 170.150°E / 60.000; 170.150 (Russia) Russia 60°0′N 170°26′E / 60.000°N 170.433°E / 60.000; 170.433 (Bering Sea) Bering Sea 60°0′N 167°8′W / 60.000°N 167.133°W / 60.000; -167.133 (United States) United States Alaska - Nunivak Island 60°0′N 165°39′W / 60.000°N 165.650°W / 60.000; -165.650 (Etolin Strait) Etolin Strait 60°0′N 164°9′W / 60.000°N 164.150°W / 60.000; -164.150 (United States) United States Alaska 60°0′N 152°38′W / 60.000°N 152.633°W / 60.000; -152.633 (Cook Inlet) Cook Inlet 60°0′N 151°44′W / 60.000°N 151.733°W / 60.000; -151.733 (United States) United States Alaska - Kenai Peninsula, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and Montague Island 60°0′N 147°24′W / 60.000°N 147.400°W / 60.000; -147.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 60°0′N 144°24′W / 60.000°N 144.400°W / 60.000; -144.400 (United States) United States Alaska - Wingham Island, Kayak Island and a small section of mainland 60°0′N 143°50′W / 60.000°N 143.833°W / 60.000; -143.833 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Alaska 60°0′N 141°53′W / 60.000°N 141.883°W / 60.000; -141.883 (United States) United States Alaska 60°0′N 139°3′W / 60.000°N 139.050°W / 60.000; -139.050 (Canada) Canada Yukon / British Columbia border
Northwest Territories / British Columbia border
Northwest Territories / Alberta border
Northwest Territories / Saskatchewan border
Northwest Territories / Manitoba border - for about 400m
Nunavut / Manitoba border60°0′N 94°49′W / 60.000°N 94.817°W / 60.000; -94.817 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Passing just north of the Ottawa Islands, Nunavut, Canada 60°0′N 77°17′W / 60.000°N 77.283°W / 60.000; -77.283 (Canada) Canada Quebec 60°0′N 69°46′W / 60.000°N 69.767°W / 60.000; -69.767 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay 60°0′N 65°7′W / 60.000°N 65.117°W / 60.000; -65.117 (Canada) Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador60°0′N 64°9′W / 60.000°N 64.150°W / 60.000; -64.150 Atlantic Ocean Border between the Davis Strait (to the north) and the Labrador Sea (to the south) 60°0′N 44°52′W / 60.000°N 44.867°W / 60.000; -44.867 (Greenland) Greenland 60°0′N 43°9′W / 60.000°N 43.150°W / 60.000; -43.150 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′N 1°21′W / 60.000°N 1.350°W / 60.000; -1.350 (United Kingdom) United Kingdom Scotland - Islands of Mainland and Mousa, Shetland Islands 60°0′N 1°11′W / 60.000°N 1.183°W / 60.000; -1.183 (North Sea) North Sea
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