68th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
68°0′N 0°0′E / 68.000°N 0.000°E / 68.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
68°0′N 12°57′E / 68.000°N 12.950°E / 68.000; 12.950 (Norway)	Norway	Island of Moskenesøya
68°0′N 13°14′E / 68.000°N 13.233°E / 68.000; 13.233 (Vestfjord)	Vestfjorden
68°0′N 15°6′E / 68.000°N 15.100°E / 68.000; 15.100 (Norway)	Norway	Islands of Engeløya, Lundøya and Finnøya, and the mainland (Nordland)
68°0′N 17°1′E / 68.000°N 17.017°E / 68.000; 17.017 (Sweden)	Sweden
68°0′N 17°48′E / 68.000°N 17.800°E / 68.000; 17.800 (Norway)	Norway	For about 5km
68°0′N 17°56′E / 68.000°N 17.933°E / 68.000; 17.933 (Sweden)	Sweden
68°0′N 23°33′E / 68.000°N 23.550°E / 68.000; 23.550 (Finland)	Finland
68°0′N 29°25′E / 68.000°N 29.417°E / 68.000; 29.417 (Russia)	Russia	Kola Peninsula
68°0′N 39°58′E / 68.000°N 39.967°E / 68.000; 39.967 (White Sea)	White Sea
68°0′N 44°14′E / 68.000°N 44.233°E / 68.000; 44.233 (Russia)	Russia	Kanin Peninsula
68°0′N 46°33′E / 68.000°N 46.550°E / 68.000; 46.550 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
68°0′N 49°43′E / 68.000°N 49.717°E / 68.000; 49.717 (Russia)	Russia
68°0′N 73°7′E / 68.000°N 73.117°E / 68.000; 73.117 (Gulf of Ob)	Gulf of Ob
68°0′N 74°48′E / 68.000°N 74.800°E / 68.000; 74.800 (Russia)	Russia
68°0′N 176°31′W / 68.000°N 176.517°W / 68.000; -176.517 (Chukchi Sea)	Chukchi Sea
68°0′N 165°15′W / 68.000°N 165.250°W / 68.000; -165.250 (United States)	United States	Alaska
68°0′N 141°0′W / 68.000°N 141.000°W / 68.000; -141.000 (Canada)	Canada	Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
68°0′N 115°7′W / 68.000°N 115.117°W / 68.000; -115.117 (Coronation Gulf)	Coronation Gulf	Passing just north of the Couper, Berens and Lawford Islands, Nunavut, Canada Passing just north of Hepburn Island, Nunavut, Canada Passing just south of the Jameson Islands, Nunavut, Canada
68°0′N 110°9′W / 68.000°N 110.150°W / 68.000; -110.150 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut
68°0′N 110°0′W / 68.000°N 110.000°W / 68.000; -110.000 (Bathurst Inlet)	Bathurst Inlet
68°0′N 109°26′W / 68.000°N 109.433°W / 68.000; -109.433 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Chapman Islands
68°0′N 109°0′W / 68.000°N 109.000°W / 68.000; -109.000 (Bathurst Inlet)	Bathurst Inlet	Passing just north of Lewes Island, Nunavut, Canada Fishers Island, Nunavut, Canada
68°0′N 107°53′W / 68.000°N 107.883°W / 68.000; -107.883 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut
68°0′N 103°17′W / 68.000°N 103.283°W / 68.000; -103.283 (Queen Maud Gulf)	Queen Maud Gulf
68°0′N 98°59′W / 68.000°N 98.983°W / 68.000; -98.983 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - O'Reilly Island, Klutschak Peninsula and Adelaide Peninsula
68°0′N 96°6′W / 68.000°N 96.100°W / 68.000; -96.100 (Chantrey Inlet)	Chantrey Inlet
68°0′N 95°25′W / 68.000°N 95.417°W / 68.000; -95.417 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut
68°0′N 88°20′W / 68.000°N 88.333°W / 68.000; -88.333 (Committee Bay)	Committee Bay
68°0′N 86°48′W / 68.000°N 86.800°W / 68.000; -86.800 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Wales Island and Melville Peninsula
68°0′N 82°9′W / 68.000°N 82.150°W / 68.000; -82.150 (Foxe Basin)	Foxe Basin
68°0′N 77°2′W / 68.000°N 77.033°W / 68.000; -77.033 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Prince Charles Island, Air Force Island and Baffin Island
68°0′N 64°46′W / 68.000°N 64.767°W / 68.000; -64.767 (Davis Strait)	Davis Strait
68°0′N 53°47′W / 68.000°N 53.783°W / 68.000; -53.783 (Greenland)	Greenland
68°0′N 32°7′W / 68.000°N 32.117°W / 68.000; -32.117 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea