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Relatively few people live north of the Arctic Circle due to the Arctic climate. The three largest communities above the Arctic Circle are situated in Russia: Murmansk (population 325,100), Norilsk (135,000), and Vorkuta (85,000). Tromsø (in Norway) has about 68,000 inhabitants and Bodø 47,000. In contrast, the largest North American community north of the circle, Sisimiut (Greenland), has approximately 5,000 inhabitants, while between Canada and the USA, Barrow, Alaska is the largest settlement with circa 4,000 inhabitants. Rovaniemi (in Finland), which lies slightly south of the line, has a population of approximately 58,000, and is the largest settlement in the immediate vicinity of the Arctic Circle. Among the people of the Arctic, the Norwegians have the easiest climate, with most ports in North Norway remaining ice-free all the year as a result of the Gulf Stream.

The Arctic Circle passes through the Arctic Ocean, the Scandinavian Peninsula, North Asia, Northern America and Greenland. The land on the Arctic Circle is divided among eight countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Iceland (where it passes through the small offshore island of Grímsey).

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the Arctic Circle passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
66°34′N 000°00′E / 66.567°N 0°E / 66.567; 0 (01 Prime Meridian) Arctic Ocean Norwegian Sea
66°34′N 012°48′E / 66.567°N 12.8°E / 66.567; 12.8 (02 Nordland County, Norway) Norway Nordland County
66°34′N 015°31′E / 66.567°N 15.517°E / 66.567; 15.517 (03 Norrbotten County, Sweden) Sweden Norrbotten County
66°34′N 023°51′E / 66.567°N 23.85°E / 66.567; 23.85 (04 Lapland Province, Finland) Finland Lapland Region
66°34′N 029°28′E / 66.567°N 29.467°E / 66.567; 29.467 (05 Karelia & Murmansk, Russia) Russia Republic of Karelia
Murmansk Oblast
Karelia again
Murmansk again
66°34′N 033°25′E / 66.567°N 33.417°E / 66.567; 33.417 (06 Kandalaksha Gulf, White Sea) White Sea Kandalaksha Gulf
66°34′N 034°28′E / 66.567°N 34.467°E / 66.567; 34.467 (07 Murmansk Oblast, Russia) Russia Murmansk Oblast – for about 7 km (4.3 mi)
66°34′N 034°38′E / 66.567°N 34.633°E / 66.567; 34.633 (08 Kandalaksha Gulf, White Sea) White Sea Kandalaksha Gulf
66°34′N 035°00′E / 66.567°N 35°E / 66.567; 35 (09 Murmansk Oblast, Kola Peninsula, Russia) Russia Murmansk Oblast (Kola Peninsula)
66°34′N 040°42′E / 66.567°N 40.7°E / 66.567; 40.7 (10 White Sea) White Sea
66°34′N 044°23′E / 66.567°N 44.383°E / 66.567; 44.383 (11 Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Komi Republic & Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia) Russia Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Komi Republic
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
66°34′N 071°05′E / 66.567°N 71.083°E / 66.567; 71.083 (12 Gulf of Ob) Gulf of Ob
66°34′N 072°27′E / 66.567°N 72.45°E / 66.567; 72.45 (13 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Sakha Republic & Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia) Russia Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Sakha Republic
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
66°34′N 171°01′W / 66.567°N 171.017°W / 66.567; -171.017 (14 Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea
66°34′N 164°38′W / 66.567°N 164.633°W / 66.567; -164.633 (15 Seward Peninsula, Alaska, United States) United States Alaska (Seward Peninsula)
66°34′N 163°44′W / 66.567°N 163.733°W / 66.567; -163.733 (18 Kotzebue Sound, Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Kotzebue Sound
66°34′N 161°56′W / 66.567°N 161.933°W / 66.567; -161.933 (17 Selawik Lake, Alaska, United States) United States Alaska – passing through Selawik Lake
66°34′N 141°00′W / 66.567°N 141°W / 66.567; -141 (18 Yukon, Northwest Territories & Nunavut, Canada) Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories – passing through the Great Bear Lake
Nunavut
66°34′N 082°59′W / 66.567°N 82.983°W / 66.567; -82.983 (19 Foxe Basin, Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay Foxe Basin
66°34′N 073°25′W / 66.567°N 73.417°W / 66.567; -73.417 (20 Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada) Canada Nunavut (Baffin Island – passing through Nettilling Lake)
66°34′N 061°24′W / 66.567°N 61.4°W / 66.567; -61.4 (21 Davis Strait, Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Davis Strait
66°34′N 053°16′W / 66.567°N 53.267°W / 66.567; -53.267 (22 Greenland) Greenland
66°34′N 034°09′W / 66.567°N 34.15°W / 66.567; -34.15 (23 Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea
66°34′N 018°01′W / 66.567°N 18.017°W / 66.567; -18.017 (24 Grímsey, Iceland) Iceland Island of Grímsey
66°34′N 017°59′W / 66.567°N 17.983°W / 66.567; -17.983 (25 Greenland Sea & Norwegian Sea, Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea

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