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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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