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74th parallel north
The
74th parallel
north
is a
circle of latitude
that is 74
degrees north
of the
Earth's
equatorial plane
, in
the Arctic
. It
crosses
the Atlantic
Ocean,
Europe
,
Asia
, the
Arctic Ocean
, and
North America
.
At this
latitude
the sun
is
visible
for
24 hours
, 0
minutes
during the
summer solstice
and
nautical twilight
during the
winter solstice
.
Around
the world
Starting
at the
Prime Meridian
and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° north
passes
through: