62nd parallel north

The 62nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 62 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

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62nd parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 19 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 5 hours, 9 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 62° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
62°0′N 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°0′E	Norway	Island of Vågsøy, Sogn og Fjordane
62°0′N 5°9′E	Atlantic Ocean	Sildegapet, Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°16′E	Norway	Island of Barmøya, Sogn og Fjordane
62°0′N 5°18′E	Atlantic Ocean	Barmsundet, Norwegian Sea
62°0′N 5°20′E	Norway	Mainland Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Hedmark
62°0′N 12°13′E	Sweden
62°0′N 17°27′E	Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea
62°0′N 21°17′E	Finland
62°0′N 30°23′E	Russia	Passing through Lake Onega
62°0′N 163°8′E	Pacific Ocean	Penzhin Bay, Sea of Okhotsk
62°0′N 164°6′E	Russia
62°0′N 175°11′E	Pacific Ocean	Bering Sea
62°0′N 165°46′W	United States	Alaska
62°0′N 141°0′W	Canada	Yukon Northwest Territories - passing through the Great Slave Lake Nunavut
62°0′N 93°8′W	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Bay Passing just south of Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada
62°0′N 80°16′W	Canada	Nunavut - Mansel Island
62°0′N 79°24′W	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Bay
62°0′N 78°10′W	Canada	Quebec - Ungava Peninsula
62°0′N 72°34′W	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Strait
62°0′N 72°17′W	Canada	Nunavut - Smooth Island
62°0′N 72°15′W	Arctic Ocean	Hudson Strait
62°0′N 66°44′W	Canada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
62°0′N 66°6′W	Arctic Ocean	Davis Strait Passing just north of Edgell Island, Nunavut, Canada
62°0′N 49°43′W	Greenland
62°0′N 42°7′W	Atlantic Ocean
62°0′N 7°0′W	Faroe Islands	Islands of Koltur, Streymoy and Nólsoy
62°0′N 6°38′W	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea

See also

• 61st parallel north
• 63rd parallel north