63rd parallel north
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The 63rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 63 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 20 hours, 19 minutes during the summer solstice and 4 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice. If the latitude in the northern hemisphere is 63º26' or smaller, it is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of September.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 63° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 63°0′N 0°0′E / 63.000°N 0.000°E / 63.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 7°11′E / 63.000°N 7.183°E / 63.000; 7.183 (Norway) Norway Skerries of, and Møre og Romsdal proper 63°0′N 7°18′E / 63.000°N 7.300°E / 63.000; 7.300 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Lauvøyfjorden, Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 7°23′E / 63.000°N 7.383°E / 63.000; 7.383 (Norway) Norway Averøy, Møre og Romsdal 63°0′N 7°43′E / 63.000°N 7.717°E / 63.000; 7.717 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Kvernesfjorden, Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 7°53′E / 63.000°N 7.883°E / 63.000; 7.883 (Norway) Norway Aspøya, Møre og Romsdal 63°0′N 7°57′E / 63.000°N 7.950°E / 63.000; 7.950 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Tingvollfjorden, Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 8°3′E / 63.000°N 8.050°E / 63.000; 8.050 (Norway) Norway Tingvoll, Møre og Romsdal proper 63°0′N 8°15′E / 63.000°N 8.250°E / 63.000; 8.250 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Trongfjorden, Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 8°20′E / 63.000°N 8.333°E / 63.000; 8.333 (Norway) Norway Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal 63°0′N 8°30′E / 63.000°N 8.500°E / 63.000; 8.500 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Hamnesfjorden, Norwegian Sea 63°0′N 8°32′E / 63.000°N 8.533°E / 63.000; 8.533 (Norway) Norway Møre og Romsdal, Trøndelag 63°0′N 12°12′E / 63.000°N 12.200°E / 63.000; 12.200 (Sweden) Sweden Mainland and Ulvön Island 63°0′N 18°39′E / 63.000°N 18.650°E / 63.000; 18.650 (Baltic Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea 63°0′N 21°7′E / 63.000°N 21.117°E / 63.000; 21.117 (Finland) Finland 63°0′N 31°30′E / 63.000°N 31.500°E / 63.000; 31.500 (Russia) Russia 63°0′N 179°15′E / 63.000°N 179.250°E / 63.000; 179.250 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Bering Sea 63°0′N 169°46′W / 63.000°N 169.767°W / 63.000; -169.767 (United States) United States Alaska - St. Lawrence Island 63°0′N 169°33′W / 63.000°N 169.550°W / 63.000; -169.550 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Bering Sea 63°0′N 164°43′W / 63.000°N 164.717°W / 63.000; -164.717 (United States) United States Alaska 63°0′N 141°0′W / 63.000°N 141.000°W / 63.000; -141.000 (Canada) Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut63°0′N 90°42′W / 63.000°N 90.700°W / 63.000; -90.700 (Hudson Bay) Arctic Ocean Hudson Bay
Passing just south of Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada63°0′N 84°55′W / 63.000°N 84.917°W / 63.000; -84.917 (Fisher Strait) Fisher Strait, Hudson Bay 63°0′N 82°43′W / 63.000°N 82.717°W / 63.000; -82.717 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Bencas Island 63°0′N 82°41′W / 63.000°N 82.683°W / 63.000; -82.683 (Evans Strait) Arctic Ocean Evans Strait, Hudson Bay
Passing just north of Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada63°0′N 81°50′W / 63.000°N 81.833°W / 63.000; -81.833 (Hudson Bay) Hudson Bay 63°0′N 78°30′W / 63.000°N 78.500°W / 63.000; -78.500 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait
Passing just south of Nottingham Island, Nunavut, Canada63°0′N 71°12′W / 63.000°N 71.200°W / 63.000; -71.200 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island 63°0′N 67°28′W / 63.000°N 67.467°W / 63.000; -67.467 (Frobisher Bay) Arctic Ocean Frobisher Bay, Davis Strait 63°0′N 66°54′W / 63.000°N 66.900°W / 63.000; -66.900 (Canada) Canada Nunavut - Chase Island and Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island 63°0′N 64°45′W / 63.000°N 64.750°W / 63.000; -64.750 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 63°0′N 50°30′W / 63.000°N 50.500°W / 63.000; -50.500 (Greenland) Greenland 63°0′N 41°28′W / 63.000°N 41.467°W / 63.000; -41.467 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing 32 km south of Surtsey, Iceland
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