Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 63° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea 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°8′E / 63.000°N 7.133°E / 63.000; 7.133 (Norway) Norway 63°0′N 12°12′E / 63.000°N 12.200°E / 63.000; 12.200 (Sweden) Sweden 63°0′N 18°39′E / 63.000°N 18.650°E / 63.000; 18.650 (Baltic Sea) Baltic Sea Gulf of Bothnia 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) 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) 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) Hudson Bay Passing just south of Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada 63°0′N 84°55′W / 63.000°N 84.917°W / 63.000; -84.917 (Fisher Strait) Fisher Strait 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) Evans Strait Passing just north of Coats Island, Nunavut, Canada 63°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, Canada 63°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) Frobisher Bay 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) 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
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