78th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 78° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
78°0′N 0°0′E / 78.000°N 0.000°E / 78.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea
78°0′N 13°39′E / 78.000°N 13.650°E / 78.000; 13.650 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island of Spitsbergen
78°0′N 18°25′E / 78.000°N 18.417°E / 78.000; 18.417 (Storfjorden)	Storfjorden
78°0′N 21°8′E / 78.000°N 21.133°E / 78.000; 21.133 (Norway)	Norway	Svalbard - island of Edgeøya
78°0′N 23°16′E / 78.000°N 23.267°E / 78.000; 23.267 (Barents Sea)	Barents Sea
78°0′N 67°48′E / 78.000°N 67.800°E / 78.000; 67.800 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
78°0′N 99°35′E / 78.000°N 99.583°E / 78.000; 99.583 (Russia)	Russia	Severnaya Zemlya - Bolshevik Island
78°0′N 100°23′E / 78.000°N 100.383°E / 78.000; 100.383 (Kara Sea)	Kara Sea
78°0′N 103°24′E / 78.000°N 103.400°E / 78.000; 103.400 (Laptev Sea)	Laptev Sea	Passing just south of Maly Taymyr Island, Russia
78°0′N 123°15′E / 78.000°N 123.250°E / 78.000; 123.250 (Arctic Ocean)	Arctic Ocean
78°0′N 114°43′W / 78.000°N 114.717°W / 78.000; -114.717 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Brock Island
78°0′N 114°19′W / 78.000°N 114.317°W / 78.000; -114.317 (Wilkins Strait)	Wilkins Strait
78°0′N 112°25′W / 78.000°N 112.417°W / 78.000; -112.417 (Canada)	Canada	Northwest Territories - Mackenzie King Island Nunavut - Mackenzie King Island
78°0′N 109°36′W / 78.000°N 109.600°W / 78.000; -109.600 (Prince Gustav Adolf Sea)	Prince Gustav Adolf Sea
78°0′N 105°19′W / 78.000°N 105.317°W / 78.000; -105.317 (Maclean Strait)	Maclean Strait
78°0′N 102°51′W / 78.000°N 102.850°W / 78.000; -102.850 (Danish Strait)	Danish Strait	Passing just north of King Christian Island, Nunavut, Canada
78°0′N 100°47′W / 78.000°N 100.783°W / 78.000; -100.783 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Ellef Ringnes Island
78°0′N 99°2′W / 78.000°N 99.033°W / 78.000; -99.033 (Hassel Sound)	Hassel Sound
78°0′N 97°28′W / 78.000°N 97.467°W / 78.000; -97.467 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Amund Ringnes Island
78°0′N 95°1′W / 78.000°N 95.017°W / 78.000; -95.017 (Norwegian Bay)	Norwegian Bay
78°0′N 87°50′W / 78.000°N 87.833°W / 78.000; -87.833 (Baumann Fiord)	Baumann Fiord
78°0′N 85°24′W / 78.000°N 85.400°W / 78.000; -85.400 (Canada)	Canada	Nunavut - Ellesmere Island
78°0′N 75°48′W / 78.000°N 75.800°W / 78.000; -75.800 (Nares Strait)	Nares Strait
78°0′N 72°18′W / 78.000°N 72.300°W / 78.000; -72.300 (Greenland)	Greenland	Mainland and islands in Jøkelbugten
78°0′N 18°52′W / 78.000°N 18.867°W / 78.000; -18.867 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea