The 71st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arctic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and Civil Twilight during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° north passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇳🇴 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea ! scope="row" | 🇳🇴 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Barents Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kara Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Ob ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Yenisei Gulf ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Laptev Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East Siberian Sea ! scope="row" | 🇷🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Chukchi Sea ! scope="row" | 🇺🇸 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beaufort Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Amundsen Gulf ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | M'Clintock Channel ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Larsen Sound ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boothia ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bernier Bay ! scope="row" | 🇨🇦 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Baffin Bay ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hall Bredning ! scope="row" | 🇬🇱 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇳🇴 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean