82nd parallel north

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The 82nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 82 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It passes through the Arctic Ocean and North America. At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours during the summer solstice and astronomical twilight during the winter solstice. The world's northernmost continuously-inhabited settlement is the weather station and military facility of Alert in Nunavut.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 82ยฐ north passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Nares Strait ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | St George Fjord ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sherard Osborn Fjord ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Victoria Fjord ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Independence Fjord ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hagen Fjord ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean ! scope="row" | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arctic Ocean

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