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{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}
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The '''71st parallel north''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 71 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[true north|north]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|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:

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates
! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Norwegian Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|23|51|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Islands of [[Rolvsøy, Finnmark|Rolvsøy]], [[Havøya]], [[Måsøya]], [[Magerøya]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|26|8|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Barents Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|27|15|E|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| [[Nordkinn Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|28|26|E|type:waterbody|name=Barents Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Barents Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|53|0|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Novaya Zemlya]] - islands of [[Mezhdusharskiy Island|Mezhdusharskiy]] and [[Yuzhny Island|Yuzhny]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|56|40|E|type:waterbody|name=Kara Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Kara Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|66|41|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Yamal Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|72|35|E|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Ob}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Ob]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|73|48|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Gydan Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|82|12|E|type:waterbody|name=Yenisei Gulf}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Yenisei Gulf]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|83|24|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|130|15|E|type:waterbody|name=Laptev Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Laptev Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Buor-Khaya Gulf]]
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|131|46|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|[[Yana-Indigirka Lowland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|152|7|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|154|50|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
|[[Kolyma Lowland]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|158|8|E|type:waterbody|name=East Siberian Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[East Siberian Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|178|37|E|type:country|name=Russia}}
! scope="row" | {{RUS}}
| [[Wrangel Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|178|14|W|type:waterbody|name=Chukchi Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Chukchi Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|157|23|W|type:country|name=United States}}
! scope="row" | {{USA}}
| [[Alaska]] - [[Alaska North Slope|North Slope]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|154|35|W|type:waterbody|name=Beaufort Sea}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Beaufort Sea]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|127|19|W|type:waterbody|name=Amundsen Gulf}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Amundsen Gulf]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of [[Banks Island]], [[Northwest Territories]], {{CAN}}
|-valign="top"
| {{Coord|71|0|N|118|24|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Northwest Territories]] - [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island]]<br/> [[Nunavut]] - [[Victoria Island (Canada)|Victoria Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|104|24|W|type:waterbody|name=M'Clintock Channel}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[M'Clintock Channel]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|99|15|W|type:waterbody|name=Larsen Sound}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Larsen Sound]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|96|28|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Boothia Peninsula]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|92|52|W|type:waterbody|name=Gulf of Boothia}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Gulf of Boothia]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|89|15|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Baffin Island]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|88|21|W|type:waterbody|name=Bernier Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bernier Bay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|87|17|W|type:country|name=Canada}}
! scope="row" | {{CAN}}
| [[Nunavut]] - [[Baffin Island]], [[Sillem Island]] and [[Baffin Island]] again
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|70|34|W|type:waterbody|name=Baffin Bay}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Baffin Bay]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|52|30|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Uummannaq Fjord]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|24|45|W|type:waterbody|name=Scoresby Sund}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Hall Bredning]] 
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|23|0|W|type:country|name=Greenland}}
! scope="row" | {{GRL}}
| [[Jameson Land]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|21|46|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Greenland Sea]]
|-
| {{Coord|71|0|N|8|30|W|type:country|name=Norway}}
! scope="row" | {{NOR}}
| Island of [[Jan Mayen]]
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|71|0|N|8|6|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Norwegian Sea]]
|}

==See also==
*[[70th parallel north]]
*[[72nd parallel north]]
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[[Category:Circles of latitude|n71]]
[[Category:Geography of the Arctic]]