82nd parallel north

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.

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82nd parallel north

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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