66th parallel south

The 66th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 66 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 61 km north of the Antarctic Circle. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

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66th parallel south

At this latitude the sun rises on December 13 and does not set again until December 30.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 66° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes
66°0′S 0°0′E Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
66°0′S 20°0′E South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 52°0′E Antarctica Enderby Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 55°45′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 81°36′E Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 82°32′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 87°45′E Antarctica Wilhelm II Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 88°1′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean, passing just south of Drygalski Island
66°0′S 95°30′E Antarctica Queen Mary Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 104°8′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 111°8′E Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 113°52′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 121°18′E Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 121°44′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 129°29′E Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 130°5′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 134°32′E Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 135°21′E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
62°0′S 147°0′E South of the Pacific Ocean
66°0′S 65°21′W Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
66°0′S 60°18′W Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
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See also

References
  1. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=66&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1
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