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66th parallel north

The 66th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 66 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 61 km south of the Arctic Circle. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America.

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66th parallel north
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This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which midnight sun can last all night near the summer solstice.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 2 hours, 47 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
66°0′N 0°0′E / 66.000°N 0.000°E / 66.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 11°50′E / 66.000°N 11.833°E / 66.000; 11.833 (Norwegian Sea) Gåsværfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°0′E / 66.000°N 12.000°E / 66.000; 12.000 (Norway)   Norway Skerries of Steinan, Nordland
66°0′N 12°5′E / 66.000°N 12.083°E / 66.000; 12.083 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Oddfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°8′E / 66.000°N 12.133°E / 66.000; 12.133 (Norway)   Norway Islands and skerries of Vardøya and Ytre Øksningan, Nordland
66°0′N 12°14′E / 66.000°N 12.233°E / 66.000; 12.233 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Øksningssundet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°16′E / 66.000°N 12.267°E / 66.000; 12.267 (Norway)   Norway Hestøya, Nordland
66°0′N 12°17′E / 66.000°N 12.283°E / 66.000; 12.283 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Hestøysundet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°18′E / 66.000°N 12.300°E / 66.000; 12.300 (Norway)   Norway Nord-Herøy, Nordland
66°0′N 12°21′E / 66.000°N 12.350°E / 66.000; 12.350 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Gautholet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°23′E / 66.000°N 12.383°E / 66.000; 12.383 (Norway)   Norway Hjartøya, Nordland
66°0′N 12°24′E / 66.000°N 12.400°E / 66.000; 12.400 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Alstenfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°33′E / 66.000°N 12.550°E / 66.000; 12.550 (Norway)   Norway Alsta, Nordland
66°0′N 12°38′E / 66.000°N 12.633°E / 66.000; 12.633 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Leirfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°42′E / 66.000°N 12.700°E / 66.000; 12.700 (Norway)   Norway Alsta, Nordland
66°0′N 12°54′E / 66.000°N 12.900°E / 66.000; 12.900 (Norwegian Sea) Atlantic Ocean Vefsnfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°57′E / 66.000°N 12.950°E / 66.000; 12.950 (Norway)   Norway Mainland Nordland
66°0′N 14°33′E / 66.000°N 14.550°E / 66.000; 14.550 (Sweden)   Sweden
66°0′N 24°2′E / 66.000°N 24.033°E / 66.000; 24.033 (Finland)   Finland
66°0′N 30°0′E / 66.000°N 30.000°E / 66.000; 30.000 (Russia)   Russia
66°0′N 34°37′E / 66.000°N 34.617°E / 66.000; 34.617 (White Sea) Arctic Ocean White Sea, Barents Sea
66°0′N 40°54′E / 66.000°N 40.900°E / 66.000; 40.900 (Russia)   Russia
66°0′N 179°45′W / 66.000°N 179.750°W / 66.000; -179.750 (Bering Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea
66°0′N 178°52′W / 66.000°N 178.867°W / 66.000; -178.867 (Russia)   Russia Chukchi Peninsula
66°0′N 170°11′W / 66.000°N 170.183°W / 66.000; -170.183 (Bering Strait) Pacific Ocean Bering Strait
66°0′N 166°58′W / 66.000°N 166.967°W / 66.000; -166.967 (United States)   United States Alaska
66°0′N 141°0′W / 66.000°N 141.000°W / 66.000; -141.000 (Canada)   Canada Yukon
Northwest Territories - for about 16 km
Yukon - for about 16 km
Northwest Territories - for about 9 km
Yukon - for about 8 km
Northwest Territories - passing through Great Bear Lake
Nunavut
66°0′N 86°4′W / 66.000°N 86.067°W / 66.000; -86.067 (Roes Welcome Sound) Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay
66°0′N 85°9′W / 66.000°N 85.150°W / 66.000; -85.150 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - White Island
66°0′N 84°53′W / 66.000°N 84.883°W / 66.000; -84.883 (Frozen Strait) Arctic Ocean Frozen Strait
66°0′N 84°22′W / 66.000°N 84.367°W / 66.000; -84.367 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - Vansittart Island
66°0′N 83°52′W / 66.000°N 83.867°W / 66.000; -83.867 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin
66°0′N 83°33′W / 66.000°N 83.550°W / 66.000; -83.550 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - Nunaariatjuaq Island
66°0′N 83°30′W / 66.000°N 83.500°W / 66.000; -83.500 (Foxe Basin) Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin
66°0′N 74°17′W / 66.000°N 74.283°W / 66.000; -74.283 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
66°0′N 67°0′W / 66.000°N 67.000°W / 66.000; -67.000 (Cumberland Sound) Arctic Ocean Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea
66°0′N 65°57′W / 66.000°N 65.950°W / 66.000; -65.950 (Canada)   Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island
66°0′N 61°59′W / 66.000°N 61.983°W / 66.000; -61.983 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait
66°0′N 53°27′W / 66.000°N 53.450°W / 66.000; -53.450 (Greenland)   Greenland Serfartooq
66°0′N 37°50′W / 66.000°N 37.833°W / 66.000; -37.833 (Sermilik) Atlantic Ocean Sermilik, Denmark Strait
66°0′N 35°46′W / 66.000°N 35.767°W / 66.000; -35.767 (Greenland)   Greenland Moroene
66°0′N 35°44′W / 66.000°N 35.733°W / 66.000; -35.733 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait
66°0′N 23°48′W / 66.000°N 23.800°W / 66.000; -23.800 (Iceland)   Iceland Westfjords peninsula
66°0′N 20°29′W / 66.000°N 20.483°W / 66.000; -20.483 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Húnaflói
66°0′N 20°31′W / 66.000°N 20.517°W / 66.000; -20.517 (Iceland)   Iceland Skagaströnd town on Skagi peninsula
66°0′N 19°56′W / 66.000°N 19.933°W / 66.000; -19.933 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Skagafjörður
66°0′N 19°41′W / 66.000°N 19.683°W / 66.000; -19.683 (Iceland)   Iceland Tröllaskagi peninsula
66°0′N 18°47′W / 66.000°N 18.783°W / 66.000; -18.783 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Eyjafjörður by Dalvík town
66°0′N 18°18′W / 66.000°N 18.300°W / 66.000; -18.300 (Iceland)   Iceland Flateyjarskagi og Fjörður peninsula
66°0′N 17°58′W / 66.000°N 17.967°W / 66.000; -17.967 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Skjálfandi
66°0′N 17°33′W / 66.000°N 17.550°W / 66.000; -17.550 (Iceland)   Iceland Tjörnes by Húsavík, exiting by Langanes
66°0′N 14°38′W / 66.000°N 14.633°W / 66.000; -14.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea

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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 66th parallel north news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 66th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 66 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane about 61 km south of the Arctic Circle It crosses the Atlantic Ocean Europe Asia and North America 66 class notpageimage 66th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLThis latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which midnight sun can last all night near the summer solstice At this latitude the sun is visible for 24 hours 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 2 hours 47 minutes during the winter solstice Around the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 66 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or ocean Notes66 0 N 0 0 E 66 000 N 0 000 E 66 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea66 0 N 11 50 E 66 000 N 11 833 E 66 000 11 833 Norwegian Sea Gasvaerfjorden Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 0 E 66 000 N 12 000 E 66 000 12 000 Norway Norway Skerries of Steinan Nordland66 0 N 12 5 E 66 000 N 12 083 E 66 000 12 083 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Oddfjorden Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 8 E 66 000 N 12 133 E 66 000 12 133 Norway Norway Islands and skerries of Vardoya and Ytre Oksningan Nordland66 0 N 12 14 E 66 000 N 12 233 E 66 000 12 233 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Oksningssundet Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 16 E 66 000 N 12 267 E 66 000 12 267 Norway Norway Hestoya Nordland66 0 N 12 17 E 66 000 N 12 283 E 66 000 12 283 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Hestoysundet Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 18 E 66 000 N 12 300 E 66 000 12 300 Norway Norway Nord Heroy Nordland66 0 N 12 21 E 66 000 N 12 350 E 66 000 12 350 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Gautholet Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 23 E 66 000 N 12 383 E 66 000 12 383 Norway Norway Hjartoya Nordland66 0 N 12 24 E 66 000 N 12 400 E 66 000 12 400 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Alstenfjorden Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 33 E 66 000 N 12 550 E 66 000 12 550 Norway Norway Alsta Nordland66 0 N 12 38 E 66 000 N 12 633 E 66 000 12 633 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Leirfjorden Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 42 E 66 000 N 12 700 E 66 000 12 700 Norway Norway Alsta Nordland66 0 N 12 54 E 66 000 N 12 900 E 66 000 12 900 Norwegian Sea Atlantic Ocean Vefsnfjorden Norwegian Sea66 0 N 12 57 E 66 000 N 12 950 E 66 000 12 950 Norway Norway Mainland Nordland66 0 N 14 33 E 66 000 N 14 550 E 66 000 14 550 Sweden Sweden66 0 N 24 2 E 66 000 N 24 033 E 66 000 24 033 Finland Finland66 0 N 30 0 E 66 000 N 30 000 E 66 000 30 000 Russia Russia66 0 N 34 37 E 66 000 N 34 617 E 66 000 34 617 White Sea Arctic Ocean White Sea Barents Sea66 0 N 40 54 E 66 000 N 40 900 E 66 000 40 900 Russia Russia66 0 N 179 45 W 66 000 N 179 750 W 66 000 179 750 Bering Sea Pacific Ocean Gulf of Anadyr Bering Sea66 0 N 178 52 W 66 000 N 178 867 W 66 000 178 867 Russia Russia Chukchi Peninsula66 0 N 170 11 W 66 000 N 170 183 W 66 000 170 183 Bering Strait Pacific Ocean Bering Strait66 0 N 166 58 W 66 000 N 166 967 W 66 000 166 967 United States United States Alaska66 0 N 141 0 W 66 000 N 141 000 W 66 000 141 000 Canada Canada Yukon Northwest Territories for about 16 km Yukon for about 16 km Northwest Territories for about 9 km Yukon for about 8 km Northwest Territories passing through Great Bear Lake Nunavut66 0 N 86 4 W 66 000 N 86 067 W 66 000 86 067 Roes Welcome Sound Arctic Ocean Roes Welcome Sound Hudson Bay66 0 N 85 9 W 66 000 N 85 150 W 66 000 85 150 Canada Canada Nunavut White Island66 0 N 84 53 W 66 000 N 84 883 W 66 000 84 883 Frozen Strait Arctic Ocean Frozen Strait66 0 N 84 22 W 66 000 N 84 367 W 66 000 84 367 Canada Canada Nunavut Vansittart Island66 0 N 83 52 W 66 000 N 83 867 W 66 000 83 867 Foxe Basin Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin66 0 N 83 33 W 66 000 N 83 550 W 66 000 83 550 Canada Canada Nunavut Nunaariatjuaq Island66 0 N 83 30 W 66 000 N 83 500 W 66 000 83 500 Foxe Basin Arctic Ocean Foxe Basin66 0 N 74 17 W 66 000 N 74 283 W 66 000 74 283 Canada Canada Nunavut Baffin Island66 0 N 67 0 W 66 000 N 67 000 W 66 000 67 000 Cumberland Sound Arctic Ocean Cumberland Sound Labrador Sea66 0 N 65 57 W 66 000 N 65 950 W 66 000 65 950 Canada Canada Nunavut Baffin Island66 0 N 61 59 W 66 000 N 61 983 W 66 000 61 983 Davis Strait Arctic Ocean Davis Strait66 0 N 53 27 W 66 000 N 53 450 W 66 000 53 450 Greenland Greenland Serfartooq66 0 N 37 50 W 66 000 N 37 833 W 66 000 37 833 Sermilik Atlantic Ocean Sermilik Denmark Strait66 0 N 35 46 W 66 000 N 35 767 W 66 000 35 767 Greenland Greenland Moroene66 0 N 35 44 W 66 000 N 35 733 W 66 000 35 733 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait66 0 N 23 48 W 66 000 N 23 800 W 66 000 23 800 Iceland Iceland Westfjords peninsula66 0 N 20 29 W 66 000 N 20 483 W 66 000 20 483 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Hunafloi66 0 N 20 31 W 66 000 N 20 517 W 66 000 20 517 Iceland Iceland Skagastrond town on Skagi peninsula66 0 N 19 56 W 66 000 N 19 933 W 66 000 19 933 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Skagafjordur66 0 N 19 41 W 66 000 N 19 683 W 66 000 19 683 Iceland Iceland Trollaskagi peninsula66 0 N 18 47 W 66 000 N 18 783 W 66 000 18 783 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Eyjafjordur by Dalvik town66 0 N 18 18 W 66 000 N 18 300 W 66 000 18 300 Iceland Iceland Flateyjarskagi og Fjordur peninsula66 0 N 17 58 W 66 000 N 17 967 W 66 000 17 967 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Skjalfandi66 0 N 17 33 W 66 000 N 17 550 W 66 000 17 550 Iceland Iceland Tjornes by Husavik exiting by Langanes66 0 N 14 38 W 66 000 N 14 633 W 66 000 14 633 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea Norwegian SeaSee also Edit65th parallel north 67th parallel north Arctic Circle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 66th parallel north amp oldid 1015176718, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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