66th parallel south

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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.

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 rises on December 13 and does not set again until December 30.

Around the world

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

Coordinates	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

See also

• 65th parallel south
• 67th parallel south