The meridian 66° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

Line across the Earth
66°
66th meridian east

The 66th meridian east forms a great circle with the 114th meridian west.

From Pole to Pole

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Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 66th meridian east passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 66°0′E / 90.000°N 66.000°E / 90.000; 66.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land,   Russland
81°0′N 66°0′E / 81.000°N 66.000°E / 81.000; 66.000 (Barents Sea) Barents Sea
76°44′N 66°0′E / 76.733°N 66.000°E / 76.733; 66.000 (Russia)   Russland Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
75°56′N 66°0′E / 75.933°N 66.000°E / 75.933; 66.000 (Kara Sea) Kara Sea
69°5′N 66°0′E / 69.083°N 66.000°E / 69.083; 66.000 (Russia)   Russland
54°37′N 66°0′E / 54.617°N 66.000°E / 54.617; 66.000 (Kazakhstan)   Kasachstan
42°56′N 66°0′E / 42.933°N 66.000°E / 42.933; 66.000 (Uzbekistan)   Usbekistan
38°13′N 66°0′E / 38.217°N 66.000°E / 38.217; 66.000 (Turkmenistan)   Turkmenistan
37°27′N 66°0′E / 37.450°N 66.000°E / 37.450; 66.000 (Afghanistan)   Afghanistan
29°47′N 66°0′E / 29.783°N 66.000°E / 29.783; 66.000 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan
25°25′N 66°0′E / 25.417°N 66.000°E / 25.417; 66.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
60°0′S 66°0′E / 60.000°S 66.000°E / -60.000; 66.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
67°43′S 66°0′E / 67.717°S 66.000°E / -67.717; 66.000 (Antarctica) Antarktis Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australien

See also

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