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

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	Atlantic Ocean	Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 11°50′E		Gåsværfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°0′E	Norwegen	Skerries of Steinan, Nordland
66°0′N 12°5′E	Atlantic Ocean	Oddfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°8′E	Norwegen	Islands and skerries of Vardøya and Ytre Øksningan, Nordland
66°0′N 12°14′E	Atlantic Ocean	Øksningssundet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°16′E	Norwegen	Hestøya, Nordland
66°0′N 12°17′E	Atlantic Ocean	Hestøysundet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°18′E	Norwegen	Nord-Herøy, Nordland
66°0′N 12°21′E	Atlantic Ocean	Gautholet, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°23′E	Norwegen	Hjartøya, Nordland
66°0′N 12°24′E	Atlantic Ocean	Alstenfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°33′E	Norwegen	Alsta, Nordland
66°0′N 12°38′E	Atlantic Ocean	Leirfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°42′E	Norwegen	Alsta, Nordland
66°0′N 12°54′E	Atlantic Ocean	Vefsnfjorden, Norwegian Sea
66°0′N 12°57′E	Norwegen	Mainland Nordland
66°0′N 14°33′E	Schweden
66°0′N 24°2′E	Finnland
66°0′N 30°0′E	Russland
66°0′N 34°37′E	Arctic Ocean	White Sea, Barents Sea
66°0′N 40°54′E	Russland
66°0′N 179°45′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea
66°0′N 178°52′W	Russland	Chukchi Peninsula
66°0′N 170°11′W	Pacific Ocean	Bering Strait
66°0′N 166°58′W	Vereinigte Staaten	Alaska
66°0′N 141°0′W	Kanada	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	Arctic Ocean	Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay
66°0′N 85°9′W	Kanada	Nunavut - White Island
66°0′N 84°53′W	Arctic Ocean	Frozen Strait
66°0′N 84°22′W	Kanada	Nunavut - Vansittart Island
66°0′N 83°52′W	Arctic Ocean	Foxe Basin
66°0′N 83°33′W	Kanada	Nunavut - Nunaariatjuaq Island
66°0′N 83°30′W	Arctic Ocean	Foxe Basin
66°0′N 74°17′W	Kanada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
66°0′N 67°0′W	Arctic Ocean	Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea
66°0′N 65°57′W	Kanada	Nunavut - Baffin Island
66°0′N 61°59′W	Arctic Ocean	Davis Strait
66°0′N 53°27′W	Grönland	Serfartooq
66°0′N 37°50′W	Atlantic Ocean	Sermilik, Denmark Strait
66°0′N 35°46′W	Grönland	Moroene
66°0′N 35°44′W	Atlantic Ocean	Denmark Strait
66°0′N 23°48′W	Island	Westfjords peninsula
66°0′N 20°29′W	Atlantic Ocean	Húnaflói
66°0′N 20°31′W	Island	Skagaströnd town on Skagi peninsula
66°0′N 19°56′W	Atlantic Ocean	Skagafjörður
66°0′N 19°41′W	Island	Tröllaskagi peninsula
66°0′N 18°47′W	Atlantic Ocean	Eyjafjörður by Dalvík town
66°0′N 18°18′W	Island	Flateyjarskagi og Fjörður peninsula
66°0′N 17°58′W	Atlantic Ocean	Skjálfandi
66°0′N 17°33′W	Island	Tjörnes by Húsavík, exiting by Langanes
66°0′N 14°38′W	Atlantic Ocean	Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea

See also

• 65th parallel north
• 67th parallel north
• Arctic Circle