66th parallel north
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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.
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:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Norwegian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Norway Islands of Nord-Herøy and Alsten, and the mainland (Nordland) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sweden Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Finland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. White Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Sea Gulf of Anadyr Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Russia Chukchi Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bering Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States Alaska Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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
NunavutLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Roes Welcome Sound Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Canada Nunavut - White Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Frozen Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Canada Nunavut - Vansittart Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Foxe Basin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Canada Nunavut - Nunaariatjuaq Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Foxe Basin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cumberland Sound Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Canada Nunavut - Baffin Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Davis Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Greenland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Denmark Strait Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iceland Westfjords peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Húnaflói Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iceland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Norwegian Sea