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)	Atlantic Ocean	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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