Line across the Earth
66°
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.[1]

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes
66°0′S 0°0′E / 66.000°S 0.000°E / -66.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
66°0′S 20°0′E / 66.000°S 20.000°E / -66.000; 20.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Indian Ocean) South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 52°0′E / 66.000°S 52.000°E / -66.000; 52.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Enderby Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 55°45′E / 66.000°S 55.750°E / -66.000; 55.750 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 81°36′E / 66.000°S 81.600°E / -66.000; 81.600 (Antarctica) Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 82°32′E / 66.000°S 82.533°E / -66.000; 82.533 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 87°45′E / 66.000°S 87.750°E / -66.000; 87.750 (Antarctica) Antarctica Wilhelm II Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 88°1′E / 66.000°S 88.017°E / -66.000; 88.017 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean, passing just south of Drygalski Island
66°0′S 95°30′E / 66.000°S 95.500°E / -66.000; 95.500 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Mary Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 104°8′E / 66.000°S 104.133°E / -66.000; 104.133 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 111°8′E / 66.000°S 111.133°E / -66.000; 111.133 (Antarctica) Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 113°52′E / 66.000°S 113.867°E / -66.000; 113.867 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 121°18′E / 66.000°S 121.300°E / -66.000; 121.300 (Antarctica) Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 121°44′E / 66.000°S 121.733°E / -66.000; 121.733 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 129°29′E / 66.000°S 129.483°E / -66.000; 129.483 (Antarctica) Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 130°5′E / 66.000°S 130.083°E / -66.000; 130.083 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 134°32′E / 66.000°S 134.533°E / -66.000; 134.533 (Antarctica) Antarctica Wilkes Land, territory claimed by  Australia
66°0′S 135°21′E / 66.000°S 135.350°E / -66.000; 135.350 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
62°0′S 147°0′E / 62.000°S 147.000°E / -62.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Pacific Ocean) South of the Pacific Ocean
66°0′S 65°21′W / 66.000°S 65.350°W / -66.000; -65.350 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
66°0′S 60°18′W / 66.000°S 60.300°W / -66.000; -60.300 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Duration of Daylight for 2016: Zone: 2h West of Greenwich". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.
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