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.

66°

66th parallel south

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	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean
66°0′S 20°0′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 52°0′E	Antarctica	Enderby Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 55°45′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 81°36′E	Antarctica	Princess Elizabeth Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 82°32′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 87°45′E	Antarctica	Wilhelm II Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 88°1′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean, passing just south of Drygalski Island
66°0′S 95°30′E	Antarctica	Queen Mary Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 104°8′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 111°8′E	Antarctica	Wilkes Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 113°52′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 121°18′E	Antarctica	Wilkes Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 121°44′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 129°29′E	Antarctica	Wilkes Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 130°5′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
66°0′S 134°32′E	Antarctica	Wilkes Land, territory claimed by Australia
66°0′S 135°21′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
62°0′S 147°0′E	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
66°0′S 65°21′W	Antarctica	Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
66°0′S 60°18′W	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean

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