66th meridian west

The meridian 66° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

The 66th meridian west forms a great circle with the 114th meridian east.

From Pole to Pole
Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 66th meridian west passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 90°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.25°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 83.25°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 82.83333°N, -66°W
 * 82.83333°N, -66°W
 * Nunavut — Ellesmere Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.21667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 81.21667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 80.61667°N, -66°W
 * 80.61667°N, -66°W
 * Washington Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 80°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kane Basin
 * 79.13333°N, -66°W
 * 79.13333°N, -66°W
 * Inglefield Land
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.03333°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 76.03333°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 70°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 68.01667°N, -66°W
 * 68.01667°N, -66°W
 * Nunavut — Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.1°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66.1°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cumberland Sound
 * 64.83333°N, -66°W
 * 64.83333°N, -66°W
 * Nunavut — Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.95°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 62.95°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 62.25°N, -66°W
 * 62.25°N, -66°W
 * Nunavut — Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.86667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 61.86667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.5°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 60.5°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * 58.96667°N, -66°W
 * Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 54.93333°N, -66°W Quebec — from 52.06667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.26667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 50.26667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 49.21667°N, -66°W
 * 49.21667°N, -66°W
 * Quebec — Gaspé Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.15°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 48.15°N, -66°W
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 * 47.91667°N, -66°W
 * 47.91667°N, -66°W
 * New Brunswick — passing just east of Saint John at 45°17'N
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.21667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 45.21667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 44.58333°N, -66°W
 * 44.58333°N, -66°W
 * Nova Scotia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.71667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 43.71667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * 18.45°N, -66°W
 * 18.45°N, -66°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.96667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 17.96667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just east of the island of La Orchila, 🇻🇪 (at 11.86667°N, -66.08333°W)
 * 10.4°N, -66°W
 * 10.4°N, -66°W
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 * 0.8°N, -66°W
 * 0.8°N, -66°W
 * Amazonas Rondônia — from -9.4°N, -66°W
 * -9.8°N, -66°W
 * -9.8°N, -66°W
 * -21.91667°N, -66°W
 * -21.91667°N, -66°W
 * -21.91667°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -45°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -45°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -45°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | San Jorge Gulf
 * -47.08333°N, -66°W
 * -47.08333°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -48.1°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -48.1°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -48.1°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -54.61667°N, -66°W
 * -54.61667°N, -66°W
 * Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.95°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -54.95°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -60°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * -65.55°N, -66°W
 * Renaud Island — claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -65.9°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -65.9°N, -66°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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 * -66.65°N, -66°W
 * Claimed by 🇦🇷, and the
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