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.

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:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Norwegian Sea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 11.83333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gåsværfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12°W
 * 66°N, 12°W
 * 66°N, 12°W
 * Skerries of Steinan, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Oddfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.13333°W
 * 66°N, 12.13333°W
 * Islands and skerries of Vardøya and Ytre Øksningan, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Øksningssundet, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.26667°W
 * 66°N, 12.26667°W
 * Hestøya, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Hestøysundet, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.3°W
 * 66°N, 12.3°W
 * Nord-Herøy, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.35°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gautholet, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.38333°W
 * 66°N, 12.38333°W
 * Hjartøya, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Alstenfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.55°W
 * 66°N, 12.55°W
 * Alsta, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Leirfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.7°W
 * 66°N, 12.7°W
 * Alsta, Nordland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 12.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Vefsnfjorden, Norwegian Sea
 * 66°N, 12.95°W
 * 66°N, 12.95°W
 * Mainland Nordland
 * 66°N, 14.55°W
 * 66°N, 14.55°W
 * 66°N, 24.03333°W
 * 66°N, 24.03333°W
 * 66°N, 24.03333°W
 * 66°N, 30°W
 * 66°N, 30°W
 * 66°N, 30°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 34.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 34.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, 34.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | White Sea, Barents Sea
 * 66°N, 40.9°W
 * 66°N, 40.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -179.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -179.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -179.75°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea
 * 66°N, -178.86667°W
 * 66°N, -178.86667°W
 * Chukchi Peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -170.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -170.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bering Strait
 * 66°N, -166.96667°W
 * 66°N, -166.96667°W
 * Alaska
 * 66°N, -141°W
 * 66°N, -141°W
 * 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
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -86.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -86.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Roes Welcome Sound, Hudson Bay
 * 66°N, -85.15°W
 * 66°N, -85.15°W
 * Nunavut - White Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -84.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -84.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Frozen Strait
 * 66°N, -84.36667°W
 * 66°N, -84.36667°W
 * Nunavut - Vansittart Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -83.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -83.86667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
 * 66°N, -83.55°W
 * 66°N, -83.55°W
 * Nunavut - Nunaariatjuaq Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -83.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -83.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Foxe Basin
 * 66°N, -74.28333°W
 * 66°N, -74.28333°W
 * Nunavut - Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cumberland Sound, Labrador Sea
 * 66°N, -65.95°W
 * 66°N, -65.95°W
 * Nunavut - Baffin Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -61.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -61.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Davis Strait
 * 66°N, -53.45°W
 * 66°N, -53.45°W
 * Serfartooq
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -37.83333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -37.83333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sermilik, Denmark Strait
 * 66°N, -35.76667°W
 * 66°N, -35.76667°W
 * Moroene
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -35.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -35.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Denmark Strait
 * 66°N, -23.8°W
 * 66°N, -23.8°W
 * Westfjords peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -20.48333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -20.48333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Húnaflói
 * 66°N, -20.51667°W
 * 66°N, -20.51667°W
 * Skagaströnd town on Skagi peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -19.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -19.93333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skagafjörður
 * 66°N, -19.68333°W
 * 66°N, -19.68333°W
 * Tröllaskagi peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -18.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -18.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Eyjafjörður by Dalvík town
 * 66°N, -18.3°W
 * 66°N, -18.3°W
 * Flateyjarskagi og Fjörður peninsula
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -17.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -17.96667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Skjálfandi
 * 66°N, -17.55°W
 * 66°N, -17.55°W
 * Tjörnes by Húsavík, exiting by Langanes
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -14.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 66°N, -14.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea
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