66th parallel south

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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.

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean, passing just south of Drygalski Island
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Australia
	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean
	Antarctica	Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom
	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 65th parallel south
• 67th parallel south