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The '''66th parallel south''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 66 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[south]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]], about 61km61 km north of the [[Antarctic Circle]]. It crosses the [[Southern Ocean]] and [[Antarctica]].

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This latitude also roughly corresponds to the minimum latitude in which [[midnight sun]] can last all night near the [[December solstice|summer solstice]].

At this latitude the [[sun]] rises on December 13 and does not set again until December 30.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Duration of Daylight for 2016: Zone: 2h West of Greenwich|url=http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=66&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510112942/http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=66&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1|archive-date=May 10, 2017|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

==Around the world==

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

:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! Widthscope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinatesCoordinates

! Country,scope="col" territory| Continent or seaocean

! scope="col" | Notes

|-

|-valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" rowspan="2" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]<br/

|-

> South of the [[Indian Ocean]]▼

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|20|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean / South of the Indian Ocean}}

▲>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|5152|570|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Enderby Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|55|4345|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|81|36|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Princess Elizabeth Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|82|32|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|87|45|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Kaiser Wilhelm II Land|Wilhelm II Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|88|1|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]], passing just south of [[Drygalski Island]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|95|30|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Queen Mary Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|104|8|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|111|8|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Wilkes Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|113|52|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|121|18|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Wilkes Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|121|44|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|129|29|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Wilkes Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|130|5|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|134|32|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| Territory[[Wilkes Land]], territory [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

|-

|-valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|135|21|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" rowspan="2" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Indian Ocean]]<br/

|-

> South of the [[Pacific Ocean]]▼

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|62|0|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean / South of the Pacific Ocean}}

|-valign="top"

▲>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Pacific Ocean]]

|-

| {{Coord|66|0|S|65|21|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{ARG}}, {{CHL}} and {{UK}}

|-

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|66|0|S|60|18|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

|! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]

|}

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*[[67th parallel south]]

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==References==

[[Category:Lines of latitude]]▼

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▲[[Category:LinesCircles of latitude|s66]]