66th meridian east

The meridian 66° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.

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66th meridian east

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

From Pole to Pole

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
90°0′N 66°0′E Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land,  Russia
81°0′N 66°0′E Barents Sea
76°44′N 66°0′E  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
75°56′N 66°0′E Kara Sea
69°5′N 66°0′E  Russia
54°37′N 66°0′E  Kazakhstan
42°56′N 66°0′E  Uzbekistan
38°13′N 66°0′E  Turkmenistan
37°27′N 66°0′E  Afghanistan
29°47′N 66°0′E  Pakistan Balochistan
25°25′N 66°0′E Indian Ocean
60°0′S 66°0′E Southern Ocean
67°43′S 66°0′E Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also

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