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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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 90°0′N 66°0′W / 90.000°N 66.000°W / 90.000; -66.000 (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean 83°15′N 66°0′W / 83.250°N 66.000°W / 83.250; -66.000 (Lincoln Sea) Lincoln Sea 82°50′N 66°0′W / 82.833°N 66.000°W / 82.833; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Ellesmere Island 81°13′N 66°0′W / 81.217°N 66.000°W / 81.217; -66.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait 80°37′N 66°0′W / 80.617°N 66.000°W / 80.617; -66.000 (Greenland) Greenland 80°0′N 66°0′W / 80.000°N 66.000°W / 80.000; -66.000 (Nares Strait) Nares Strait Kane Basin 79°8′N 66°0′W / 79.133°N 66.000°W / 79.133; -66.000 (Greenland) Greenland 76°2′N 66°0′W / 76.033°N 66.000°W / 76.033; -66.000 (Baffin Bay) Baffin Bay 70°0′N 66°0′W / 70.000°N 66.000°W / 70.000; -66.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 68°1′N 66°0′W / 68.017°N 66.000°W / 68.017; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island 66°6′N 66°0′W / 66.100°N 66.000°W / 66.100; -66.000 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait Cumberland Sound 64°50′N 66°0′W / 64.833°N 66.000°W / 64.833; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Hall Peninsula, Baffin Island 62°57′N 66°0′W / 62.950°N 66.000°W / 62.950; -66.000 (Frobisher Bay) Frobisher Bay 62°15′N 66°0′W / 62.250°N 66.000°W / 62.250; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Nunavut — Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island 61°52′N 66°0′W / 61.867°N 66.000°W / 61.867; -66.000 (Hudson Strait) Hudson Strait 60°30′N 66°0′W / 60.500°N 66.000°W / 60.500; -66.000 (Ungava Bay) Ungava Bay 58°58′N 66°0′W / 58.967°N 66.000°W / 58.967; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec
Newfoundland and Labrador — Labrador, from 54°56′N 66°0′W / 54.933°N 66.000°W / 54.933; -66.000 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Quebec — from 52°4′N 66°0′W / 52.067°N 66.000°W / 52.067; -66.000 (Quebec)50°16′N 66°0′W / 50.267°N 66.000°W / 50.267; -66.000 (Gulf of Saint Lawrence) Gulf of Saint Lawrence 49°13′N 66°0′W / 49.217°N 66.000°W / 49.217; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Quebec — Gaspé Peninsula 48°9′N 66°0′W / 48.150°N 66.000°W / 48.150; -66.000 (Chaleur Bay) Chaleur Bay 47°55′N 66°0′W / 47.917°N 66.000°W / 47.917; -66.000 (Canada) Canada New Brunswick 45°13′N 66°0′W / 45.217°N 66.000°W / 45.217; -66.000 (Bay of Fundy) Bay of Fundy 44°35′N 66°0′W / 44.583°N 66.000°W / 44.583; -66.000 (Canada) Canada Nova Scotia 43°43′N 66°0′W / 43.717°N 66.000°W / 43.717; -66.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 18°27′N 66°0′W / 18.450°N 66.000°W / 18.450; -66.000 (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico 17°58′N 66°0′W / 17.967°N 66.000°W / 17.967; -66.000 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just east of the island of La Orchila, Venezuela (at 11°52′N 66°5′W / 11.867°N 66.083°W / 11.867; -66.083 (La Orchila)) 10°24′N 66°0′W / 10.400°N 66.000°W / 10.400; -66.000 (Venezuela) Venezuela 0°48′N 66°0′W / 0.800°N 66.000°W / 0.800; -66.000 (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas
Rondônia — from 9°24′S 66°0′W / 9.400°S 66.000°W / -9.400; -66.000 (Rondônia)9°48′S 66°0′W / 9.800°S 66.000°W / -9.800; -66.000 (Bolivia) Bolivia 21°55′S 66°0′W / 21.917°S 66.000°W / -21.917; -66.000 (Argentina) Argentina 45°0′S 66°0′W / 45.000°S 66.000°W / -45.000; -66.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean San Jorge Gulf 47°5′S 66°0′W / 47.083°S 66.000°W / -47.083; -66.000 (Argentina) Argentina 48°6′S 66°0′W / 48.100°S 66.000°W / -48.100; -66.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 54°37′S 66°0′W / 54.617°S 66.000°W / -54.617; -66.000 (Argentina) Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego 54°57′S 66°0′W / 54.950°S 66.000°W / -54.950; -66.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 60°0′S 66°0′W / 60.000°S 66.000°W / -60.000; -66.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 65°33′S 66°0′W / 65.550°S 66.000°W / -65.550; -66.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Renaud Island — claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom 65°54′S 66°0′W / 65.900°S 66.000°W / -65.900; -66.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 66°39′S 66°0′W / 66.650°S 66.000°W / -66.650; -66.000 (Antarctica) Antarctica Claimed by Argentina, Chile and the United Kingdom
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