66th meridian east

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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.

The 66th meridian east forms a great circle with the 114th meridian west.
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
Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land,  Russia
Barents Sea
 Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya
Kara Sea
 Russia
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan
 Turkmenistan
 Afghanistan
 Pakistan Balochistan
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia

See also