title: 66th meridian east
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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 / ﻿90.000°N 66.000°E﻿ / 90.000; 66.000﻿ (Arctic Ocean) Arctic Ocean Passing just east of Graham Bell Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia 81°0′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿81.000°N 66.000°E﻿ / 81.000; 66.000﻿ (Barents Sea) Barents Sea 76°44′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿76.733°N 66.000°E﻿ / 76.733; 66.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia Severny Island, Novaya Zemlya 75°56′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.933°N 66.000°E﻿ / 75.933; 66.000﻿ (Kara Sea) Kara Sea 69°5′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.083°N 66.000°E﻿ / 69.083; 66.000﻿ (Russia)  Russia 54°37′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿54.617°N 66.000°E﻿ / 54.617; 66.000﻿ (Kazakhstan)  Kazakhstan 42°56′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿42.933°N 66.000°E﻿ / 42.933; 66.000﻿ (Uzbekistan)  Uzbekistan 38°13′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿38.217°N 66.000°E﻿ / 38.217; 66.000﻿ (Turkmenistan)  Turkmenistan 37°27′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿37.450°N 66.000°E﻿ / 37.450; 66.000﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan 29°47′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿29.783°N 66.000°E﻿ / 29.783; 66.000﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan 25°25′N 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿25.417°N 66.000°E﻿ / 25.417; 66.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 60°0′S 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿60.000°S 66.000°E﻿ / -60.000; 66.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean 67°43′S 66°0′E﻿ / ﻿67.717°S 66.000°E﻿ / -67.717; 66.000﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
  