title: 66th meridian west
text: # 66th meridian west
  
  The meridian 66° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, South America, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole.
  
  The 66th meridian west forms a great circle with the 114th meridian east.
  
  ## From Pole to Pole
  
  Starting at the North Pole and heading south to the South Pole, the 66th meridian west passes through:
  
      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 Washington Land 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 Inglefield Land 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 — passing just east of Saint John at 45°17'N 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
  