69th parallel south

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69th parallel south

The 69th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 69 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Antarctic. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
69°0′S 0°0′E / 69.000°S 0.000°E / -69.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
69°0′S 0°8′E / 69.000°S 0.133°E / -69.000; 0.133 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°0′S 33°11′E / 69.000°S 33.183°E / -69.000; 33.183 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
69°0′S 35°4′E / 69.000°S 35.067°E / -69.000; 35.067 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Lützow-Holm Bay
69°0′S 39°46′E / 69.000°S 39.767°E / -69.000; 39.767 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
69°0′S 74°55′E / 69.000°S 74.917°E / -69.000; 74.917 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Prydz Bay
69°0′S 78°10′E / 69.000°S 78.167°E / -69.000; 78.167 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Adélie Land, claimed by  France
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
69°0′S 156°0′E / 69.000°S 156.000°E / -69.000; 156.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
69°0′S 71°47′W / 69.000°S 71.783°W / -69.000; -71.783 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
69°0′S 70°5′W / 69.000°S 70.083°W / -69.000; -70.083 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay
69°0′S 67°34′W / 69.000°S 67.567°W / -69.000; -67.567 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
69°0′S 59°15′W / 69.000°S 59.250°W / -69.000; -59.250 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
69°0′S 1°23′W / 69.000°S 1.383°W / -69.000; -1.383 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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