61st parallel south

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61st parallel south

The 61st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 61 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but the Southern Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 19 hours, 16 minutes during the December solstice and 5 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 61° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
61°0′S 0°0′E / 61.000°S 0.000°E / -61.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
South of the Indian Ocean
South of the Pacific Ocean
South of the Atlantic Ocean
– passing just north of Elephant Island, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
– passing just north of Clarence Island, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
– passing just south of the South Orkney Islands, claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=61&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1
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