44th parallel south
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The 44th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 29 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the June solstice.
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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 44°0′S 0°0′E / 44.000°S 0.000°E Atlantic Ocean 44°0′S 20°0′E / 44.000°S 20.000°E Indian Ocean 44°0′S 147°0′E / 44.000°S 147.000°E Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 44°0′S 168°30′E / 44.000°S 168.500°E New Zealand South Island, passing just south of the town of Ashburton 44°0′S 171°56′E / 44.000°S 171.933°E Pacific Ocean 44°0′S 176°39′W / 44.000°S 176.650°W New Zealand Chatham Island 44°0′S 176°24′W / 44.000°S 176.400°W Pacific Ocean 44°0′S 74°15′W / 44.000°S 74.250°W Chile Leucayec Island, Guaitecas Archipelago, Aysén Region. 44°0′S 73°36′W / 44.000°S 73.600°W Pacific Ocean Gulf of Corcovado 44°0′S 73°16′W / 44.000°S 73.267°W Chile Northern slopes of Melimoyu volcano, Aysén Region. 44°0′S 71°44′W / 44.000°S 71.733°W Argentina Chubut Province 44°0′S 65°15′W / 44.000°S 65.250°W Atlantic Ocean
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- Circles of latitude