70th parallel south

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70th parallel south

The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world[]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
70°0′S 0°0′E / 70.000°S 0.000°E / -70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 2°30′E / 70.000°S 2.500°E / -70.000; 2.500 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 6°22′E / 70.000°S 6.367°E / -70.000; 6.367 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 7°25′E / 70.000°S 7.417°E / -70.000; 7.417 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 7°59′E / 70.000°S 7.983°E / -70.000; 7.983 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 22°42′E / 70.000°S 22.700°E / -70.000; 22.700 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 26°30′E / 70.000°S 26.500°E / -70.000; 26.500 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E / -71.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 136°0′E / 70.000°S 136.000°E / -70.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by  France
70°0′S 142°0′E / 70.000°S 142.000°E / -70.000; 142.000		George V Land, claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 160°0′E / 70.000°S 160.000°E / -70.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
70°0′S 160°34′E / 70.000°S 160.567°E / -70.000; 160.567 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
70°0′S 74°39′W / 70.000°S 74.650°W / -70.000; -74.650 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
70°0′S 60°33′W / 70.000°S 60.550°W / -70.000; -60.550 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 1°30′W / 70.000°S 1.500°W / -70.000; -1.500 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also[]

• 69th parallel south
• 71st parallel south
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands