72nd parallel south

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72nd parallel south
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The 72nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes
72°0′S 0°0′E / 72.000°S 0.000°E / -72.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
72°0′S 45°0′E / 72.000°S 45.000°E / -72.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
72°0′S 136°0′E / 72.000°S 136.000°E / -72.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
72°0′S 142°0′E / 72.000°S 142.000°E / -72.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
72°0′S 160°0′E / 72.000°S 160.000°E / -72.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
72°0′S 170°38′E / 72.000°S 170.633°E / -72.000; 170.633 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
72°0′S 102°15′W / 72.000°S 102.250°W / -72.000; -102.250 Antarctica Thurston Island, off coast Ellsworth Land, unclaimed territory
72°0′S 95°36′W / 72.000°S 95.600°W / -72.000; -95.600 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
72°0′S 74°21′W / 72.000°S 74.350°W / -72.000; -74.350 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
72°0′S 60°5′W / 72.000°S 60.083°W / -72.000; -60.083 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
72°0′S 14°33′W / 72.000°S 14.550°W / -72.000; -14.550 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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