75th parallel south

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75th parallel south
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The 75th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 75 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 75° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes
75°0′S 0°0′E / 75.000°S 0.000°E / -75.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
75°0′S 45°0′E / 75.000°S 45.000°E / -75.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
75°0′S 136°0′E / 75.000°S 136.000°E / -75.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
75°0′S 142°0′E / 75.000°S 142.000°E / -75.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
75°0′S 160°0′E / 75.000°S 160.000°E / -75.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
75°0′S 163°39′E / 75.000°S 163.650°E / -75.000; 163.650 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
75°0′S 137°0′W / 75.000°S 137.000°W / -75.000; -137.000 Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
75°0′S 150°0′W / 75.000°S 150.000°W / -75.000; -150.000 Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
75°0′S 90°0′W / 75.000°S 90.000°W / -75.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
75°0′S 80°0′W / 75.000°S 80.000°W / -75.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
75°0′S 74°0′W / 75.000°S 74.000°W / -75.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
75°0′S 53°0′W / 75.000°S 53.000°W / -75.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
75°0′S 61°32′W / 75.000°S 61.533°W / -75.000; -61.533 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
75°0′S 24°12′W / 75.000°S 24.200°W / -75.000; -24.200 Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
75°0′S 20°0′W / 75.000°S 20.000°W / -75.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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