69th parallel south
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The 69th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 69 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Antarctic. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 69°0′S 0°0′E / 69.000°S 0.000°E / -69.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 69°0′S 32°30′E / 69.000°S 32.500°E / -69.000; 32.500 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
69°0′S 35°4′E / 69.000°S 35.067°E / -69.000; 35.067 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Lützow-Holm Bay, King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean 69°0′S 39°46′E / 69.000°S 39.767°E / -69.000; 39.767 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
69°0′S 45°0′E / 69.000°S 45.000°E / -69.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, claimed by Australia
69°0′S 74°55′E / 69.000°S 74.917°E / -69.000; 74.917 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Prydz Bay, Cooperation Sea, south of the Indian Ocean 69°0′S 78°10′E / 69.000°S 78.167°E / -69.000; 78.167 Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, claimed by Australia
69°0′S 136°0′E / 69.000°S 136.000°E / -69.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France
69°0′S 142°0′E / 69.000°S 142.000°E / -69.000; 142.000 George V Land, claimed by Australia
69°0′S 156°0′E / 69.000°S 156.000°E / -69.000; 156.000 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean
Passing south of Peter I Island69°0′S 71°47′W / 69.000°S 71.783°W / -69.000; -71.783 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
69°0′S 70°5′W / 69.000°S 70.083°W / -69.000; -70.083 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay, Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Drake Passage 69°0′S 67°34′W / 69.000°S 67.567°W / -69.000; -67.567 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom
69°0′S 60°33′W / 69.000°S 60.550°W / -69.000; -60.550 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 69°0′S 1°23′W / 69.000°S 1.383°W / -69.000; -1.383 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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