53rd parallel south

The 53rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 53 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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53rd parallel south

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 56 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 34 minutes during the June solstice. Approximately 53º18' South, 33 km south of this parallel, during the December summer solstice, the sun is visible for 17 hours exactly.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
53°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean
53°0′S 20°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just north of the McDonald Islands,  Australia
53°0′S 73°15′E  Australia Heard Island
53°0′S 73°25′E Indian Ocean
53°0′S 147°0′E Pacific Ocean
53°0′S 74°28′W  Chile Desolación Island, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 73°57′W Pacific Ocean Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 73°25′W  Chile Muñoz Gamero Peninsula and Riesco Island, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 71°52′W Pacific Ocean Seno Otway
53°0′S 71°15′W  Chile Brunswick Peninsula, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 70°49′W Pacific Ocean Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 70°24′W  Chile Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 68°36′W  Argentina Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
53°0′S 68°15′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of Beauchene Island,  Falkland Islands (claimed by  Argentina)
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See also

References
  1. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=53&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1
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