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.

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70th parallel south

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 Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 2°30′E Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 6°22′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 7°25′E Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 7°59′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 22°42′E Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 26°30′E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 136°0′E Adélie Land, claimed by  France
70°0′S 142°0′E George V Land, claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 160°0′E Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
70°0′S 160°34′E Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean
70°0′S 74°39′W Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
70°0′S 60°33′W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 1°30′W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
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