71st parallel south
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The 71st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 71°0′S 0°0′E / 71.000°S 0.000°E / -71.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E / -71.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
71°0′S 136°0′E / 71.000°S 136.000°E / -71.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France
71°0′S 142°0′E / 71.000°S 142.000°E / -71.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
71°0′S 160°0′E / 71.000°S 160.000°E / -71.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
71°0′S 167°47′E / 71.000°S 167.783°E / -71.000; 167.783 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean 71°0′S 73°18′W / 71.000°S 73.300°W / -71.000; -73.300 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
71°0′S 60°24′W / 71.000°S 60.400°W / -71.000; -60.400 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 71°0′S 10°59′W / 71.000°S 10.983°W / -71.000; -10.983 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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