65th parallel south

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65th parallel south

The 65th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 65 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 65° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
65°0′S 0°0′E / 65.000°S 0.000°E / -65.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
South of the Indian Ocean
South of the Pacific Ocean
South of the Atlantic Ocean
66°0′S 63°12′W / 66.000°S 63.200°W / -66.000; -63.200 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
66°0′S 59°3′W / 66.000°S 59.050°W / -66.000; -59.050 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean

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