68th parallel south

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68th parallel south

The 68th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 68 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 68° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
68°0′S 0°0′E / 68.000°S 0.000°E / -68.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean
68°0′S 44°3′E / 68.000°S 44.050°E / -68.000; 44.050 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
68°0′S 69°51′E / 68.000°S 69.850°E / -68.000; 69.850 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°0′S 80°5′E / 68.000°S 80.083°E / -68.000; 80.083 (Antarctica) Antarctica Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Adélie Land, claimed by  France
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
68°0′S 148°31′E / 68.000°S 148.517°E / -68.000; 148.517 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean
68°0′S 67°13′W / 68.000°S 67.217°W / -68.000; -67.217 (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
68°0′S 60°6′W / 68.000°S 60.100°W / -68.000; -60.100 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea

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