74th parallel south

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74th parallel south

The 74th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 74 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 74° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
74°0′S 0°0′E / 74.000°S 0.000°E / -74.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Adélie Land, claimed by  France
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°0′S 166°2′E / 74.000°S 166.033°E / -74.000; 166.033 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea
74°0′S 127°24′W / 74.000°S 127.400°W / -74.000; -127.400 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 113°34′W / 74.000°S 113.567°W / -74.000; -113.567 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea
74°0′S 109°20′W / 74.000°S 109.333°W / -74.000; -109.333 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 107°49′W / 74.000°S 107.817°W / -74.000; -107.817 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea
74°0′S 102°19′W / 74.000°S 102.317°W / -74.000; -102.317 (Antarctica) Antarctica Unclaimed territory
Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 60°50′W / 74.000°S 60.833°W / -74.000; -60.833 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea
74°0′S 21°13′W / 74.000°S 21.217°W / -74.000; -21.217 (Antarctica) Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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