75th parallel south

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75th parallel south
The 75th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 75 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 75° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 75°0′S 0°0′E / 75.000°S 0.000°E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed byAustralia
Adélie Land, claimed byFrance
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed byAustralia
Ross Dependency, claimed byNew Zealand
75°0′S 163°39′E / 75.000°S 163.650°E Southern Ocean Ross Sea 75°0′S 137°0′W / 75.000°S 137.000°W Antarctica Unclaimed territory
Antártica Chilena, claimed byChile
Territory claimed byChile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
Territory claimed byArgentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
75°0′S 61°32′W / 75.000°S 61.533°W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°0′S 24°12′W / 75.000°S 24.200°W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
Queen Maud Land, claimed byNorway
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