38th parallel south

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38th parallel south

The 38th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and South America, including the Andes Mountains and Patagonia.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 38° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
38°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean
38°0′S 20°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean	Passing just south of Île Amsterdam, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
38°0′S 140°32′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	South Australia Victoria - passing through Port Phillip Bay and southeastern Melbourne
38°0′S 147°42′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
38°0′S 174°47′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	New Zealand	North Island - passing 2.4 km south of Whakatāne
38°0′S 178°21′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Pacific Ocean
38°0′S 73°28′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Chile	Bío Bío Region Araucanía Region Bío Bío Region
38°0′S 71°5′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Argentina	Neuquén Province Río Negro Province La Pampa Province Buenos Aires Province – passing through Mar del Plata (at 38°0′S 57°35′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
38°0′S 57°33′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 37th parallel south
• 39th parallel south

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