79th parallel south

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79th parallel south

The 79th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 79 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic.

The parallel passes only through Antarctica and Antarctic ice shelves.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° south passes through:

Coordinates	Continent	Notes
79°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
79°0′S 45°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
79°0′S 136°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Adélie Land, claimed by France
79°0′S 142°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
79°0′S 160°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
79°0′S 150°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
79°0′S 90°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile
79°0′S 80°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Territory claimed by Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
79°0′S 74°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
79°0′S 53°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
79°0′S 25°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
79°0′S 20°0′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.		Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 78th parallel south
• 80th parallel south

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