56th parallel south

The 56th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 37 minutes during the December solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the June solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the

and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Ocean	Notes
56°0′S 0°0′E / 56.000°S 0.000°E / -56.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
56°0′S 20°0′E / 56.000°S 20.000°E / -56.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
56°0′S 147°0′E / 56.000°S 147.000°E / -56.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Hornos Island (Cape Horn),  Chile Passing through the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula
56°0′S 67°16′W / 56.000°S 67.267°W / -56.000; -67.267 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Running through the Scotia Sea.

See also

• 55th parallel south
• 57th parallel south

References