70th parallel south

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The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 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

and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
70°0′S 0°0′E / 70.000°S 0.000°E / -70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 2°30′E / 70.000°S 2.500°E / -70.000; 2.500 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 6°22′E / 70.000°S 6.367°E / -70.000; 6.367 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 7°25′E / 70.000°S 7.417°E / -70.000; 7.417 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 7°59′E / 70.000°S 7.983°E / -70.000; 7.983 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway
70°0′S 22°42′E / 70.000°S 22.700°E / -70.000; 22.700 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 26°30′E / 70.000°S 26.500°E / -70.000; 26.500 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E / -71.000; 45.000		Western claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 136°0′E / 70.000°S 136.000°E / -70.000; 136.000		claimed by  France
70°0′S 142°0′E / 70.000°S 142.000°E / -70.000; 142.000		claimed by  Australia
70°0′S 160°0′E / 70.000°S 160.000°E / -70.000; 160.000		claimed by  New Zealand
70°0′S 160°34′E / 70.000°S 160.567°E / -70.000; 160.567 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
70°0′S 74°39′W / 70.000°S 74.650°W / -70.000; -74.650 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
70°0′S 60°33′W / 70.000°S 60.550°W / -70.000; -60.550 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 1°30′W / 70.000°S 1.500°W / -70.000; -1.500 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway

See also

• 69th parallel south
• 71st parallel south
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands