71st parallel south

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The 71st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 71 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 71° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
71°0′S 0°0′E / 71.000°S 0.000°E / -71.000; 0.000 (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
71°0′S 136°0′E / 71.000°S 136.000°E / -71.000; 136.000		claimed by  France
71°0′S 142°0′E / 71.000°S 142.000°E / -71.000; 142.000		Eastern claimed by  Australia
71°0′S 160°0′E / 71.000°S 160.000°E / -71.000; 160.000		claimed by  New Zealand
71°0′S 167°47′E / 71.000°S 167.783°E / -71.000; 167.783 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
71°0′S 73°18′W / 71.000°S 73.300°W / -71.000; -73.300 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
71°0′S 60°24′W / 71.000°S 60.400°W / -71.000; -60.400 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
71°0′S 10°59′W / 71.000°S 10.983°W / -71.000; -10.983 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	claimed by  Norway

See also

• 70th parallel south
• 72nd parallel south