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71st parallel south

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71st parallel south

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.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° south passes through:

Coordinates Continent or ocean Notes
71°0′S 0°0′E / 71.000°S 0.000°E / -71.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E / -71.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
71°0′S 136°0′E / 71.000°S 136.000°E / -71.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
71°0′S 142°0′E / 71.000°S 142.000°E / -71.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
71°0′S 160°0′E / 71.000°S 160.000°E / -71.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, 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 Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - 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 Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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