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73rd parallel south

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73rd parallel south

The 73rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 73 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 73° south passes through:

Coordinates Continent or ocean Notes
73°0′S 0°0′E / 73.000°S 0.000°E / -73.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
73°0′S 45°0′E / 73.000°S 45.000°E / -73.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
73°0′S 136°0′E / 73.000°S 136.000°E / -73.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
73°0′S 142°0′E / 73.000°S 142.000°E / -73.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
73°0′S 160°0′E / 73.000°S 160.000°E / -73.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°0′S 169°37′E / 73.000°S 169.617°E / -73.000; 169.617 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 103°26′W / 73.000°S 103.433°W / -73.000; -103.433 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
73°0′S 90°0′W / 73.000°S 90.000°W / -73.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
73°0′S 85°46′W / 73.000°S 85.767°W / -73.000; -85.767 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 79°3′W / 73.000°S 79.050°W / -73.000; -79.050 Antarctica Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S 74°17′W / 73.000°S 74.283°W / -73.000; -74.283 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 73°7′W / 73.000°S 73.117°W / -73.000; -73.117 Antarctica Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S 59°48′W / 73.000°S 59.800°W / -73.000; -59.800 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
73°0′S 19°21′W / 73.000°S 19.350°W / -73.000; -19.350 Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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