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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian 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 | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
70°0′S 2°30′E / 70.000°S 2.500°E | Southern Ocean | King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean |
70°0′S 6°22′E / 70.000°S 6.367°E | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
70°0′S 7°25′E / 70.000°S 7.417°E | Southern Ocean | King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean |
70°0′S 7°59′E / 70.000°S 7.983°E | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
70°0′S 22°42′E / 70.000°S 22.700°E | Southern Ocean | King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean |
70°0′S 26°30′E / 70.000°S 26.500°E | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E | Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia | |
70°0′S 136°0′E / 70.000°S 136.000°E | Adélie Land, claimed by France | |
70°0′S 142°0′E / 70.000°S 142.000°E | George V Land, claimed by Australia | |
70°0′S 160°0′E / 70.000°S 160.000°E | Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand | |
70°0′S 160°34′E / 70.000°S 160.567°E | Southern Ocean | South of the Pacific Ocean |
70°0′S 74°39′W / 70.000°S 74.650°W | Antarctica | Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) |
70°0′S 60°33′W / 70.000°S 60.550°W | Southern Ocean | Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean |
70°0′S 1°30′W / 70.000°S 1.500°W | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |