44th parallel south

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44th parallel south

The 44th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 29 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the June solstice.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
 New Zealand South Island
Pacific Ocean
 New Zealand Chatham Island
Pacific Ocean
 Chile Guaitecas Archipelago
Gulf of Corcovado
 Chile
 Argentina
Atlantic Ocean

See also