38th parallel south

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38th parallel south

The 38th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and the southern end of South America, including the Andes Mountains and Patagonia.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 38° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
38°0′S 0°0′E / 38.000°S 0.000°E / -38.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
38°0′S 20°0′E / 38.000°S 20.000°E / -38.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just south of Île Amsterdam, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
38°0′S 140°32′E / 38.000°S 140.533°E / -38.000; 140.533 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia Victoria - passing through Port Phillip Bay, just south of Melbourne
38°0′S 147°42′E / 38.000°S 147.700°E / -38.000; 147.700 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
38°0′S 174°47′E / 38.000°S 174.783°E / -38.000; 174.783 (New Zealand)	New Zealand	North Island
38°0′S 178°21′E / 38.000°S 178.350°E / -38.000; 178.350 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
38°0′S 73°28′W / 38.000°S 73.467°W / -38.000; -73.467 (Chile)	Chile	Bío Bío Region Araucanía Region Bío Bío Region
38°0′S 71°5′W / 38.000°S 71.083°W / -38.000; -71.083 (Argentina)	Argentina	Neuquén Province Río Negro Province La Pampa Province Buenos Aires Province – passing through Mar del Plata (at 38°0′S 57°35′E / 38.000°S 57.583°E / -38.000; 57.583 (Mar del Plata))
38°0′S 57°33′W / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean