72nd parallel south

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72nd parallel south

The 72nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
72°0′S 0°0′E / 72.000°S 0.000°E / -72.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia Adélie Land, claimed by France Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
72°0′S 170°38′E / 72.000°S 170.633°E / -72.000; 170.633 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean
72°0′S 102°15′W / 72.000°S 102.250°W / -72.000; -102.250 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Thurston Island - unclaimed territory
72°0′S 95°36′W / 72.000°S 95.600°W / -72.000; -95.600 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Bellingshausen Sea
72°0′S 74°21′W / 72.000°S 74.350°W / -72.000; -74.350 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
72°0′S 60°5′W / 72.000°S 60.083°W / -72.000; -60.083 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea
72°0′S 14°33′W / 72.000°S 14.550°W / -72.000; -14.550 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway