79th parallel south

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79th parallel south

The 79th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 79 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through Antarctica only.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 79° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
79°0′S 0°0′E / 79.000°S 0.000°E / -79.000; 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 Unclaimed territory Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims) Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims) Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims) British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

• 78th parallel south
• 80th parallel south

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