75th parallel south
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The 75th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 75 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 75° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 75°0′S 0°0′E / 75.000°S 0.000°E 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 Zealand75°0′S 163°39′E / 75.000°S 163.650°E Southern Ocean Ross Sea 75°0′S 137°0′W / 75.000°S 137.000°W Antarctica 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)75°0′S 61°32′W / 75.000°S 61.533°W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea 75°0′S 24°12′W / 75.000°S 24.200°W Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by
United Kingdom
Queen Maud Land, claimed by
Norway
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