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74th parallel south

The 74th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 74 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 74° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes
74°0′S 0°0′E / 74.000°S 0.000°E / -74.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
74°0′S 45°0′E / 74.000°S 45.000°E / -74.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
74°0′S 136°0′E / 74.000°S 136.000°E / -74.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
74°0′S 142°0′E / 74.000°S 142.000°E / -74.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
74°0′S 160°0′E / 74.000°S 160.000°E / -74.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°0′S 166°2′E / 74.000°S 166.033°E / -74.000; 166.033 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 127°24′W / 74.000°S 127.400°W / -74.000; -127.400 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 113°34′E / 74.000°S 113.567°E / -74.000; 113.567 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 109°20′W / 74.000°S 109.333°W / -74.000; -109.333 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 107°49′E / 74.000°S 107.817°E / -74.000; 107.817 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 102°19′W / 74.000°S 102.317°W / -74.000; -102.317 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 90°0′W / 74.000°S 90.000°W / -74.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
74°0′S 80°0′W / 74.000°S 80.000°W / -74.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 74°0′W / 74.000°S 74.000°W / -74.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 53°0′W / 74.000°S 53.000°W / -74.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 60°50′W / 74.000°S 60.833°W / -74.000; -60.833 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
74°0′S 21°13′W / 74.000°S 21.217°W / -74.000; -21.217 Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
74°0′S 20°0′W / 74.000°S 20.000°W / -74.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

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