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Line across the Earth
35°
35th parallel south
In Argentina, the 35th parallel south defines the border between Córdoba Province and La Pampa Province.

The 35th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 48 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
35°0′S 0°0′E / 35.000°S 0.000°E / -35.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
35°0′S 20°0′E / 35.000°S 20.000°E / -35.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Cape Agulhas,  South Africa
35°0′S 116°28′E / 35.000°S 116.467°E / -35.000; 116.467 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
35°0′S 118°12′E / 35.000°S 118.200°E / -35.000; 118.200 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
35°0′S 135°56′E / 35.000°S 135.933°E / -35.000; 135.933 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Eyre Peninsula and Thistle Island
35°0′S 136°10′E / 35.000°S 136.167°E / -35.000; 136.167 (Spencer Gulf) Spencer Gulf
35°0′S 136°58′E / 35.000°S 136.967°E / -35.000; 136.967 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Yorke Peninsula
35°0′S 137°45′E / 35.000°S 137.750°E / -35.000; 137.750 (Gulf St Vincent) Gulf St Vincent
35°0′S 138°30′E / 35.000°S 138.500°E / -35.000; 138.500 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - passing just south of Adelaide
Victoria
New South Wales
35°0′S 150°47′E / 35.000°S 150.783°E / -35.000; 150.783 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
35°0′S 173°9′E / 35.000°S 173.150°E / -35.000; 173.150 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island
35°0′S 173°57′E / 35.000°S 173.950°E / -35.000; 173.950 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
35°0′S 72°11′W / 35.000°S 72.183°W / -35.000; -72.183 (Chile)  Chile
35°0′S 70°21′W / 35.000°S 70.350°W / -35.000; -70.350 (Argentina)  Argentina The parallel defines the border between Córdoba Province and La Pampa Province
35°0′S 57°35′W / 35.000°S 57.583°W / -35.000; -57.583 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Río de la Plata estuary - passing just south of Montevideo,  Uruguay
Passing between Punta del Este and Isla de Lobos,  Uruguay

See also