70th parallel south

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70th parallel south

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The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 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 70° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
70°0′S 0°0′E / 70.000°S 0.000°E / -70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
70°0′S 3°16′E / 70.000°S 3.267°E / -70.000; 3.267 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 6°22′E / 70.000°S 6.367°E / -70.000; 6.367 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
70°0′S 21°9′E / 70.000°S 21.150°E / -70.000; 21.150 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Indian Ocean
70°0′S 26°32′E / 70.000°S 26.533°E / -70.000; 26.533 (Antarctica)	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
70°0′S 160°34′E / 70.000°S 160.567°E / -70.000; 160.567 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
70°0′S 74°39′W / 70.000°S 74.650°W / -70.000; -74.650 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
70°0′S 60°33′W / 70.000°S 60.550°W / -70.000; -60.550 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
70°0′S 1°57′W / 70.000°S 1.950°W / -70.000; -1.950 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway