57th parallel south
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57th parallel south
The 57th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 57 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 53 minutes during the December solstice and 6 hours, 43 minutes during the June solstice.[1]
The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 18.00º in April and > 11.00º in May.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 57° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Ocean Notes 57°0′S 0°0′E / 57.000°S 0.000°E Atlantic Ocean 57°0′S 20°0′E / 57.000°S 20.000°E Indian Ocean 57°0′S 147°0′E / 57.000°S 147.000°E Pacific Ocean Passing through the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula 57°0′S 67°16′W / 57.000°S 67.267°W[2] Atlantic Ocean Running through the Scotia Sea, passing just north of Vindication Island and Candlemas Island, 
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (claimed by 
Argentina)
See also
References
- ^ http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=57&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1
- ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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