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The 43rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 43 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

On December solstice the sun is at 70.4 degrees in the sky and on June solstice it is 23.6 degrees.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 22 minutes during the Summer Solstice and 9 hours, 0 minutes during the Winter Solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° south passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
43°0′S0°0′E / 43.000°S 0.000°E / -43.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
43°0′S20°0′E / 43.000°S 20.000°E / -43.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
43°0′S145°36′E / 43.000°S 145.600°E / -43.000; 145.600 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Tasmania
43°0′S147°57′E / 43.000°S 147.950°E / -43.000; 147.950 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
43°0′S170°34′E / 43.000°S 170.567°E / -43.000; 170.567 (New Zealand) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand West Coast region, Canterbury region
43°0′S173°7′E / 43.000°S 173.117°E / -43.000; 173.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
43°0′S74°15′W / 43.000°S 74.250°W / -43.000; -74.250 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region
43°0′S73°21′W / 43.000°S 73.350°W / -43.000; -73.350 (Gulf of Corcovado) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Corcovado
43°0′S72°45′W / 43.000°S 72.750°W / -43.000; -72.750 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Los Lagos Region
43°0′S72°3′W / 43.000°S 72.050°W / -43.000; -72.050 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Chubut Province
43°0′S64°20′W / 43.000°S 64.333°W / -43.000; -64.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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