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The 47th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 47 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 15 hours and 54 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours and 31 minutes during the June solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° south passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
47°0′S0°0′E / 47.000°S 0.000°E / -47.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
47°0′S20°0′E / 47.000°S 20.000°E / -47.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the Prince Edward Islands, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
47°0′S147°0′E / 47.000°S 147.000°E / -47.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
47°0′S167°42′E / 47.000°S 167.700°E / -47.000; 167.700 (New Zealand) Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stewart Island
47°0′S168°13′E / 47.000°S 168.217°E / -47.000; 168.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
47°0′S74°3′W / 47.000°S 74.050°W / -47.000; -74.050 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Gulf of San Esteban and Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Aysén Region
47°0′S71°52′W / 47.000°S 71.867°W / -47.000; -71.867 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Santa Cruz Province
47°0′S66°48′W / 47.000°S 66.800°W / -47.000; -66.800 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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