68th parallel south

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The 68th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 68 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Antarctic. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. At this latitude, the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the December Solstice, and Civil Twilight during the June Solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° south passes through:

Co-ordinatesContinent or oceanNotes
68°0′S0°0′E / 68.000°S 0.000°E / -68.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
68°0′S44°3′E / 68.000°S 44.050°E / -68.000; 44.050 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
68°0′S45°0′E / 68.000°S 45.000°E / -68.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
68°0′S70°45′E / 68.000°S 70.750°E / -68.000; 70.750 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Prydz Bay, Cooperation Sea, south of the Indian Ocean
68°0′S80°3′E / 68.000°S 80.050°E / -68.000; 80.050 Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
68°0′S136°0′E / 68.000°S 136.000°E / -68.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by Flag of France.svg  France
68°0′S142°0′E / 68.000°S 142.000°E / -68.000; 142.000 George V Land, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
68°0′S148°31′E / 68.000°S 148.517°E / -68.000; 148.517 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean
68°0′S67°13′W / 68.000°S 67.217°W / -68.000; -67.217 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
68°0′S60°6′W / 68.000°S 60.100°W / -68.000; -60.100 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean

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