68th parallel south

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68th parallel south

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.

Around the world

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

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
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   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   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   Australia
68°0′S136°0′E / 68.000°S 136.000°E / -68.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by   France
68°0′S142°0′E / 68.000°S 142.000°E / -68.000; 142.000		George V Land, claimed by   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   Argentina,   Chile and   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

See also

• 67th parallel south
• 69th parallel south