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The 73rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 73 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 73° south passes through:

Co-ordinatesContinent or oceanNotes
73°0′S0°0′E / 73.000°S 0.000°E / -73.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
73°0′S45°0′E / 73.000°S 45.000°E / -73.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
73°0′S136°0′E / 73.000°S 136.000°E / -73.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by Flag of France.svg  France
73°0′S142°0′E / 73.000°S 142.000°E / -73.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
73°0′S160°0′E / 73.000°S 160.000°E / -73.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
73°0′S169°37′E / 73.000°S 169.617°E / -73.000; 169.617 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S103°26′W / 73.000°S 103.433°W / -73.000; -103.433 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
73°0′S90°0′W / 73.000°S 90.000°W / -73.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
73°0′S85°46′W / 73.000°S 85.767°W / -73.000; -85.767 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S79°3′W / 73.000°S 79.050°W / -73.000; -79.050 Antarctica Territory claimed by Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S74°17′W / 73.000°S 74.283°W / -73.000; -74.283 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S73°7′W / 73.000°S 73.117°W / -73.000; -73.117 Antarctica Territory claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S59°48′W / 73.000°S 59.800°W / -73.000; -59.800 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
73°0′S19°21′W / 73.000°S 19.350°W / -73.000; -19.350 Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

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