74th parallel south

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74th parallel south

The 74th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 74 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

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Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° south passes through:

CoordinatesContinent or oceanNotes
74°0′S0°0′E / 74.000°S 0.000°E / -74.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
74°0′S45°0′E / 74.000°S 45.000°E / -74.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
74°0′S136°0′E / 74.000°S 136.000°E / -74.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by Flag of France.svg  France
74°0′S142°0′E / 74.000°S 142.000°E / -74.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
74°0′S160°0′E / 74.000°S 160.000°E / -74.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
74°0′S166°2′E / 74.000°S 166.033°E / -74.000; 166.033 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S127°24′W / 74.000°S 127.400°W / -74.000; -127.400 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S113°34′E / 74.000°S 113.567°E / -74.000; 113.567 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S109°20′W / 74.000°S 109.333°W / -74.000; -109.333 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S107°49′E / 74.000°S 107.817°E / -74.000; 107.817 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S102°19′W / 74.000°S 102.317°W / -74.000; -102.317 Antarctica Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S90°0′W / 74.000°S 90.000°W / -74.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
74°0′S80°0′W / 74.000°S 80.000°W / -74.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S74°0′W / 74.000°S 74.000°W / -74.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S53°0′W / 74.000°S 53.000°W / -74.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S60°50′W / 74.000°S 60.833°W / -74.000; -60.833 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
74°0′S21°13′W / 74.000°S 21.217°W / -74.000; -21.217 Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
74°0′S20°0′W / 74.000°S 20.000°W / -74.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

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