77th parallel south

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77th parallel south

The 77th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 77 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 77° south passes through:

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
77°0′S0°0′E / 77.000°S 0.000°E / -77.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by   Norway
77°0′S45°0′E / 77.000°S 45.000°E / -77.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia
77°0′S136°0′E / 77.000°S 136.000°E / -77.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by   France
77°0′S142°0′E / 77.000°S 142.000°E / -77.000; 142.000		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by   Australia
77°0′S160°0′E / 77.000°S 160.000°E / -77.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by   New Zealand
77°0′S151°22′E / 77.000°S 151.367°E / -77.000; 151.367 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
77°0′S148°5′W / 77.000°S 148.083°W / -77.000; -148.083	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by   New Zealand
77°0′S150°0′W / 77.000°S 150.000°W / -77.000; -150.000		Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
77°0′S90°0′W / 77.000°S 90.000°W / -77.000; -90.000		Antártica Chilena, claimed by   Chile
77°0′S80°0′W / 77.000°S 80.000°W / -77.000; -80.000		Territory claimed by   Chile and   United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S74°0′W / 77.000°S 74.000°W / -77.000; -74.000		Territory claimed by   Argentina,   Chile and   United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S53°0′W / 77.000°S 53.000°W / -77.000; -53.000		Territory claimed by   Argentina and   United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S51°6′W / 77.000°S 51.100°W / -77.000; -51.100 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
77°0′S31°27′W / 77.000°S 31.450°W / -77.000; -31.450	Antarctica	Territory claimed by   Argentina and   United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S25°0′W / 77.000°S 25.000°W / -77.000; -25.000		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by   United Kingdom
77°0′S20°0′W / 77.000°S 20.000°W / -77.000; -20.000		Queen Maud Land, claimed by   Norway

See also

• 76th parallel south
• 78th parallel south