43rd parallel south
Circle of latitude
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The 43rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 43 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
On December solstice the sun is at 70.4 degrees in the sky and on June solstice it is 23.6 degrees.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 22 minutes during the Summer Solstice and 9 hours, 0 minutes during the Winter Solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 43°0′S 0°0′E / 43.000°S 0.000°E / -43.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 43°0′S 20°0′E / 43.000°S 20.000°E / -43.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 43°0′S 145°36′E / 43.000°S 145.600°E / -43.000; 145.600 (Australia) Australia
Tasmania 43°0′S 147°57′E / 43.000°S 147.950°E / -43.000; 147.950 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 43°0′S 170°34′E / 43.000°S 170.567°E / -43.000; 170.567 (New Zealand) New Zealand
West Coast region, Canterbury region 43°0′S 173°7′E / 43.000°S 173.117°E / -43.000; 173.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 43°0′S 74°15′W / 43.000°S 74.250°W / -43.000; -74.250 (Chile) Chile
Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region 43°0′S 73°21′W / 43.000°S 73.350°W / -43.000; -73.350 (Gulf of Corcovado) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Corcovado 43°0′S 72°45′W / 43.000°S 72.750°W / -43.000; -72.750 (Chile) Chile
Los Lagos Region 43°0′S 72°3′W / 43.000°S 72.050°W / -43.000; -72.050 (Argentina) Argentina
Chubut Province 43°0′S 64°20′W / 43.000°S 64.333°W / -43.000; -64.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
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Tropic of Cancer
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