78th parallel south
Circle of latitude
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The 78th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 78 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 78° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 78°0′S 0°0′E / 78.000°S 0.000°E / -78.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
78°0′S 45°0′E / 78.000°S 45.000°E / -78.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
78°0′S 136°0′E / 78.000°S 136.000°E / -78.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France
78°0′S 142°0′E / 78.000°S 142.000°E / -78.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
78°0′S 160°0′E / 78.000°S 160.000°E / -78.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
78°0′S 177°42′E / 78.000°S 177.700°E / -78.000; 177.700 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean 78°0′S 160°26′W / 78.000°S 160.433°W / -78.000; -160.433 Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
78°0′S 150°0′W / 78.000°S 150.000°W / -78.000; -150.000 Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory 78°0′S 90°0′W / 78.000°S 90.000°W / -78.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile
78°0′S 80°0′W / 78.000°S 80.000°W / -78.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by Chile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 74°0′W / 78.000°S 74.000°W / -78.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by Argentina,
Chile and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 53°0′W / 78.000°S 53.000°W / -78.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by Argentina and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 45°44′W / 78.000°S 45.733°W / -78.000; -45.733 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 78°0′S 42°7′W / 78.000°S 42.117°W / -78.000; -42.117 Antarctica Territory claimed by Argentina and
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 25°0′W / 78.000°S 25.000°W / -78.000; -25.000 British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
78°0′S 20°0′W / 78.000°S 20.000°W / -78.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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Tropic of Cancer
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