76th parallel south

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76th parallel south

The 76th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 76 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 76° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
76°0′S 0°0′E	Antarktis	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norwegen
76°0′S 45°0′E		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australien
76°0′S 136°0′E		Adélie Land, claimed by Frankreich
76°0′S 142°0′E		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australien
76°0′S 160°0′E		Ross Dependency, claimed by Neuseeland
76°0′S 162°35′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
76°0′S 148°5′W	Antarktis	Ross Dependency, claimed by Neuseeland
76°0′S 150°0′W		Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
76°0′S 90°0′W		Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile
76°0′S 80°0′W		Territory claimed by Chile and Vereinigtes Königreich (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 74°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentinien, Chile and Vereinigtes Königreich (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 53°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentinien and Vereinigtes Königreich (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 56°54′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W	Antarktis	Territory claimed by Argentinien and Vereinigtes Königreich (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 25°0′W		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by Vereinigtes Königreich
76°0′S 20°0′W		Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norwegen

See also

• 75th parallel south
• 77th parallel south