Following are circles of latitude between the 40th parallel south and the 45th parallel south:
41st parallel south
The 41st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 8 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 13 minutes during the June solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41° south passes through:
42nd parallel south
The 42nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 15 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 7 minutes during the June solstice.
The alcohol brand 42 Below was named in part because the 42nd parallel South passes through New Zealand.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 42° south passes through:
43rd parallel south
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 70.83 degrees in the sky and on June solstice it is at 23.17 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:
44th parallel south
The 44th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 44 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 29 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 53 minutes during the June solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 44° south passes through:
45th parallel south
The 45th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 45° south of the Earth's equator.
It is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole. The true halfway point is 16.2 km (10.1 mi) south of this parallel because Earth is not a perfect sphere, but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.3
Unlike its northern counterpart, almost all (97%) of it passes through open ocean. It crosses the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia (New Zealand and just south of Tasmania), the Southern Ocean, and Patagonia.
At this latitude, daytime lasts for 15 hours, 37 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 46 minutes during the June solstice for the dates in 2024.4 This holds true regardless of longitude. The midday Sun stands 21.17° above the northern horizon at the June solstice, 68.83° at the December solstice, and exactly 45.0° at either equinox.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 45° south passes through:
See also
- 45×90 points
- Circles of latitude between the 35th parallel south and the 40th parallel south
- Circles of latitude between the 45th parallel south and the 50th parallel south
See also
References
"The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information". University Press. March 29, 1911 – via Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=1B_ZU47OVJoC&pg=PA360 ↩
Peri, Pablo L.; Pastur, Guillermo Martínez; Nahuelhual, Laura (April 29, 2021). "Ecosystem Services in Patagonia: A Multi-Criteria Approach for an Integrated Assessment". Springer Nature – via Google Books. https://books.google.com/books?id=PBcsEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA354 ↩
"The Half-Way to the Pole Line". May 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20060502045609/http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~mag/files/midway.htm ↩
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