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Circles of latitude between the 35th parallel south and the 40th parallel south
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<h2 id="36th-parallel-south">36th parallel south</h2> <p>The 36th parallel south is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 36 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/South/951U2xXV">south</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Australasia/KCCr5pqh">Australasia</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a> and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. </p> <h3>Around the world</h3> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_Meridian/d8KLy9r2">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or ocean</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">36°0′S 0°0′E / 36.000°S 0.000°E / -36.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">36°0′S 20°0′E / 36.000°S 20.000°E / -36.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_136_41_E_type:country&title=Australia">36°0′S 136°41′E / 36.000°S 136.683°E / -36.000; 136.683 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australia</a> - <a href="/facts/Kangaroo_Island/YPHk4M2H">Kangaroo Island</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_137_36_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">36°0′S 137°36′E / 36.000°S 137.600°E / -36.000; 137.600 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/D%27Estrees_Bay/18jz70vw">D'Estrees Bay</a>, <a href="/facts/Backstairs_Passage/Ncw35tsS">Backstairs Passage</a> and <a href="/facts/Encounter_Bay/LJTCLPPt">Encounter Bay</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_139_28_E_type:country&title=Australia">36°0′S 139°28′E / 36.000°S 139.467°E / -36.000; 139.467 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria_(state)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a>, <a href="/facts/New_South_Wales/aW7eJXSS">New South Wales</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_150_9_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">36°0′S 150°9′E / 36.000°S 150.150°E / -36.000; 150.150 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Tasman_Sea/oTAF2bs3">Tasman Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_173_47_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">36°0′S 173°47′E / 36.000°S 173.783°E / -36.000; 173.783 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Northland_Region/KR4FHIgB">Northland Region</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_174_29_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">36°0′S 174°29′E / 36.000°S 174.483°E / -36.000; 174.483 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td>Passing just south of the <a href="/facts/Hen_and_Chicken_Islands/YDp49SHe">Hen and Chicken Islands</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a> Passing just north of <a href="/facts/Great_Barrier_Island/ELAaGzfI">Great Barrier Island</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_72_47_W_type:country&title=Chile">36°0′S 72°47′W / 36.000°S 72.783°W / -36.000; -72.783 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Maule_Region/fVqv8oAe">Maule Region</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_70_24_W_type:country&title=Argentina">36°0′S 70°24′W / 36.000°S 70.400°W / -36.000; -70.400 (Argentina)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></th><td>The parallel defines part of the border between <a href="/facts/Mendoza_Province/p8q23PAs">Mendoza Province</a> and <a href="/facts/La_Pampa_Province/lf3Q3kFd">La Pampa Province</a>, and part of the border between <a href="/facts/San_Luis_Province/Vn2657Sa">San Luis Province</a> and La Pampa Province</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=36_0_S_57_21_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">36°0′S 57°21′W / 36.000°S 57.350°W / -36.000; -57.350 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="37th-parallel-south">37th parallel south</h2> <p>The 37th parallel south is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 37 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/South/951U2xXV">south</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Australasia/KCCr5pqh">Australasia</a>, the Pacific Ocean and South America. </p><p>This parallel approximates that latitude at which <a href="/facts/Solar_irradiance/SI26I7aD">solar irradiance</a> equals the planetary average,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> with higher insolation equatorward and lower poleward. </p><p>An exploration of the 37th parallel south is the theme of <a href="/facts/Jules_Verne/lLA0B0EF">Jules Verne</a>'s novel <i><a href="/facts/In_Search_of_the_Castaways/tCx5Ctwh">In Search of the Castaways</a></i>. The <a href="/facts/Phantom_island/EMNl1xVR">phantom reef</a> of <a href="/facts/Maria_Theresa_Reef/XT2kqCxx">Maria Theresa Reef</a> is supposed to lie on this parallel in the Pacific Ocean. </p> <h3>Around the world</h3> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_Meridian/d8KLy9r2">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 37° south passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or ocean</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">37°0′S 0°0′E / 37.000°S 0.000°E / -37.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row">Atlantic Ocean</th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">37°0′S 20°0′E / 37.000°S 20.000°E / -37.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td>Passing just north of <a href="/facts/%C3%8Ele_Amsterdam/NqUTSuUS">Île Amsterdam</a>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_139_42_E_type:country&title=Australia">37°0′S 139°42′E / 37.000°S 139.700°E / -37.000; 139.700 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australia</a> <a href="/facts/Victoria_(Australia)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a> <a href="/facts/New_South_Wales/aW7eJXSS">New South Wales</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_149_56_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">37°0′S 149°56′E / 37.000°S 149.933°E / -37.000; 149.933 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row">Pacific Ocean</th><td><a href="/facts/Tasman_Sea/oTAF2bs3">Tasman Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_174_28_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">37°0′S 174°28′E / 37.000°S 174.467°E / -37.000; 174.467 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/North_Island/RUGtJJev">North Island</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Auckland/wRcayHa2">Auckland</a> just north of <a href="/facts/Auckland_Airport/BkswGzoW">Auckland Airport</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_29_S_174_47_30_E_&title=Coronel">37°0′29″S 174°47′30″E / 37.00806°S 174.79167°E / -37.00806; 174.79167 (Coronel)</a>)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_175_16_E_type:waterbody&title=Hauraki+Gulf">37°0′S 175°16′E / 37.000°S 175.267°E / -37.000; 175.267 (Hauraki Gulf)</a></td><th scope="row">Pacific Ocean</th><td><a href="/facts/Hauraki_Gulf/87V4KovL">Hauraki Gulf</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_175_30_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">37°0′S 175°30′E / 37.000°S 175.500°E / -37.000; 175.500 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Coromandel_Peninsula/lLsb4mYl">Coromandel Peninsula</a>, <a href="/facts/North_Island/RUGtJJev">North Island</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Tairua/JjeNepdJ">Tairua</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_175_51_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">37°0′S 175°51′E / 37.000°S 175.850°E / -37.000; 175.850 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row">Pacific Ocean</th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_73_33_W_type:country&title=Chile">37°0′S 73°33′W / 37.000°S 73.550°W / -37.000; -73.550 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_Island,_Chile/rQHBJeu3">Santa María Island</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_73_31_W_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">37°0′S 73°31′W / 37.000°S 73.517°W / -37.000; -73.517 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row">Pacific Ocean</th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_73_11_W_type:country&title=Chile">37°0′S 73°11′W / 37.000°S 73.183°W / -37.000; -73.183 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/B%C3%ADo_B%C3%ADo_Region/yXgdV9Qo">Bío Bío Region</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Coronel,_Chile/oeKgoMlh">Coronel</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_73_10_W_type:city&title=Coronel">37°0′S 73°10′W / 37.000°S 73.167°W / -37.000; -73.167 (Coronel)</a>)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_71_9_W_type:country&title=Argentina">37°0′S 71°9′W / 37.000°S 71.150°W / -37.000; -71.150 (Argentina)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province/RaQYfAIJ">Neuquén Province</a><a href="/facts/Mendoza_Province/p8q23PAs">Mendoza Province</a><a href="/facts/La_Pampa_Province/lf3Q3kFd">La Pampa Province</a><a href="/facts/Buenos_Aires_Province/HkAcQKBN">Buenos Aires Province</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Pinamar/FzLCo6Lu">Pinamar</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_0_S_56_47_30_W_type:city&title=Pinamar">37°0′0″S 56°47′30″W / 37.00000°S 56.79167°W / -37.00000; -56.79167 (Pinamar)</a>)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=37_0_S_56_45_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">37°0′S 56°45′W / 37.000°S 56.750°W / -37.000; -56.750 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row">Atlantic Ocean</th><td>Passing just north of the island of <a href="/facts/Tristan_da_Cunha/GU6oyxTd">Tristan da Cunha</a>, <a href="/facts/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha/GoWKDWHk">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="38th-parallel-south">38th parallel south</h2> <p>The 38th parallel south is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 38 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/South/951U2xXV">south</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a>, and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>, including the <a href="/facts/Andes_Mountains/a4wlgG3e">Andes Mountains</a> and <a href="/facts/Patagonia/HmNlUCh5">Patagonia</a>. </p><p>At this latitude the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">sun</a> is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the <a href="/facts/Summer_solstice/r3CoNn3m">December solstice</a> and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the <a href="/facts/Winter_solstice/D18JPu6z">June solstice</a>. </p> <h3>Around the world</h3> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_Meridian/d8KLy9r2">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 38° south passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or ocean</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">38°0′S 0°0′E / 38.000°S 0.000°E / -38.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">38°0′S 20°0′E / 38.000°S 20.000°E / -38.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td>Passing just south of <a href="/facts/%C3%8Ele_Amsterdam/NqUTSuUS">Île Amsterdam</a>, <a href="/facts/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands/4A67SWWj">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_140_32_E_type:country&title=Australia">38°0′S 140°32′E / 38.000°S 140.533°E / -38.000; 140.533 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/South_Australia/R7UdxV97">South Australia</a> <a href="/facts/Victoria_(Australia)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a> - passing through <a href="/facts/Port_Phillip/UfY7zotn">Port Phillip Bay</a> and southeastern <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_147_42_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">38°0′S 147°42′E / 38.000°S 147.700°E / -38.000; 147.700 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Tasman_Sea/oTAF2bs3">Tasman Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_174_47_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">38°0′S 174°47′E / 38.000°S 174.783°E / -38.000; 174.783 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/North_Island/RUGtJJev">North Island</a> - passing 2.4 km south of <a href="/facts/Whakat%C4%81ne/tFWSKpMG">Whakatāne</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_178_21_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">38°0′S 178°21′E / 38.000°S 178.350°E / -38.000; 178.350 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_73_28_W_type:country&title=Chile">38°0′S 73°28′W / 38.000°S 73.467°W / -38.000; -73.467 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/B%C3%ADo_B%C3%ADo_Region/yXgdV9Qo">Bío Bío Region</a> <a href="/facts/Araucan%C3%ADa_Region/qRlu5dwe">Araucanía Region</a> Bío Bío Region</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_71_5_W_type:country&title=Argentina">38°0′S 71°5′W / 38.000°S 71.083°W / -38.000; -71.083 (Argentina)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province/RaQYfAIJ">Neuquén Province</a><a href="/facts/R%C3%ADo_Negro_Province/4Ha1j8Be">Río Negro Province</a><a href="/facts/La_Pampa_Province/lf3Q3kFd">La Pampa Province</a><a href="/facts/Buenos_Aires_Province/HkAcQKBN">Buenos Aires Province</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Mar_del_Plata/oYbMjeR3">Mar del Plata</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_57_35_W_type:city&title=Mar+del+Plata">38°0′S 57°35′W / 38.000°S 57.583°W / -38.000; -57.583 (Mar del Plata)</a>)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=38_0_S_57_33_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">38°0′S 57°33′W / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="39th-parallel-south">39th parallel south</h2> <p>The 39th parallel south is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 39 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/South/951U2xXV">south</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Australasia/KCCr5pqh">Australasia</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a> and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. </p><p>Daylight along the 39th parallel south falls under 10 hours a day starting on 17 May and returns to over ten hours a day beginning 29 July. The growth of crops and other plants is considerably slowed during this period of reduced sunlight. </p> <h3>Around the world</h3> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_Meridian/d8KLy9r2">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 39° south passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or ocean</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">39°0′S 0°0′E / 39.000°S 0.000°E / -39.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">39°0′S 20°0′E / 39.000°S 20.000°E / -39.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td>Passing just south of <a href="/facts/%C3%8Ele_Saint-Paul/53xT68k5">Île Saint-Paul</a>, <a href="/facts/French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands/4A67SWWj">French Southern and Antarctic Lands</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_143_30_E_type:waterbody&title=Bass+Strait">39°0′S 143°30′E / 39.000°S 143.500°E / -39.000; 143.500 (Bass Strait)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Bass_Strait/9nC9r2Wl">Bass Strait</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_146_15_E_type:country&title=Australia">39°0′S 146°15′E / 39.000°S 146.250°E / -39.000; 146.250 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Victoria_(Australia)/76P2nqtz">Victoria</a> - <a href="/facts/Wilsons_Promontory/uuh8cxDS">Wilsons Promontory</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_146_27_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">39°0′S 146°27′E / 39.000°S 146.450°E / -39.000; 146.450 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Tasman_Sea/oTAF2bs3">Tasman Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_174_10_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">39°0′S 174°10′E / 39.000°S 174.167°E / -39.000; 174.167 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Taranaki/FQFR6Yh6">Taranaki region</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Waitara,_New_Zealand/LBWjrxxe">Waitara</a><a href="/facts/Manawat%C5%AB-Whanganui/3P9Slcn5">Manawatū-Whanganui region</a><a href="/facts/Waikato/sMkPhlcs">Waikato region</a> – passing just south of <a href="/facts/T%C5%ABrangi/aog0E84x">Tūrangi</a><a href="/facts/Bay_of_Plenty/8GYtrH64">Bay of Plenty region</a> – for about 2 km (1.2 mi)<a href="/facts/Hawke%27s_Bay_Region/eljC5KHM">Hawke's Bay region</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_177_53_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">39°0′S 177°53′E / 39.000°S 177.883°E / -39.000; 177.883 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_73_19_W_type:country&title=Chile">39°0′S 73°19′W / 39.000°S 73.317°W / -39.000; -73.317 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Araucan%C3%ADa_Region/qRlu5dwe">Araucanía Region</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Teodoro_Schmidt,_Chile/aczShHMo">Teodoro Schmidt</a> and <a href="/facts/Sollipulli/JJ36y3jY">Sollipulli Volcano</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_71_28_W_type:country&title=Argentina">39°0′S 71°28′W / 39.000°S 71.467°W / -39.000; -71.467 (Argentina)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province/RaQYfAIJ">Neuquén Province</a><a href="/facts/R%C3%ADo_Negro_Province/4Ha1j8Be">Río Negro Province</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/General_Roca,_R%C3%ADo_Negro/anxrnG83">General Roca</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_67_35_W_type:city&title=General+Roca">39°0′S 67°35′W / 39.000°S 67.583°W / -39.000; -67.583 (General Roca)</a>) <a href="/facts/La_Pampa_Province/lf3Q3kFd">La Pampa Province</a><a href="/facts/Buenos_Aires_Province/HkAcQKBN">Buenos Aires Province</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Bah%C3%ADa_Blanca/gu2a3DCo">Bahía Blanca</a> (at <a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_62_09_W_type:city&title=Cape+Town">39°0′S 62°09′W / 39.000°S 62.150°W / -39.000; -62.150 (Cape Town)</a>)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=39_0_S_62_0_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">39°0′S 62°0′W / 39.000°S 62.000°W / -39.000; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="40th-parallel-south">40th parallel south</h2> <p>The 40th parallel south is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 40 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/South/951U2xXV">south</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Oceania/vzTEvsfV">Oceania</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a> and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. Its long oceanic stretches are the northern domain of the <a href="/facts/Roaring_Forties/EXVaWGMf">Roaring Forties</a>. </p><p>On 21 June 2018, the sun is at 26.17° in the sky and at 73.83° on 21 December, in King Island, Tasmania, which is near the 40th parallel.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The maximum <a href="/facts/Horizontal_coordinate_system/msJQPYg0">altitude</a> of the Sun is > 35.00º in April and > 28.00º in May. </p><p>40th parallel south also marks a line beyond which <a href="/facts/Andromeda_constellation/PN2eI1WI">Andromeda constellation</a> can no longer be observed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h3>Around the world</h3> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_Meridian/d8KLy9r2">Prime Meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 40° south passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or ocean</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">40°0′S 0°0′E / 40.000°S 0.000°E / -40.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Indian+Ocean">40°0′S 20°0′E / 40.000°S 20.000°E / -40.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_143_53_E_type:country&title=Australia">40°0′S 143°53′E / 40.000°S 143.883°E / -40.000; 143.883 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/King_Island_(Tasmania)/11JSHdnq">King Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Tasmania/q3dubPTt">Tasmania</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_144_7_E_type:waterbody&title=Bass+Strait">40°0′S 144°7′E / 40.000°S 144.117°E / -40.000; 144.117 (Bass Strait)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Bass_Strait/9nC9r2Wl">Bass Strait</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_147_53_E_type:country&title=Australia">40°0′S 147°53′E / 40.000°S 147.883°E / -40.000; 147.883 (Australia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Flinders_Island/XFhDCVpa">Flinders Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Tasmania/q3dubPTt">Tasmania</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_148_17_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">40°0′S 148°17′E / 40.000°S 148.283°E / -40.000; 148.283 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Tasman_Sea/oTAF2bs3">Tasman Sea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_175_3_E_type:country&title=New+Zealand">40°0′S 175°3′E / 40.000°S 175.050°E / -40.000; 175.050 (New Zealand)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Manawat%C5%AB-Whanganui/3P9Slcn5">Manawatū-Whanganui region</a> – passing just south of <a href="/facts/Whanganui/8Jpj2pwy">Whanganui</a><a href="/facts/Hawke%27s_Bay_Region/eljC5KHM">Hawke's Bay region</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Waipukurau/1EuaSg0J">Waipukurau</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_176_54_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">40°0′S 176°54′E / 40.000°S 176.900°E / -40.000; 176.900 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_73_42_W_type:country&title=Chile">40°0′S 73°42′W / 40.000°S 73.700°W / -40.000; -73.700 (Chile)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Los_R%C3%ADos_Region/WoeIfM5g">Los Ríos Region</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Punta_Galera/G21715gM">Punta Galera</a> and <a href="/facts/Pirihueico_Lake/xJSlvvgx">Pirihueico Lake</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_71_40_W_type:country&title=Argentina">40°0′S 71°40′W / 40.000°S 71.667°W / -40.000; -71.667 (Argentina)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province/RaQYfAIJ">Neuquén Province</a><a href="/facts/R%C3%ADo_Negro_Province/4Ha1j8Be">Río Negro Province</a><a href="/facts/Buenos_Aires_Province/HkAcQKBN">Buenos Aires Province</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Circles_of_latitude_between_the_35th_parallel_south_and_the_40th_parallel_south¶ms=40_0_S_62_20_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">40°0′S 62°20′W / 40.000°S 62.333°W / -40.000; -62.333 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/35th_parallel_south/AocbkorC">35th parallel south</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Circles_of_latitude_between_the_40th_parallel_south_and_the_45th_parallel_south/uhErLXbw">Circles of latitude between the 40th parallel south and the 45th parallel south</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roaring_Forties/EXVaWGMf">Roaring Forties</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Project_Loon/nuKulDm1">Project Loon</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>See Nadeau, Alice and McGhee, Richard; ‘A simple formula for a planet’s mean annual insolation by latitude’; Icarus, volume 291, 15 July 2017, pp. 46-50 <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Sunrise and sunset times in King Island, June 2018". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29. <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2161357?month=6&year=2018" target="_blank">https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2161357?month=6&year=2018</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Sunrise and sunset times in King Island, December 2018". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29. <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2161357?month=12&year=2018" target="_blank">https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/@2161357?month=12&year=2018</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"The Andromeda constellation: Facts, myth and location". Space.com. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2024-10-07. <a href="https://www.space.com/andromeda-constellation" target="_blank">https://www.space.com/andromeda-constellation</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>