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80th parallel south

Coordinates: 80°S 0°E / 80°S 0°E / -80; 0
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80th parallel south

The 80th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, and 10 degrees (690 miles/1100 kilometers) north of the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Regions south of this latitude are excluded from UTM zones.

This line of latitude passes only through Antarctica and Antarctic ice shelves.

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 80° south passes through:

Coordinates Continent Sub-continent Local area Claimed by
80°0′S 0°0′E / 80.000°S 0.000°E / -80.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica West Antarctica Part of Queen Maud Land  Norway
80°0′S 45°0′E / 80.000°S 45.000°E / -80.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Princess Elizabeth Land, Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, aka Western Australian Antarctic Territory  Australia
80°0′S 136°0′E / 80.000°S 136.000°E / -80.000; 136.000 Adélie Land  France
80°0′S 142°0′E / 80.000°S 142.000°E / -80.000; 142.000 George V Land, Oates Land, Victoria Land, aka Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory  Australia
80°0′S 160°0′E / 80.000°S 160.000°E / -80.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency  New Zealand
80°0′S 150°0′W / 80.000°S 150.000°W / -80.000; -150.000 East Antarctica Marie Byrd Land
Ellsworth Land
Unclaimed territory
80°0′S 90°0′W / 80.000°S 90.000°W / -80.000; -90.000 Ellsworth Land, in parts Antártica Chilena  Chile
80°0′S 80°0′W / 80.000°S 80.000°W / -80.000; -80.000 Ellsworth Land  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
80°0′S 74°0′W / 80.000°S 74.000°W / -80.000; -74.000 Antarctic Peninsula  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
80°0′S 53°0′W / 80.000°S 53.000°W / -80.000; -53.000 Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
80°0′S 25°0′W / 80.000°S 25.000°W / -80.000; -25.000 West Antarctica Coats Land, part of British Antarctic Territory  United Kingdom
80°0′S 20°0′W / 80.000°S 20.000°W / -80.000; -20.000 Part of Queen Maud Land  Norway

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See also

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