39th parallel south

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39th parallel south

The 39th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 39 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 39° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
39°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
39°0′S 20°0′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just south of Île Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
39°0′S 143°30′E	Indian Ocean	Bass Strait
39°0′S 146°15′E	Australia	Victoria - Wilsons Promontory
39°0′S 146°27′E	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
39°0′S 174°10′E	New Zealand	Taranaki region – passing through Waitara Manawatū-Whanganui region Waikato region – passing just south of Tūrangi Bay of Plenty region – for about 2 km (1.2 mi) Hawke's Bay region
39°0′S 177°53′E	Pacific Ocean
39°0′S 73°19′W	Chile	Araucanía Region – passing through Teodoro Schmidt and Sollipulli Volcano
39°0′S 71°28′W	Argentina	Neuquén Province Río Negro Province – passing through General Roca (at 39°0′S 67°35′W) La Pampa Province Buenos Aires Province – passing through Bahía Blanca (at 39°0′S 62°09′W)
39°0′S 62°0′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 38th parallel south
• 40th parallel south