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:

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
76°0′S 0°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
76°0′S 45°0′E		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
76°0′S 136°0′E		Adélie Land, claimed by France
76°0′S 142°0′E		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
76°0′S 160°0′E		Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
76°0′S 162°35′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
76°0′S 148°5′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
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 United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 74°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 53°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 56°54′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 25°0′W		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
76°0′S 20°0′W		Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 75th parallel south
• 77th parallel south