71st parallel south

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71st parallel south

The 71st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° south passes through:

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
71°0′S 0°0′E / 71.000°S 0.000°E / -71.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
71°0′S 45°0′E / 71.000°S 45.000°E / -71.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
71°0′S 136°0′E / 71.000°S 136.000°E / -71.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by  France
71°0′S 142°0′E / 71.000°S 142.000°E / -71.000; 142.000		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
71°0′S 160°0′E / 71.000°S 160.000°E / -71.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
71°0′S 167°47′E / 71.000°S 167.783°E / -71.000; 167.783 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Pacific Ocean
71°0′S 73°18′W / 71.000°S 73.300°W / -71.000; -73.300 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
71°0′S 60°24′W / 71.000°S 60.400°W / -71.000; -60.400 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
71°0′S 10°59′W / 71.000°S 10.983°W / -71.000; -10.983 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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