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64th parallel south

The 64th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 64 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic mainland, the latter as the most northern latitude.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 21 hours, 01 minutes during the December solstice and 4 hours, 12 minutes during the June solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 64° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
64°0′S 0°0′E / 64.000°S 0.000°E / -64.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean
64°0′S 20°0′E / 64.000°S 20.000°E / -64.000; 20.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Indian Ocean)		South of the Indian Ocean
64°0′S 147°0′E / 64.000°S 147.000°E / -64.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Pacific Ocean)		South of the Pacific Ocean
64°0′S 67°16′W / 64.000°S 67.267°W / -64.000; -67.267 (Southern Ocean / South of the Atlantic Ocean)		South of the Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Brabant Island, Antarctica
64°0′S 60°35′W / 64.000°S 60.583°W / -64.000; -60.583 (Antarctica)	Antarctica	Antarctic Peninsula and James Ross Island, claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom
64°0′S 57°31′W / 64.000°S 57.517°W / -64.000; -57.517 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	South of the Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 63rd parallel south
• 65th parallel south

References