77th parallel south

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77th parallel south

The 77th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 77 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 77° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
77°0′S 0°0′E	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
77°0′S 45°0′E		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
77°0′S 136°0′E		Adélie Land, claimed by France
77°0′S 142°0′E		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
77°0′S 160°0′E		Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
77°0′S 151°22′E	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
77°0′S 148°5′W	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
77°0′S 150°0′W		Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
77°0′S 90°0′W		Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile
77°0′S 80°0′W		Territory claimed by Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S 74°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S 53°0′W		Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S 51°6′W	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
77°0′S 31°27′W	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
77°0′S 25°0′W		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
77°0′S 20°0′W		Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

See also

• 76th parallel south
• 78th parallel south