Circles of latitude between the 50th parallel south and the 55th parallel south

Following are circles of latitude between the 50th parallel south and the 55th parallel south. These circles of latitude generally pass through Chile and Argentina, and through minor outlying islands in Oceania.

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51st parallel south

The 51st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 51 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America. The temperature is Chilly at 8°C (46°F) at the 48th parallel.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 33 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the June solstice.^[1]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 51° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
51°0′S 0°0′E / 51.000°S 0.000°E / -51.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
51°0′S 20°0′E / 51.000°S 20.000°E / -51.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
51°0′S 147°0′E / 51.000°S 147.000°E / -51.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Adams Island, Auckland Islands,  New Zealand
51°0′S 75°5′W / 51.000°S 75.083°W / -51.000; -75.083 (Chile)	Chile	Patagonic Archipelago and mainland, Magallanes Region
51°0′S 72°15′W / 51.000°S 72.250°W / -51.000; -72.250 (Argentina)	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province
51°0′S 69°9′W / 51.000°S 69.150°W / -51.000; -69.150 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of the Jason Islands,  Falkland Islands (UK Territory claimed by  Argentina)

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52nd parallel south

The 52nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 52 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The parallel defines part of the border between Argentina and Chile.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 44 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 44 minutes during the June solstice.^[2]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
52°0′S 0°0′E / 52.000°S 0.000°E / -52.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
52°0′S 20°0′E / 52.000°S 20.000°E / -52.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
52°0′S 147°0′E / 52.000°S 147.000°E / -52.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
52°0′S 75°4′W / 52.000°S 75.067°W / -52.000; -75.067 (Chile)	Chile	Patagonic Archipelago and mainland, Magallanes Region
52°0′S 71°55′W / 52.000°S 71.917°W / -52.000; -71.917 (Argentina / Chile border)	Argentina /  Chile border
52°0′S 70°0′W / 52.000°S 70.000°W / -52.000; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province
52°0′S 68°42′W / 52.000°S 68.700°W / -52.000; -68.700 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
52°0′S 60°57′W / 52.000°S 60.950°W / -52.000; -60.950 (Falkland Islands)	Falkland Islands	Dyke Island and West Falkland (claimed by  Argentina)
52°0′S 59°57′W / 52.000°S 59.950°W / -52.000; -59.950 (Falkland Sound)	Atlantic Ocean	Falkland Sound
52°0′S 59°35′W / 52.000°S 59.583°W / -52.000; -59.583 (Falkland Islands)	Falkland Islands	East Falkland and Lively Island (claimed by  Argentina)
52°0′S 58°21′W / 52.000°S 58.350°W / -52.000; -58.350 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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53rd parallel south

The 53rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 53 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 56 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 34 minutes during the June solstice. Approximately 53º18' South, 33 km (21 mi) south of this parallel, during the December summer solstice, the sun is visible for 17 hours exactly. If the latitude in the southern hemisphere is 53º47' or smaller, it is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day of the month of February.^[3]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
53°0′S 0°0′E / 53.000°S 0.000°E / -53.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
53°0′S 20°0′E / 53.000°S 20.000°E / -53.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of the McDonald Islands,  Australia
53°0′S 73°15′E / 53.000°S 73.250°E / -53.000; 73.250 (Australia)	Australia	Heard Island
53°0′S 73°25′E / 53.000°S 73.417°E / -53.000; 73.417 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
53°0′S 169°9′E / 53.000°S 169.150°E / -53.000; 169.150 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Campbell Island, New Zealand
53°0′S 74°28′W / 53.000°S 74.467°W / -53.000; -74.467 (Chile)	Chile	Desolación Island, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 73°57′W / 53.000°S 73.950°W / -53.000; -73.950 (Strait of Magellan)	Pacific Ocean	Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 73°25′W / 53.000°S 73.417°W / -53.000; -73.417 (Chile)	Chile	Muñoz Gamero Peninsula and Riesco Island, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 71°52′W / 53.000°S 71.867°W / -53.000; -71.867 (Seno Otway)	Pacific Ocean	Seno Otway
53°0′S 71°15′W / 53.000°S 71.250°W / -53.000; -71.250 (Chile)	Chile	Brunswick Peninsula, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 70°49′W / 53.000°S 70.817°W / -53.000; -70.817 (Strait of Magellan)	Pacific Ocean	Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 70°24′W / 53.000°S 70.400°W / -53.000; -70.400 (Chile)	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes Region
53°0′S 68°36′W / 53.000°S 68.600°W / -53.000; -68.600 (Argentina)	Argentina	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
53°0′S 68°15′W / 53.000°S 68.250°W / -53.000; -68.250 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of Beauchene Island,  Falkland Islands (claimed by  Argentina)

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54th parallel south

The 54th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 54 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 9 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the June solstice.^[4]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 54° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
54°0′S 0°0′E / 54.000°S 0.000°E / -54.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing north of Bouvet Island,  Norway
54°0′S 20°0′E / 54.000°S 20.000°E / -54.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Macquarie Island,  Australia
54°0′S 147°0′E / 54.000°S 147.000°E / -54.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
54°0′S 73°9′W / 54.000°S 73.150°W / -54.000; -73.150 (Chile)	Chile	Santa Inés Island, Clarence Island and Aracena Island, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 71°16′W / 54.000°S 71.267°W / -54.000; -71.267 (Strait of Magellan)	Pacific Ocean	Strait of Magellan
54°0′S 70°52′W / 54.000°S 70.867°W / -54.000; -70.867 (Chile)	Chile	Dawson Island, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 70°20′W / 54.000°S 70.333°W / -54.000; -70.333 (Canal Whiteside)	Pacific Ocean	Canal Whiteside
54°0′S 70°5′W / 54.000°S 70.083°W / -54.000; -70.083 (Chile)	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 68°37′W / 54.000°S 68.617°W / -54.000; -68.617 (Argentina)	Argentina	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
54°0′S 67°24′W / 54.000°S 67.400°W / -54.000; -67.400 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
54°0′S 38°12′W / 54.000°S 38.200°W / -54.000; -38.200 (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Willis Islands, Bird Island and South Georgia
54°0′S 37°23′W / 54.000°S 37.383°W / -54.000; -37.383 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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55th parallel south

The 55th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 55 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 22 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the June solstice.^[5]

The longest continuous east–west distance at sea is along this latitude, at 55°59'S. (see Extremes on Earth § Along constant latitude)

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
55°0′S 0°0′E / 55.000°S 0.000°E / -55.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing south of Bouvet Island,  Norway
55°0′S 20°0′E / 55.000°S 20.000°E / -55.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
55°0′S 147°0′E / 55.000°S 147.000°E / -55.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Macquarie Island,  Australia Passing just north of Bishop and Clerk Islets,  Australia
55°0′S 71°14′W / 55.000°S 71.233°W / -55.000; -71.233 (Chile)	Chile	Islands of Gilbert, Londonderry, London, Thompson, Gordon, Hoste, Navarino and Picton, Magallanes Region
55°0′S 67°0′W / 55.000°S 67.000°W / -55.000; -67.000 (Beagle Channel)	Pacific Ocean	Beagle Channel
55°0′S 66°42′W / 55.000°S 66.700°W / -55.000; -66.700 (Argentina)	Argentina	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
55°0′S 66°23′W / 55.000°S 66.383°W / -55.000; -66.383 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of Isla de los Estados,  Argentina Passing just south of the island of South Georgia,  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (claimed by  Argentina)

• Circles of latitude between the 45th parallel south and the 50th parallel south
• Circles of latitude between the 55th parallel south and the 80th parallel south