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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.

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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 / 76.000°S 0.000°E / -76.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
76°0′S 45°0′E / 76.000°S 45.000°E / -76.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
76°0′S 136°0′E / 76.000°S 136.000°E / -76.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by  France
76°0′S 142°0′E / 76.000°S 142.000°E / -76.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
76°0′S 160°0′E / 76.000°S 160.000°E / -76.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
76°0′S 162°35′E / 76.000°S 162.583°E / -76.000; 162.583 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
76°0′S 148°5′W / 76.000°S 148.083°W / -76.000; -148.083 Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
76°0′S 150°0′W / 76.000°S 150.000°W / -76.000; -150.000 Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
76°0′S 90°0′W / 76.000°S 90.000°W / -76.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
76°0′S 80°0′W / 76.000°S 80.000°W / -76.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 74°0′W / 76.000°S 74.000°W / -76.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 53°0′W / 76.000°S 53.000°W / -76.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 56°54′W / 76.000°S 56.900°W / -76.000; -56.900 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
76°0′S 27°0′W / 76.000°S 27.000°W / -76.000; -27.000 Antarctica Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
76°0′S 25°0′W / 76.000°S 25.000°W / -76.000; -25.000 British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
76°0′S 20°0′W / 76.000°S 20.000°W / -76.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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