56th parallel south

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56th parallel south

The 56th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 37 minutes during the December solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the June solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
56°0′S 0°0′E / 56.000°S 0.000°E / -56.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
56°0′S 20°0′E / 56.000°S 20.000°E / -56.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
56°0′S 147°0′E / 56.000°S 147.000°E / -56.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Hornos Island (Cape Horn),  Chile
56°0′S 67°16′W / 56.000°S 67.267°W / -56.000; -67.267 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_durtablew.pl?form=2&year=2016&task=-1&place=&lon_sign=-1&lon_deg=90&lon_min=0&lat_sign=-1&lat_deg=56&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1
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