54th parallel south






Line across the Earth


54°




54th parallel south






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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, 09 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the June solstice.[1]



Around the world


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




































































Co-ordinates
 Country, territory or sea
 Notes

54°0′S 0°0′E / 54.000°S 0.000°E / -54.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
Atlantic Ocean

54°0′S 20°0′E / 54.000°S 20.000°E / -54.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean

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

54°0′S 71°16′W / 54.000°S 71.267°W / -54.000; -71.267 (Strait of Magellan)
Strait of Magellan

54°0′S 70°52′W / 54.000°S 70.867°W / -54.000; -70.867 (Chile)
 Chile
Dawson Island

54°0′S 70°20′W / 54.000°S 70.333°W / -54.000; -70.333 (Canal Whiteside)
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

54°0′S 68°37′W / 54.000°S 68.617°W / -54.000; -68.617 (Argentina)
 Argentina
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

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 (claimed by  Argentina)

54°0′S 37°23′W / 54.000°S 37.383°W / -54.000; -37.383 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean


See also



  • 53rd parallel south

  • 55th parallel south





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=54&lat_min=0&tz=2&tz_sign=-1









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