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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