40th parallel south

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40th parallel south

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The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

On 21 June, the sun is at 26.17° in the sky and at 73.83° on 21 December.[citation needed]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 40° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Australia Tasmania - King Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bass Strait
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Australia Tasmania - Flinders Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  New Zealand North Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Chile Los Ríos Region – passing through Punta Galera (at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Argentina Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province
Buenos Aires Province
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean

See also