74th parallel south

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74th parallel south

The 74th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 74 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° south passes through:

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
74°0′S 0°0′E / 74.000°S 0.000°E / -74.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
74°0′S 45°0′E / 74.000°S 45.000°E / -74.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
74°0′S 136°0′E / 74.000°S 136.000°E / -74.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by  France
74°0′S 142°0′E / 74.000°S 142.000°E / -74.000; 142.000		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
74°0′S 160°0′E / 74.000°S 160.000°E / -74.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
74°0′S 166°2′E / 74.000°S 166.033°E / -74.000; 166.033 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 127°24′W / 74.000°S 127.400°W / -74.000; -127.400	Antarctica	Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 113°34′E / 74.000°S 113.567°E / -74.000; 113.567 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 109°20′W / 74.000°S 109.333°W / -74.000; -109.333	Antarctica	Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 107°49′E / 74.000°S 107.817°E / -74.000; 107.817 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Amundsen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
74°0′S 102°19′W / 74.000°S 102.317°W / -74.000; -102.317	Antarctica	Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
74°0′S 90°0′W / 74.000°S 90.000°W / -74.000; -90.000		Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
74°0′S 80°0′W / 74.000°S 80.000°W / -74.000; -80.000		Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 74°0′W / 74.000°S 74.000°W / -74.000; -74.000		Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 53°0′W / 74.000°S 53.000°W / -74.000; -53.000		Territory claimed by  Argentina and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
74°0′S 60°50′W / 74.000°S 60.833°W / -74.000; -60.833 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
74°0′S 21°13′W / 74.000°S 21.217°W / -74.000; -21.217	Antarctica	British Antarctic Territory, claimed by  United Kingdom
74°0′S 20°0′W / 74.000°S 20.000°W / -74.000; -20.000		Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

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