The 64th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 64 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic mainland, the latter as the most northern latitude.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 21 hours, 1 minute during the December solstice and 4 hours, 12 minutes during the June solstice.[1]
Around the world
editStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 64° south passes through:
Coordinates Continent or ocean Notes 64°0′S 0°0′E / 64.000°S 0.000°E Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean 64°0′S 20°0′E / 64.000°S 20.000°E South of the Indian Ocean 64°0′S 147°0′E / 64.000°S 147.000°E South of the Pacific Ocean 64°0′S 67°16′W / 64.000°S 67.267°W South of the Atlantic Ocean
Passing just north of Brabant Island, Antarctica64°0′S 60°35′W / 64.000°S 60.583°W Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula and James Ross Island, claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 64°0′S 57°31′W / 64.000°S 57.517°W Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Duration of Daylight for 2016: Zone: 2h West of Greenwich". Archived from the original on May 10, 2017.