fbpx
Wikipedia

45th parallel south

The 45th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 45° south of the Earth's equator.

45°
class=notpageimage|
45th parallel south
Highway sign marking the 45th parallel in New Zealand.

It is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole. The true halfway point is 16.2 km (10.1 mi) south of this parallel because Earth is not a perfect sphere, but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.[1]

Unlike its northern counterpart, almost all (97%) of it passes through open ocean. It crosses the South Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia (New Zealand and just south of Tasmania), the Southern Ocean, and Patagonia.

At this latitude, daytime lasts for 15 hours, 37 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 46 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world edit

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 45° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
45°0′S 0°0′E / 45.000°S 0.000°E / -45.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
45°0′S 20°0′E / 45.000°S 20.000°E / -45.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
45°0′S 147°0′E / 45.000°S 147.000°E / -45.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
45°0′S 167°8′E / 45.000°S 167.133°E / -45.000; 167.133 (New Zealand)   New Zealand South Island, passing just north of the towns of Oamaru, Naseby, Cromwell and Queenstown, and through the small settlement of Becks
45°0′S 171°6′E / 45.000°S 171.100°E / -45.000; 171.100 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Guamblin Island,   Chile
45°0′S 74°23′W / 45.000°S 74.383°W / -45.000; -74.383 (Chile)   Chile Islands in the Chonos Archipelago including James Island and Melchor Island, and Moraleda Channel before reaching the mainland near Macá Volcano.
45°0′S 71°33′W / 45.000°S 71.550°W / -45.000; -71.550 (Argentina)   Argentina Chubut Province
45°0′S 65°35′W / 45.000°S 65.583°W / -45.000; -65.583 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . May 2, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-02.

45th, parallel, south, circle, latitude, that, south, earth, equator, class, notpageimage, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coordinates, coordinates, primary, coordinates, secondary, coordinates, highway, sign, marking, 45th, parallel, zealand, lin. The 45th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 45 south of the Earth s equator 45 class notpageimage 45th parallel south Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Highway sign marking the 45th parallel in New Zealand It is the line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole The true halfway point is 16 2 km 10 1 mi south of this parallel because Earth is not a perfect sphere but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles 1 Unlike its northern counterpart almost all 97 of it passes through open ocean It crosses the South Atlantic Ocean the Indian Ocean Australasia New Zealand and just south of Tasmania the Southern Ocean and Patagonia At this latitude daytime lasts for 15 hours 37 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours 46 minutes during the June solstice Around the world editStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 45 south passes through Co ordinates Country territory or ocean Notes45 0 S 0 0 E 45 000 S 0 000 E 45 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean45 0 S 20 0 E 45 000 S 20 000 E 45 000 20 000 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean45 0 S 147 0 E 45 000 S 147 000 E 45 000 147 000 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea45 0 S 167 8 E 45 000 S 167 133 E 45 000 167 133 New Zealand nbsp New Zealand South Island passing just north of the towns of Oamaru Naseby Cromwell and Queenstown and through the small settlement of Becks45 0 S 171 6 E 45 000 S 171 100 E 45 000 171 100 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Guamblin Island nbsp Chile45 0 S 74 23 W 45 000 S 74 383 W 45 000 74 383 Chile nbsp Chile Islands in the Chonos Archipelago including James Island and Melchor Island and Moraleda Channel before reaching the mainland near Maca Volcano 45 0 S 71 33 W 45 000 S 71 550 W 45 000 71 550 Argentina nbsp Argentina Chubut Province45 0 S 65 35 W 45 000 S 65 583 W 45 000 65 583 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic OceanMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates See also edit44th parallel south 46th parallel south 45 90 pointsReferences edit The Half Way to the Pole Line May 2 2006 Archived from the original on 2006 05 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 45th parallel south amp oldid 1132797491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.