title: 36th parallel south
text: # 36th parallel south
  
  The 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 36°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -36.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 36°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -36.000; 20.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 36°0′S 136°41′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 136.683°E﻿ / -36.000; 136.683﻿ (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Kangaroo Island 36°0′S 137°36′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 137.600°E﻿ / -36.000; 137.600﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean D'Estrees Bay, Backstairs Passage and Encounter Bay 36°0′S 139°28′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 139.467°E﻿ / -36.000; 139.467﻿ (Australia)  Australia 36°0′S 150°9′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 150.150°E﻿ / -36.000; 150.150﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 36°0′S 173°47′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 173.783°E﻿ / -36.000; 173.783﻿ (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island 36°0′S 174°29′E﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 174.483°E﻿ / -36.000; 174.483﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the Hen and Chicken Islands, New Zealand Passing just north of Great Barrier Island, New Zealand 36°0′S 72°47′W﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 72.783°W﻿ / -36.000; -72.783﻿ (Chile)  Chile Maule Region 36°0′S 70°24′W﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 70.400°W﻿ / -36.000; -70.400﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina The parallel defines part of the border between Mendoza Province and La Pampa Province, and part of the border between San Luis Province and La Pampa Province 36°0′S 57°21′W﻿ / ﻿36.000°S 57.350°W﻿ / -36.000; -57.350﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  