title: 74th parallel south
text: # 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.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 74° south passes through:
  
  | Co-ordinates | 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 | Antarctica | Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
  | 74°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -74.000; 136.000 | Antarctica | Adélie Land, claimed by France |
  | 74°0′S 142°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°S 142.000°E﻿ / -74.000; 142.000 | Antarctica | Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia |
  | 74°0′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿74.000°S 160.000°E﻿ / -74.000; 160.000 | Antarctica | 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 | Antarctica | Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile |
  | 74°0′S 80°0′W﻿ / ﻿74.000°S 80.000°W﻿ / -74.000; -80.000 | Antarctica | 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 | Antarctica | 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 | Antarctica | 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 | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway |
  