title: 69th parallel south
text: # 69th parallel south
  
  The 69th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 69 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Antarctic. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 69° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 69°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -69.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 69°0′S 32°30′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 32.500°E﻿ / -69.000; 32.500﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 69°0′S 35°4′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 35.067°E﻿ / -69.000; 35.067﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Lützow-Holm Bay, King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Indian Ocean 69°0′S 39°46′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 39.767°E﻿ / -69.000; 39.767﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 69°0′S 45°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 45.000°E﻿ / -69.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, claimed by Australia 69°0′S 74°55′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 74.917°E﻿ / -69.000; 74.917﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Prydz Bay, Cooperation Sea, south of the Indian Ocean 69°0′S 78°10′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 78.167°E﻿ / -69.000; 78.167 Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, claimed by Australia 69°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -69.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France 69°0′S 142°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 142.000°E﻿ / -69.000; 142.000 George V Land, claimed by Australia 69°0′S 156°0′E﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 156.000°E﻿ / -69.000; 156.000﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean Passing south of Peter I Island 69°0′S 71°47′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 71.783°W﻿ / -69.000; -71.783﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 69°0′S 70°5′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 70.083°W﻿ / -69.000; -70.083﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Marguerite Bay, Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Drake Passage 69°0′S 67°34′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 67.567°W﻿ / -69.000; -67.567﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom 69°0′S 60°33′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 60.550°W﻿ / -69.000; -60.550﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 69°0′S 1°23′W﻿ / ﻿69.000°S 1.383°W﻿ / -69.000; -1.383﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  