title: 56th parallel south
text: # 56th parallel south
  
  The 56th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but ocean.
  
  At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 37 minutes during the December solstice and 6 hours, 57 minutes during the June solstice.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Ocean Notes 56°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -56.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 56°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -56.000; 20.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 56°0′S 147°0′E﻿ / ﻿56.000°S 147.000°E﻿ / -56.000; 147.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Hornos Island (Cape Horn), Chile Passing through the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula 56°0′S 67°16′W﻿ / ﻿56.000°S 67.267°W﻿ / -56.000; -67.267﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Running through the Scotia Sea.
  