title: 49th parallel south
text: # 49th parallel south
  
  The 49th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 49 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
  
  At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 12 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 14 minutes during the June solstice.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 49° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 49°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -49.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 49°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -49.000; 20.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 49°0′S 68°48′E﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 68.800°E﻿ / -49.000; 68.800﻿ (French Southern & Antarctic Lands)  French Southern and Antarctic Lands Kerguelen Islands 49°0′S 69°36′E﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 69.600°E﻿ / -49.000; 69.600﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 49°0′S 147°0′E﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 147.000°E﻿ / -49.000; 147.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of the Antipodes Islands, New Zealand 49°0′S 75°35′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 75.583°W﻿ / -49.000; -75.583﻿ (Chile)  Chile Wellington Island, the English Narrows and mainland, Magallanes Region 49°0′S 72°59′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 72.983°W﻿ / -49.000; -72.983﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina Santa Cruz Province 49°0′S 67°31′W﻿ / ﻿49.000°S 67.517°W﻿ / -49.000; -67.517﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  