title: 75th parallel south
text: # 75th parallel south
  
  The 75th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 75 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. It passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 75° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 75°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -75.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 75°0′S 45°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 45.000°E﻿ / -75.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 75°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -75.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France 75°0′S 142°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 142.000°E﻿ / -75.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 75°0′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 160.000°E﻿ / -75.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 75°0′S 163°39′E﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 163.650°E﻿ / -75.000; 163.650﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean 75°0′S 137°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 137.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -137.000 Antarctica Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 75°0′S 150°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 150.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -150.000 Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory 75°0′S 90°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 90.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -90.000 Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile 75°0′S 80°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 80.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -80.000 Territory claimed by Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 75°0′S 74°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 74.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -74.000 Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 75°0′S 53°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 53.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -53.000 Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 75°0′S 61°32′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 61.533°W﻿ / -75.000; -61.533﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 75°0′S 24°12′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 24.200°W﻿ / -75.000; -24.200 Antarctica British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom 75°0′S 20°0′W﻿ / ﻿75.000°S 20.000°W﻿ / -75.000; -20.000 Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
  