Line across the Earth
47°
47th parallel south

The 47th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 47 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude, the sun is visible for 15 hours and 54 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours and 31 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
47°0′S 0°0′E / 47.000°S 0.000°E / -47.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
47°0′S 20°0′E / 47.000°S 20.000°E / -47.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the Prince Edward Islands,  South Africa
47°0′S 147°0′E / 47.000°S 147.000°E / -47.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
47°0′S 167°42′E / 47.000°S 167.700°E / -47.000; 167.700 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Stewart Island
47°0′S 168°13′E / 47.000°S 168.217°E / -47.000; 168.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
47°0′S 74°3′W / 47.000°S 74.050°W / -47.000; -74.050 (Chile)  Chile Gulf of San Esteban and Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Aysén Region
47°0′S 71°52′W / 47.000°S 71.867°W / -47.000; -71.867 (Argentina)  Argentina Santa Cruz Province
47°0′S 66°48′W / 47.000°S 66.800°W / -47.000; -66.800 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.