The 46th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 46 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
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46th parallel south
At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 38 minutes during the June solstice.[1] This holds true regardless of longitude.
The largest city south of the 46th parallel is Punta Arenas.
Around the world
editStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° south passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 46°0′S 0°0′E / 46.000°S 0.000°E Atlantic Ocean 46°0′S 20°0′E / 46.000°S 20.000°E Indian Ocean Passing between Île aux Cochons and Îlots des Apôtres in the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
46°0′S 147°0′E / 46.000°S 147.000°E Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 46°0′S 166°26′E / 46.000°S 166.433°E New Zealand
Fiordland, passing through Lake Hauroko and Chalky Sound; Southland Region, close to the townships of Nightcaps and Mandeville; Otago Region, passing south of the city of Dunedin, close to the townships of Waitahuna and Henley 46°0′S 170°15′E / 46.000°S 170.250°E Pacific Ocean 46°0′S 75°2′W / 46.000°S 75.033°W Chile
Taitao Peninsula, Moraleda Channel, also passes near Balmaceda, Aysén Region 46°0′S 71°38′W / 46.000°S 71.633°W Argentina
Border between Chubut Province and Santa Cruz Province
Passes near Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province46°0′S 67°35′W / 46.000°S 67.583°W Atlantic Ocean
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory - Global Radiation and Aerosols". gml.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-15.