47th parallel south

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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, 54 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 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 sea Notes
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing just south of the Prince Edward Islands,  South Africa
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  New Zealand Stewart Island
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Chile
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.  Argentina
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean

See also