78th parallel south

The 78th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 78 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

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78th parallel south

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 78° south passes through:

Coordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
78°0′S 0°0′E / 78.000°S 0.000°E / -78.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
78°0′S 45°0′E / 78.000°S 45.000°E / -78.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
78°0′S 136°0′E / 78.000°S 136.000°E / -78.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by France
78°0′S 142°0′E / 78.000°S 142.000°E / -78.000; 142.000		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
78°0′S 160°0′E / 78.000°S 160.000°E / -78.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
78°0′S 177°42′E / 78.000°S 177.700°E / -78.000; 177.700 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
78°0′S 160°26′W / 78.000°S 160.433°W / -78.000; -160.433	Antarctica	Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand
78°0′S 150°0′W / 78.000°S 150.000°W / -78.000; -150.000		Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
78°0′S 90°0′W / 78.000°S 90.000°W / -78.000; -90.000		Antártica Chilena, claimed by Chile
78°0′S 80°0′W / 78.000°S 80.000°W / -78.000; -80.000		Territory claimed by Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 74°0′W / 78.000°S 74.000°W / -78.000; -74.000		Territory claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 53°0′W / 78.000°S 53.000°W / -78.000; -53.000		Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 45°44′W / 78.000°S 45.733°W / -78.000; -45.733 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
78°0′S 42°7′W / 78.000°S 42.117°W / -78.000; -42.117	Antarctica	Territory claimed by Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
78°0′S 25°0′W / 78.000°S 25.000°W / -78.000; -25.000		British Antarctic Territory, claimed by United Kingdom
78°0′S 20°0′W / 78.000°S 20.000°W / -78.000; -20.000		Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway

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