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Circles of latitude between the 35th parallel south and the 40th parallel south

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Following are circles of latitude between the 35th parallel south and the 40th parallel south:

36th parallel south

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36th parallel south
In Argentina, the 36th parallel south defines part of the border between Mendoza Province and La Pampa Province, and part of the border between San Luis Province and La Pampa Province.

The 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 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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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
36°0′S 0°0′E / 36.000°S 0.000°E / -36.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
36°0′S 20°0′E / 36.000°S 20.000°E / -36.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
36°0′S 136°41′E / 36.000°S 136.683°E / -36.000; 136.683 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Kangaroo Island
36°0′S 137°36′E / 36.000°S 137.600°E / -36.000; 137.600 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean D'Estrees Bay, Backstairs Passage and Encounter Bay
36°0′S 139°28′E / 36.000°S 139.467°E / -36.000; 139.467 (Australia)  Australia South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
36°0′S 150°9′E / 36.000°S 150.150°E / -36.000; 150.150 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
36°0′S 173°47′E / 36.000°S 173.783°E / -36.000; 173.783 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Northland Region
36°0′S 174°29′E / 36.000°S 174.483°E / -36.000; 174.483 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the Hen and Chicken Islands,  New Zealand
Passing just north of Great Barrier Island,  New Zealand
36°0′S 72°47′W / 36.000°S 72.783°W / -36.000; -72.783 (Chile)  Chile Maule Region
36°0′S 70°24′W / 36.000°S 70.400°W / -36.000; -70.400 (Argentina)  Argentina The parallel defines part of the border between Mendoza Province and La Pampa Province, and part of the border between San Luis Province and La Pampa Province
36°0′S 57°21′W / 36.000°S 57.350°W / -36.000; -57.350 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

37th parallel south

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37th parallel south

The 37th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 37 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

This parallel approximates that latitude at which solar irradiance equals the planetary average,[1] with higher insolation equatorward and lower poleward.

An exploration of the 37th parallel south is the theme of Jules Verne's novel In Search of the Castaways. The phantom reef of Maria Theresa Reef is supposed to lie on this parallel in the Pacific Ocean.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 37° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
37°0′S 0°0′E / 37.000°S 0.000°E / -37.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
37°0′S 20°0′E / 37.000°S 20.000°E / -37.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just north of Île Amsterdam.
37°0′S 139°42′E / 37.000°S 139.700°E / -37.000; 139.700 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
37°0′S 149°56′E / 37.000°S 149.933°E / -37.000; 149.933 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
37°0′S 174°28′E / 37.000°S 174.467°E / -37.000; 174.467 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island – passing through Auckland just north of Auckland Airport (at 37°0′29″S 174°47′30″E / 37.00806°S 174.79167°E / -37.00806; 174.79167 (Coronel))
37°0′S 175°16′E / 37.000°S 175.267°E / -37.000; 175.267 (Hauraki Gulf) Pacific Ocean Hauraki Gulf
37°0′S 175°30′E / 37.000°S 175.500°E / -37.000; 175.500 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Coromandel Peninsula, North Island – passing through Tairua
37°0′S 175°51′E / 37.000°S 175.850°E / -37.000; 175.850 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
37°0′S 73°33′W / 37.000°S 73.550°W / -37.000; -73.550 (Chile)  Chile Santa María Island
37°0′S 73°31′W / 37.000°S 73.517°W / -37.000; -73.517 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
37°0′S 73°11′W / 37.000°S 73.183°W / -37.000; -73.183 (Chile)  Chile Bío Bío Region – passing through Coronel (at 37°0′S 73°10′W / 37.000°S 73.167°W / -37.000; -73.167 (Coronel))
37°0′S 71°9′W / 37.000°S 71.150°W / -37.000; -71.150 (Argentina)  Argentina Neuquén Province
Mendoza Province
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Pinamar (at 37°0′0″S 56°47′30″W / 37.00000°S 56.79167°W / -37.00000; -56.79167 (Pinamar))
37°0′S 56°45′W / 37.000°S 56.750°W / -37.000; -56.750 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the island of Tristan da Cunha,  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

38th parallel south

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38th parallel south

The 38th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and South America, including the Andes Mountains and Patagonia.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 38° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
38°0′S 0°0′E / 38.000°S 0.000°E / -38.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
38°0′S 20°0′E / 38.000°S 20.000°E / -38.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Île Amsterdam,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
38°0′S 140°32′E / 38.000°S 140.533°E / -38.000; 140.533 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
Victoria - passing through Port Phillip Bay and southeastern Melbourne
38°0′S 147°42′E / 38.000°S 147.700°E / -38.000; 147.700 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
38°0′S 174°47′E / 38.000°S 174.783°E / -38.000; 174.783 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island - passing 2.4 km south of Whakatāne
38°0′S 178°21′E / 38.000°S 178.350°E / -38.000; 178.350 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
38°0′S 73°28′W / 38.000°S 73.467°W / -38.000; -73.467 (Chile)  Chile Bío Bío Region
Araucanía Region
Bío Bío Region
38°0′S 71°5′W / 38.000°S 71.083°W / -38.000; -71.083 (Argentina)  Argentina Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Mar del Plata (at 38°0′S 57°35′W / 38.000°S 57.583°W / -38.000; -57.583 (Mar del Plata))
38°0′S 57°33′W / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

39th parallel south

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39th parallel south

The 39th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 39 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Daylight along the 39th parallel south falls under 10 hours a day starting on 17 May and returns to over ten hours a day beginning 29 July. The growth of crops and other plants is considerably slowed during this period of reduced sunlight.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 39° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
39°0′S 0°0′E / 39.000°S 0.000°E / -39.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
39°0′S 20°0′E / 39.000°S 20.000°E / -39.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Île Saint-Paul,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
39°0′S 143°30′E / 39.000°S 143.500°E / -39.000; 143.500 (Bass Strait) Indian Ocean Bass Strait
39°0′S 146°15′E / 39.000°S 146.250°E / -39.000; 146.250 (Australia)  Australia Victoria - Wilsons Promontory
39°0′S 146°27′E / 39.000°S 146.450°E / -39.000; 146.450 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
39°0′S 174°10′E / 39.000°S 174.167°E / -39.000; 174.167 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Taranaki region – passing through Waitara
Manawatū-Whanganui region
Waikato region – passing just south of Tūrangi
Bay of Plenty region – for about 2 km (1.2 mi)
Hawke's Bay region
39°0′S 177°53′E / 39.000°S 177.883°E / -39.000; 177.883 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
39°0′S 73°19′W / 39.000°S 73.317°W / -39.000; -73.317 (Chile)  Chile Araucanía Region – passing through Teodoro Schmidt and Sollipulli Volcano
39°0′S 71°28′W / 39.000°S 71.467°W / -39.000; -71.467 (Argentina)  Argentina Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province – passing through General Roca (at 39°0′S 67°35′W / 39.000°S 67.583°W / -39.000; -67.583 (General Roca))
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Bahía Blanca (at 39°0′S 62°09′W / 39.000°S 62.150°W / -39.000; -62.150 (Cape Town))
39°0′S 62°0′W / 39.000°S 62.000°W / -39.000; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

40th parallel south

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40th parallel south

The 40th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 40 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Oceania, the Pacific Ocean and South America. Its long oceanic stretches are the northern domain of the Roaring Forties.

On 21 June 2018, the sun is at 26.17° in the sky and at 73.83° on 21 December, in King Island, Tasmania, which is near the 40th parallel.[2][3]

The maximum altitude of the Sun is > 35.00º in April and > 28.00º in May.

40th parallel south also marks a line beyond which Andromeda constellation can no longer be observed.[4]

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 40° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
40°0′S 0°0′E / 40.000°S 0.000°E / -40.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
40°0′S 20°0′E / 40.000°S 20.000°E / -40.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
40°0′S 143°53′E / 40.000°S 143.883°E / -40.000; 143.883 (Australia)  Australia King Island, Tasmania
40°0′S 144°7′E / 40.000°S 144.117°E / -40.000; 144.117 (Bass Strait) Indian Ocean Bass Strait
40°0′S 147°53′E / 40.000°S 147.883°E / -40.000; 147.883 (Australia)  Australia Flinders Island, Tasmania
40°0′S 148°17′E / 40.000°S 148.283°E / -40.000; 148.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
40°0′S 175°3′E / 40.000°S 175.050°E / -40.000; 175.050 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Manawatū-Whanganui region – passing just south of Whanganui
Hawke's Bay region – passing through Waipukurau
40°0′S 176°54′E / 40.000°S 176.900°E / -40.000; 176.900 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
40°0′S 73°42′W / 40.000°S 73.700°W / -40.000; -73.700 (Chile)  Chile Los Ríos Region – passing through Punta Galera and Pirihueico Lake
40°0′S 71°40′W / 40.000°S 71.667°W / -40.000; -71.667 (Argentina)  Argentina Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province
Buenos Aires Province
40°0′S 62°20′W / 40.000°S 62.333°W / -40.000; -62.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also

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References

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  1. ^ See Nadeau, Alice and McGhee, Richard; ‘A simple formula for a planet’s mean annual insolation by latitude’; Icarus, volume 291, 15 July 2017, pp. 46-50
  2. ^ "Sunrise and sunset times in King Island, June 2018". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ "Sunrise and sunset times in King Island, December 2018". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. ^ "The Andromeda constellation: Facts, myth and location". Space.com. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2024-10-07.