54th parallel south

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54th parallel south

The 54th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 54 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 17 hours, 9 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 22 minutes during the June solstice.^[1]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 54° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
54°0′S 0°0′E / 54.000°S 0.000°E / -54.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing north of Bouvet Island,  Norway
54°0′S 20°0′E / 54.000°S 20.000°E / -54.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Macquarie Island,  Australia
54°0′S 147°0′E / 54.000°S 147.000°E / -54.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
54°0′S 73°9′W / 54.000°S 73.150°W / -54.000; -73.150 (Chile)	Chile	Santa Inés Island, Clarence Island and Aracena Island, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 71°16′W / 54.000°S 71.267°W / -54.000; -71.267 (Strait of Magellan)	Pacific Ocean	Strait of Magellan
54°0′S 70°52′W / 54.000°S 70.867°W / -54.000; -70.867 (Chile)	Chile	Dawson Island, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 70°20′W / 54.000°S 70.333°W / -54.000; -70.333 (Canal Whiteside)	Pacific Ocean	Canal Whiteside
54°0′S 70°5′W / 54.000°S 70.083°W / -54.000; -70.083 (Chile)	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Magallanes Region
54°0′S 68°37′W / 54.000°S 68.617°W / -54.000; -68.617 (Argentina)	Argentina	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
54°0′S 67°24′W / 54.000°S 67.400°W / -54.000; -67.400 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
54°0′S 38°12′W / 54.000°S 38.200°W / -54.000; -38.200 (South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Willis Islands, Bird Island and South Georgia
54°0′S 37°23′W / 54.000°S 37.383°W / -54.000; -37.383 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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