68th parallel south
# 68th parallel south

The 68th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 68 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Antarctic. It crosses the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. At this latitude, the sun is visible for 24 hours, 0 minutes during the December Solstice, and Civil Twilight during the June Solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 68° south passes through:

    Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 68°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -68.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean King Haakon VII Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 68°0′S 44°3′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 44.050°E﻿ / -68.000; 44.050﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 68°0′S 45°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 45.000°E﻿ / -68.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, claimed by Australia 68°0′S 70°45′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 70.750°E﻿ / -68.000; 70.750﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Prydz Bay, Cooperation Sea, south of the Indian Ocean 68°0′S 80°3′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 80.050°E﻿ / -68.000; 80.050 Antarctica Princess Elizabeth Land, Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, claimed by Australia 68°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -68.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France 68°0′S 142°0′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 142.000°E﻿ / -68.000; 142.000 George V Land, claimed by Australia 68°0′S 148°31′E﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 148.517°E﻿ / -68.000; 148.517﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean 68°0′S 67°13′W﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 67.217°W﻿ / -68.000; -67.217﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula, claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 68°0′S 60°6′W﻿ / ﻿68.000°S 60.100°W﻿ / -68.000; -60.100﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
