52nd parallel south
# 52nd parallel south

The 52nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 52 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The parallel defines part of the border between Argentina and Chile.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 44 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 44 minutes during the June solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° south passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 52°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -52.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 52°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -52.000; 20.000﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 52°0′S 147°0′E﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 147.000°E﻿ / -52.000; 147.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 52°0′S 75°4′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 75.067°W﻿ / -52.000; -75.067﻿ (Chile)  Chile Patagonic Archipelago and mainland, Magallanes Region 52°0′S 71°55′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 71.917°W﻿ / -52.000; -71.917﻿ (Argentina / Chile border)  Argentina / Chile border 52°0′S 70°0′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 70.000°W﻿ / -52.000; -70.000﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina Santa Cruz Province 52°0′S 68°42′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 68.700°W﻿ / -52.000; -68.700﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 52°0′S 60°57′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 60.950°W﻿ / -52.000; -60.950﻿ (Falkland Islands)  Falkland Islands Dyke Island and West Falkland (claimed by Argentina) 52°0′S 59°57′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 59.950°W﻿ / -52.000; -59.950﻿ (Falkland Sound) Atlantic Ocean Falkland Sound 52°0′S 59°35′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 59.583°W﻿ / -52.000; -59.583﻿ (Falkland Islands)  Falkland Islands East Falkland and Lively Island (claimed by Argentina) 52°0′S 58°21′W﻿ / ﻿52.000°S 58.350°W﻿ / -52.000; -58.350﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
