71st parallel south
# 71st parallel south

The 71st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 71 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 71° south passes through:

    Co-ordinates Continent or ocean Notes 71°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -71.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 71°0′S 45°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 45.000°E﻿ / -71.000; 45.000 Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 71°0′S 136°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 136.000°E﻿ / -71.000; 136.000 Adélie Land, claimed by France 71°0′S 142°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 142.000°E﻿ / -71.000; 142.000 Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia 71°0′S 160°0′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 160.000°E﻿ / -71.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand 71°0′S 167°47′E﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 167.783°E﻿ / -71.000; 167.783﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean 71°0′S 73°18′W﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 73.300°W﻿ / -71.000; -73.300﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 71°0′S 60°24′W﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 60.400°W﻿ / -71.000; -60.400﻿ (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 71°0′S 10°59′W﻿ / ﻿71.000°S 10.983°W﻿ / -71.000; -10.983﻿ (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
