80th parallel south
Circle of latitude
80°
class=notpageimage|
80th parallel southThe 80th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, and 10 degrees (690 miles/1100 kilometers) north of the United States Amundsen Scott South Pole Station. Regions south of this latitude are excluded from UTM zones.
This line of latitude passes only through Antarctica and Antarctic ice shelves.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 80° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Continent Sub-continent Local area Claimed by 80°0′S 0°0′E / 80.000°S 0.000°E / -80.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica West Antarctica Part of Queen Maud Land Norway 80°0′S 45°0′E / 80.000°S 45.000°E / -80.000; 45.000 Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Princess Elizabeth Land, Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, aka Western Australian Antarctic Territory Australia 80°0′S 136°0′E / 80.000°S 136.000°E / -80.000; 136.000 Adélie Land France 80°0′S 142°0′E / 80.000°S 142.000°E / -80.000; 142.000 George V Land, Oates Land, Victoria Land, aka Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory Australia 80°0′S 160°0′E / 80.000°S 160.000°E / -80.000; 160.000 Ross Dependency New Zealand 80°0′S 150°0′W / 80.000°S 150.000°W / -80.000; -150.000 East Antarctica Marie Byrd Land
Ellsworth LandUnclaimed territory 80°0′S 90°0′W / 80.000°S 90.000°W / -80.000; -90.000 Ellsworth Land, in parts Antártica Chilena Chile 80°0′S 80°0′W / 80.000°S 80.000°W / -80.000; -80.000 Ellsworth Land Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 80°0′S 74°0′W / 80.000°S 74.000°W / -80.000; -74.000 Antarctic Peninsula Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 80°0′S 53°0′W / 80.000°S 53.000°W / -80.000; -53.000 Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf Argentina and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 80°0′S 25°0′W / 80.000°S 25.000°W / -80.000; -25.000 West Antarctica Coats Land, part of British Antarctic Territory United Kingdom 80°0′S 20°0′W / 80.000°S 20.000°W / -80.000; -20.000 Part of Queen Maud Land Norway
References
See also
- v
- t
- e
Circles of latitude / meridians
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
90°
180°
90°
180°
80°
45°
45°
45x90
45x90
45x90
45x90
80°S 0°E / 80°S 0°E / -80; 0