35th parallel south

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35th parallel south

The 35th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 48 minutes during the June solstice.

This parallel is sometimes used to define the southern boundary of the subtropics.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
35°0′S 0°0′E / 35.000°S 0.000°E / -35.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
35°0′S 20°0′E / 35.000°S 20.000°E / -35.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just south of Cape Agulhas,  South Africa
35°0′S 116°28′E / 35.000°S 116.467°E / -35.000; 116.467 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia - passing through the northern suburbs of Albany and just south of Denmark and Walpole
35°0′S 118°12′E / 35.000°S 118.200°E / -35.000; 118.200 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
35°0′S 135°56′E / 35.000°S 135.933°E / -35.000; 135.933 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia - Eyre Peninsula and Thistle Island
35°0′S 136°10′E / 35.000°S 136.167°E / -35.000; 136.167 (Spencer Gulf)	Indian Ocean	Spencer Gulf
35°0′S 136°58′E / 35.000°S 136.967°E / -35.000; 136.967 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia - Yorke Peninsula
35°0′S 137°45′E / 35.000°S 137.750°E / -35.000; 137.750 (Gulf St Vincent)	Indian Ocean	Gulf St Vincent
35°0′S 138°30′E / 35.000°S 138.500°E / -35.000; 138.500 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia - passing just south of Adelaide Victoria New South Wales Australian Capital Territory
35°0′S 150°47′E / 35.000°S 150.783°E / -35.000; 150.783 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
35°0′S 173°9′E / 35.000°S 173.150°E / -35.000; 173.150 (New Zealand)	New Zealand	North Island, just north of Ahipara Beach, crossing through Awanui, Whangaroa Harbour, Mangonui and Butlers Point Northland, the town of Kaitaia (pop around 5,000) is 7km south of it
35°0′S 173°57′E / 35.000°S 173.950°E / -35.000; 173.950 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
35°0′S 72°11′W / 35.000°S 72.183°W / -35.000; -72.183 (Chile)	Chile	O'Higgins Region - passing just south of Curicó
35°0′S 70°21′W / 35.000°S 70.350°W / -35.000; -70.350 (Argentina)	Argentina	The parallel defines the border between Córdoba Province and La Pampa Province Passing just south of La Plata
35°0′S 57°35′W / 35.000°S 57.583°W / -35.000; -57.583 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Río de la Plata estuary - passing just south of Montevideo,  Uruguay Passing between Punta del Este and Isla de Lobos,  Uruguay

See also

• 34th parallel south
• 36th parallel south

References

This page was last edited on 6 April 2024, at 19:14