43rd parallel south

The 43rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 43 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Line across the Earth
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43rd parallel south

On December solstice the sun is at 70.4 degrees in the sky and on June solstice it is 23.6 degrees.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 22 minutes during the Summer Solstice and 9 hours, 0 minutes during the Winter Solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 43° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
43°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean
43°0′S 20°0′E Indian Ocean
43°0′S 145°36′E  Australia Tasmania
43°0′S 147°57′E Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
43°0′S 170°34′E  New Zealand West Coast region, Canterbury region
43°0′S 173°7′E Pacific Ocean
43°0′S 74°15′W  Chile Chiloé Island, Los Lagos Region
43°0′S 73°21′W Pacific Ocean Gulf of Corcovado
43°0′S 72°45′W  Chile Los Lagos Region
43°0′S 72°3′W  Argentina Chubut Province
43°0′S 64°20′W Atlantic Ocean

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