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61°class=notpageimage| 61st parallel south
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The 61st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 61 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel—it crosses nothing but the Southern Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 19 hours, 16 minutes during the December solstice and 5 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice. On the December solstice, the sun's altitude is 52.44 degrees and on the June solstice, it is 5.56 degrees.
The lowest latitude where civil twilight can last all night lies approximately on this parallel.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 61° south passes through:
Coordinates Ocean Notes 61°0′S 0°0′E / 61.000°S 0.000°E / -61.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean 61°0′S 20°0′E / 61.000°S 20.000°E / -61.000; 20.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Indian Ocean) South of the Indian Ocean 61°0′S 147°0′E / 61.000°S 147.000°E / -61.000; 147.000 (Southern Ocean / South of the Pacific Ocean) South of the Pacific Ocean
Passing through the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula61°0′S 67°16′W / 61.000°S 67.267°W / -61.000; -67.267 (Southern Ocean / South of the Atlantic Ocean) South of the Atlantic Ocean
Passing just north of Elephant Island, and Clarence Island (claimed by
Argentina, 
Chile and 
United Kingdom)
Passing just south of the South Orkney Islands,
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (claimed by Argentina)
See also
References
- "Duration of Daylight for 2016: Zone: 2h West of Greenwich". Archived from the original on October 12, 2016.