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The '''70th parallel south''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 70 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[south]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]] in the [[Antarctic]]. The parallel passes through the [[Southern Ocean]] and [[Antarctica]].

Mariners regard the waters at 70° south as "Godless".{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

==Around the world==

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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinatesCoordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territoryContinent or seaocean

! scope="col" | Notes

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| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{NOR}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|S|32|1630|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South[[King Haakon VII Sea]], south of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]

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| {{Coord|70|0|S|6|22|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

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| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{NOR}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|S|217|925|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | SouthKing Haakon VII Sea, south of the [[Indian Ocean]]

|-

|-valign="top"

| {{Coord|70|0|S|267|3259|E|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{NOR}}<br/

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> [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{AUS}}<br/▼

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|S|22|42|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

> [[Adélie Land]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{FRA}}<br/▼

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

> [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{AUS}}<br/▼

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | King Haakon VII Sea, south of the [[Indian Ocean]]

> [[Ross Dependency]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{NZL}}▼

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| {{Coord|70|0|S|26|30|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[Antarctica]]

▲>| [[AustralianQueen AntarcticMaud TerritoryLand]], [[Territorial claims of Antarctica|claimed]] by {{AUSNOR}}<br/

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| {{Coord|71|0|S|45|0|E|type:landmark}}

▲>| Western [[Australian Antarctic Territory]], [[Territorial claimsList of AntarcticaAntarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}<br/

|-

| {{Coord|70|0|S|136|0|E|type:landmark}}

▲>| [[Adélie Land]], [[Territorial claimsList of AntarcticaAntarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{FRA}}<br/

|-

| {{Coord|70|0|S|142|0|E|type:landmark}}

| [[George V Land]], [[List of Antarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{AUS}}

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| {{Coord|70|0|S|160|0|E|type:landmark}}

▲>| [[Ross Dependency]], [[Territorial claimsList of AntarcticaAntarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NZL}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|S|160|34|E|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Southern Ocean]]

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the [[Pacific Ocean]]

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|-valign="top"

| {{Coord|70|0|S|74|39|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| [[Alexander Island]] and [[Antarctic Peninsula]] - [[Territorial claimsList of AntarcticaAntarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{ARG}}, {{CHL}} and {{UK}} (overlapping claims)

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|70|0|S|60|33|W|type:waterbody|name=Southern Ocean}}

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Weddell Sea]], south of the [[Atlantic Ocean]]

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| {{Coord|70|0|S|1|5730|W|type:country|name=Antarctica}}

! scope="row" | [[Antarctica]]

| [[Queen Maud Land]], [[Territorial claimsList of AntarcticaAntarctic territorial claims|claimed]] by {{NOR}}

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==References==

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{{DEFAULTSORT:70th Parallel South}}

[[Category:LinesCircles of latitude|s70]]

[[Category:Geography of Antarctica]]

[[es:Paralelo 70 Sur]]

[[fr:70e parallèle sud]]

[[pt:Paralelo 70 S]]