70th parallel south
Contributors to Wikimedia projects
The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane.
The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean. It passes through Antarctica between the 50th and 60th meridian west and again skims along Antarctica's coast in the eastern hemisphere.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° south passes through:
Country, territory or sea Notes Atlantic Ocean / Southern Ocean Indian Ocean / Southern Ocean East Antarctica Wilkes Land, Victoria Land Pacific Ocean / Southern Ocean passing south of Balleny Islands, Scott Island, north of Ross Sea Alexander Island West Antarctica Graham Land Atlantic Ocean / Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, passing north of Queen Maud Land