47th parallel south
Circle of latitude
47°
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The 47th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 47 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 15 hours and 54 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours and 30 minutes during the June solstice for the dates in 2024.[1] This holds true regardless of longitude.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 47° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 47°0′S 0°0′E / 47.000°S 0.000°E / -47.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 47°0′S 20°0′E / 47.000°S 20.000°E / -47.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the Prince Edward Islands, South Africa 47°0′S 147°0′E / 47.000°S 147.000°E / -47.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 47°0′S 167°42′E / 47.000°S 167.700°E / -47.000; 167.700 (New Zealand) New Zealand Stewart Island 47°0′S 168°13′E / 47.000°S 168.217°E / -47.000; 168.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 47°0′S 74°3′W / 47.000°S 74.050°W / -47.000; -74.050 (Chile) Chile Gulf of San Esteban and Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Aysén Region 47°0′S 71°52′W / 47.000°S 71.867°W / -47.000; -71.867 (Argentina) Argentina Santa Cruz Province 47°0′S 66°48′W / 47.000°S 66.800°W / -47.000; -66.800 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
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Circles of latitude / meridians
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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- ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "ESRL Global Monitoring Laboratory - Global Radiation and Aerosols". gml.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-15.