38th parallel south

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The 38th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and South America, including the Andes Mountains and Patagonia.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the June solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 38° south passes through:
Co-ordinates
Country, territory or sea
Notes
38°0′S 0°0′E / 38.000°S 0.000°E / -38.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
Atlantic Ocean
38°0′S 20°0′E / 38.000°S 20.000°E / -38.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)
Indian Ocean
Passing just south of Île Amsterdam, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
38°0′S 140°32′E / 38.000°S 140.533°E / -38.000; 140.533 (Australia)
Australia
South Australia
Victoria - passing through Port Phillip Bay, just south of Melbourne
38°0′S 147°42′E / 38.000°S 147.700°E / -38.000; 147.700 (Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Ocean
Tasman Sea
38°0′S 174°47′E / 38.000°S 174.783°E / -38.000; 174.783 (New Zealand)
New Zealand
North Island
38°0′S 178°21′E / 38.000°S 178.350°E / -38.000; 178.350 (Pacific Ocean)
Pacific Ocean
38°0′S 73°28′W / 38.000°S 73.467°W / -38.000; -73.467 (Chile)
Chile
Bío Bío Region
Araucanía Region
Bío Bío Region
38°0′S 71°5′W / 38.000°S 71.083°W / -38.000; -71.083 (Argentina)
Argentina
Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Mar del Plata (at 38°0′S 57°35′E / 38.000°S 57.583°E / -38.000; 57.583 (Mar del Plata))
38°0′S 57°33′W / 38.000°S 57.550°W / -38.000; -57.550 (Atlantic Ocean)
Atlantic Ocean
See also
- 37th parallel south
- 39th parallel south
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