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73rd parallel south

The 73rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 73 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 73° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Continent or ocean	Notes
73°0′S 0°0′E / 73.000°S 0.000°E / -73.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway
73°0′S 45°0′E / 73.000°S 45.000°E / -73.000; 45.000		Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
73°0′S 136°0′E / 73.000°S 136.000°E / -73.000; 136.000		Adélie Land, claimed by  France
73°0′S 142°0′E / 73.000°S 142.000°E / -73.000; 142.000		Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by  Australia
73°0′S 160°0′E / 73.000°S 160.000°E / -73.000; 160.000		Ross Dependency, claimed by  New Zealand
73°0′S 169°37′E / 73.000°S 169.617°E / -73.000; 169.617 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 103°26′W / 73.000°S 103.433°W / -73.000; -103.433	Antarctica	Marie Byrd Land, Unclaimed territory
73°0′S 90°0′W / 73.000°S 90.000°W / -73.000; -90.000		Antártica Chilena, claimed by  Chile
73°0′S 85°46′W / 73.000°S 85.767°W / -73.000; -85.767 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 79°3′W / 73.000°S 79.050°W / -73.000; -79.050	Antarctica	Territory claimed by  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S 74°17′W / 73.000°S 74.283°W / -73.000; -74.283 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
73°0′S 73°7′W / 73.000°S 73.117°W / -73.000; -73.117	Antarctica	Territory claimed by  Argentina,  Chile and  United Kingdom (overlapping claims)
73°0′S 59°48′W / 73.000°S 59.800°W / -73.000; -59.800 (Southern Ocean)	Southern Ocean	Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
73°0′S 19°21′W / 73.000°S 19.350°W / -73.000; -19.350	Antarctica	Queen Maud Land, claimed by  Norway

See also

• 72nd parallel south
• 74th parallel south