50th parallel south
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The 50th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 50 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 22 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice. On December 21, the sun is at 63.83 degrees in the sky and on June 21, the sun is at 16.17 degrees in the sky.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 50° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing between the Kerguelen Islands, 
French Southern and Antarctic LandsLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the Antipodes Islands, 
New ZealandLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
ChilePatagonic Archipelago and mainland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
ArgentinaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean
See also
 50°
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