56th parallel south

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56°
56th parallel south

The 56th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 56 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. No land lies on the parallel — it crosses nothing but ocean.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 56° south passes through:

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
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Hornos Island (Cape Horn),  Chile
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean

See also