47th parallel south
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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 31 minutes during the June solstice.
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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