Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 70°0′S 0°0′E / 70.000°S 0.000°E / -70.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 70°0′S 3°16′E / 70.000°S 3.267°E / -70.000; 3.267 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean 70°0′S 6°22′E / 70.000°S 6.367°E / -70.000; 6.367 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway 70°0′S 21°9′E / 70.000°S 21.150°E / -70.000; 21.150 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean 70°0′S 26°32′E / 70.000°S 26.533°E / -70.000; 26.533 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
Adélie Land, claimed by France
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
Ross Dependency, claimed by New Zealand70°0′S 160°34′E / 70.000°S 160.567°E / -70.000; 160.567 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean 70°0′S 74°39′W / 70.000°S 74.650°W / -70.000; -74.650 (Antarctica) Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by Argentina, Chile and United Kingdom (overlapping claims) 70°0′S 60°33′W / 70.000°S 60.550°W / -70.000; -60.550 (Southern Ocean) Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 70°0′S 1°57′W / 70.000°S 1.950°W / -70.000; -1.950 (Antarctica) Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
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