52nd parallel south

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52nd parallel south

The 52nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 52 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The parallel defines part of the border between Argentina and Chile.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 44 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 44 minutes during the June solstice.^[1]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 52° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
52°0′S 0°0′E / 52.000°S 0.000°E / -52.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
52°0′S 20°0′E / 52.000°S 20.000°E / -52.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
52°0′S 147°0′E / 52.000°S 147.000°E / -52.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
52°0′S 75°4′W / 52.000°S 75.067°W / -52.000; -75.067 (Chile)	Chile	Patagonic Archipelago and mainland, Magallanes Region
52°0′S 71°55′W / 52.000°S 71.917°W / -52.000; -71.917 (Argentina / Chile border)	Argentina /  Chile border
52°0′S 70°0′W / 52.000°S 70.000°W / -52.000; -70.000 (Argentina)	Argentina	Santa Cruz Province
52°0′S 68°42′W / 52.000°S 68.700°W / -52.000; -68.700 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
52°0′S 60°57′W / 52.000°S 60.950°W / -52.000; -60.950 (Falkland Islands)	Falkland Islands	Dyke Island and West Falkland (claimed by  Argentina)
52°0′S 59°57′W / 52.000°S 59.950°W / -52.000; -59.950 (Falkland Sound)	Atlantic Ocean	Falkland Sound
52°0′S 59°35′W / 52.000°S 59.583°W / -52.000; -59.583 (Falkland Islands)	Falkland Islands	East Falkland and Lively Island (claimed by  Argentina)
52°0′S 58°21′W / 52.000°S 58.350°W / -52.000; -58.350 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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