55th parallel south

The 55th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 55 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 17 hours, 22 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 10 minutes during the June solstice.

The longest continuous east–west distance at sea is along this latitude, at 55°59'S. (see )

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 55° south passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing south of Bouvet Island, 🇳🇴
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, 20°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, 20°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, 147°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Macquarie Island, 🇦🇺 Passing just north of Bishop and Clerk Islets, 🇦🇺
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 * -55°N, -71.23333°W
 * Islands of Gilbert, Londonderry, London, Thompson, Gordon, Hoste, Navarino and Picton, Magallanes Region
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, -67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, -67°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Beagle Channel
 * -55°N, -66.7°W
 * -55°N, -66.7°W
 * Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, Tierra del Fuego Province
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -55°N, -66.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Isla de los Estados, 🇦🇷 Passing just south of the island of South Georgia, 🇬🇸 (claimed by 🇦🇷)
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