72nd parallel south

The 72nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 72 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

This is the parallel where twilight/nighttime boundary on the equinoxes.

This is also the lowest parallel that golden hour occurs even at midnight sun, because the Sun is less than 6°00'00" above the horizon. Midnight Sun without golden hour occurs at latitudes greater than 72°33'38.58804", i.e., about 666.8 km (414.3 mi) south of the Antarctic Circle in the case of the December Solstice.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 72° south passes through:


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 * -72°N, °W
 * -72°N, °W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
 * -72°N, 45°W
 * Western Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
 * -72°N, 136°W
 * Adélie Land, claimed by 🇫🇷
 * -72°N, 142°W
 * Eastern Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by 🇦🇺
 * -72°N, 160°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, 170.63333°W
 * -72°N, 160°W
 * Ross Dependency, claimed by 🇳🇿
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, 170.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, 170.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, 170.63333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ross Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
 * -72°N, -102.25°W
 * -72°N, -102.25°W
 * Thurston Island, off coast Ellsworth Land, unclaimed territory
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, -95.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, -95.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bellingshausen Sea, south of the Pacific Ocean
 * -72°N, -74.35°W
 * -72°N, -74.35°W
 * Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by 🇦🇷, 🇨🇱 and (overlapping claims)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, -60.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -72°N, -60.08333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean
 * -72°N, -14.55°W
 * -72°N, -14.55°W
 * Queen Maud Land, claimed by 🇳🇴
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