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Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_4_0_rhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><a name="movedpara_2_0_lhs"></a>The '''60th parallel south''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 60 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[south]] of<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> the</del> [[Earth<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Earth</del>'s<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del> [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">equator</del>|equatorial plane]]. No land lies on the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">parallel — it</del> crosses nothing but ocean. The closest land is a group of rocks north of [[Coronation Island]] (Melson Rocks or Governor Islands) of the [[South Orkney Islands]], which are about 54<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>km south of the parallel, and [[Thule Island]] and [[Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands|Cook Island]] of the [[South Sandwich Islands]], which both are about 57<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>km north of the parallel (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Thule</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">island</del> slightly closer).</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_2_0_lhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div><a name="movedpara_4_0_rhs"></a>The '''60th parallel south''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 60 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[south]] of [[Earth<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins>'s [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Equator</ins>|equatorial plane]]. No land lies on the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">parallel—it</ins> crosses nothing but ocean. The closest land is a group of rocks north of [[Coronation Island]] (Melson Rocks or Governor Islands) of the [[South Orkney Islands]], which are about 54<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>km south of the parallel, and [[Thule Island]] and [[Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands|Cook Island]] of the [[South Sandwich Islands]], which both are about 57<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>km north of the parallel (<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Cook Island</ins> slightly closer).<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><ref>{{Cite map |author = Maxar Technologies |author-link = Google Earth |date = 2021 |map = Southern Thule |map-url = https://earth.google.com/web/@-59.463333,-27.164167 |title = Google Earth |access-date = 5 January 2023}}</ref></ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_7_0_rhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><a name="movedpara_5_0_lhs"></a>The parallel marks the northern limit of the [[Southern Ocean]] (though some organisations and countries, notably [[Australia]], have other definitions) and of the [[Antarctic Treaty System]].<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del> It also marks the southern boundary of the [[South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone]] and the [[Latin American Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone]].</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_5_0_lhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div><a name="movedpara_7_0_rhs"></a>The parallel marks the northern limit of the [[Southern Ocean]] (though some organisations and countries, notably [[Australia]], have other definitions) and of the [[Antarctic Treaty System]]. It also marks the southern boundary of the [[South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone]] and the [[Latin American Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone]].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_10_0_rhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><a name="movedpara_8_0_lhs"></a>At this latitude the sun is visible for 18 hours, 52 minutes during the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">summer</del> solstice and 5 hours, 52 minutes during the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">winter</del> solstice. On December 21, the sun is at 53.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">83</del> degrees up in the sky and 6.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">17</del> degrees on June <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">17</del>.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_8_0_lhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div><a name="movedpara_10_0_rhs"></a>At this latitude the sun is visible for 18 hours, 52 minutes during the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">December</ins> solstice and 5 hours, 52 minutes during the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">June</ins> solstice. On December 21, the sun is at 53.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">44</ins> degrees up in the sky and 6.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">56</ins> degrees on June <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">21</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> The sun's altitude is exactly 30 degrees at either equinox. </ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_12_1_rhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><a name="movedpara_11_0_lhs"></a>The latitudes south of this parallel are often referred to as the Screaming 60s due to the prevailing high-speed, westerly winds which can generate large waves in excess of 15<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>m (50<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>ft) and peak wind speeds over 145<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>km/h (90<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&nbsp;</del>mph).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mydaywithbarkly.blogspot.com/2006/08/furious-50s-and-screaming-60s.html|title=The Furious 50s and Screaming 60s|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accessdate</del>=2009-07-11|last=Sinert|first=Richard|publisher=mydaywithbarkly}}</ref></div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-right" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to old location." href="#movedpara_11_0_lhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div><a name="movedpara_12_1_rhs"></a>The latitudes south of this parallel are often referred to as the Screaming 60s due to the prevailing high-speed, westerly winds which can generate large waves in excess of 15<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>m (50<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>ft) and peak wind speeds over 145<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>km/h (90<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>mph).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mydaywithbarkly.blogspot.com/2006/08/furious-50s-and-screaming-60s.html|title=The Furious 50s and Screaming 60s|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">access-date</ins>=2009-07-11|last=Sinert|first=Richard|publisher=mydaywithbarkly}}</ref></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>The maximum [[horizontal coordinate system|altitude]] of the Sun is > 15.00º in April and > 8.00º in May.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>The maximum [[horizontal coordinate system|altitude]] of the Sun is > 15.00º in April and > 8.00º in May.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>The lowest latitude where [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Midnight_sun</del>#<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">White_nights</del>|white nights]] can be observed is approximately on this parallel.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>The lowest latitude where [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Midnight sun</ins>#<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">White nights</ins>|white nights]] can be observed is approximately on this parallel.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond [[nautical twilight]], a condition which lasts throughout the month of December. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day between February 17 and October 24.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>==Around the world==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>==Around the world==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Starting at the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Prime</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Meridian</del>]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° south passes through:</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Starting at the [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">prime</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">meridian</ins>]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° south passes through:</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>:{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" width="125" | <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Co-ordinates</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" width="125" | <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Coordinates</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" | Ocean</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" | Ocean</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="col" | Notes</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="col" | Notes</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean]]</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/ [[Southern Ocean</del>]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> boundary</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> The</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">prime</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">meridian|Prime</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Meridian</ins>]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|20|0|E|type:waterbody|name=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</del>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|20|0|E|type:waterbody|name=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and Indian Oceans</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian</del> Ocean]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> Ocean]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> boundary</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> the boundary of the</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</ins> Ocean<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Atlantic</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian</ins> Ocean]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pacific</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</del>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|147|0|E|type:waterbody|name=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and Pacific Oceans</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pacific</del> Ocean]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> Ocean]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> boundary</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> the boundary of the</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Indian</ins> Ocean<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Indian</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pacific</ins> Ocean]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Passing</del> through the [[Drake Passage]] between [[South America]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Additionally passes</ins> through<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> the Pacific Ocean at</ins> the [[Drake Passage]] between [[South America]] and the [[Antarctic Peninsula]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|-</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|-</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|67|16|W|type:waterbody|name=<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Ocean</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</del>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|60|0|S|67|16|W|type:waterbody|name=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">boundary</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pacific</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and Atlantic Oceans</ins>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</del> Ocean]] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/</del> [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Southern</del> Ocean]]<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> boundary</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" |<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> the boundary of the</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Pacific</ins> Ocean<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">|Pacific</ins>]] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and</ins> [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Atlantic</ins> Ocean]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">s</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Running close to the southern border of the [[Scotia Sea]] and the [[South Orkney Islands]], {{SGS}} (claimed by {{ARG}})</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Running close to the southern border of the [[Scotia Sea]] and the [[South Orkney Islands]], {{SGS}} (claimed by {{ARG}})</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 43:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 46:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>*[[61st parallel south]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>*[[61st parallel south]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>==References==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td 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z-index: 4; top: -1.5em; left: 25%; width: 50%; text-align: center"><span style="background:#FFFFFF;padding:0 2px;color:black">60°</span></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:World_location_map_(equirectangular_180).svg" title="File:World location map (equirectangular 180).svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>60th parallel south</div></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=60th_parallel_south">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=60th_parallel_south">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=60th_parallel_south">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=60th_parallel_south">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=60th_parallel_south">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <p>The <b>60th parallel south</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Circle_of_latitude" title="Circle of latitude">circle of latitude</a> that is 60 <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a> <a href="/wiki/South" title="South">south</a> of <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equatorial plane</a>. No land lies on the parallel—it crosses nothing but ocean. The closest land is a group of rocks north of <a href="/wiki/Coronation_Island" title="Coronation Island">Coronation Island</a> (Melson Rocks or Governor Islands) of the <a href="/wiki/South_Orkney_Islands" title="South Orkney Islands">South Orkney Islands</a>, which are about 54 km south of the parallel, and <a href="/wiki/Thule_Island" title="Thule Island">Thule Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cook_Island,_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="Cook Island, South Sandwich Islands">Cook Island</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Sandwich Islands">South Sandwich Islands</a>, which both are about 57 km north of the parallel (with Cook Island slightly closer).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The parallel marks the northern limit of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Ocean" title="Southern Ocean">Southern Ocean</a> (though some organisations and countries, notably <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, have other definitions) and of the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System" title="Antarctic Treaty System">Antarctic Treaty System</a>. It also marks the southern boundary of the <a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_Nuclear-Weapon-Free_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone">South Pacific Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Latin_American_Nuclear-Weapon-Free_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin American Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone">Latin American Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone</a>. </p><p>At this latitude the sun is visible for 18 hours, 52 minutes during the December solstice and 5 hours, 52 minutes during the June solstice. On December 21, the sun is at 53.44 degrees up in the sky and 6.56 degrees on June 21. The sun's altitude is exactly 30 degrees at either equinox. </p><p>The latitudes south of this parallel are often referred to as the Screaming 60s due to the prevailing high-speed, westerly winds which can generate large waves in excess of 15 m (50 ft) and peak wind speeds over 145 km/h (90 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The maximum <a href="/wiki/Horizontal_coordinate_system" title="Horizontal coordinate system">altitude</a> of the Sun is > 15.00º in April and > 8.00º in May. </p><p>The lowest latitude where <a href="/wiki/Midnight_sun#White_nights" title="Midnight sun">white nights</a> can be observed is approximately on this parallel. </p><p>During the summer solstice, nighttime does not get beyond <a href="/wiki/Nautical_twilight" class="mw-redirect" title="Nautical twilight">nautical twilight</a>, a condition which lasts throughout the month of December. It is possible to view both astronomical dawn and dusk every day between February 17 and October 24. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Around_the_world">Around the world</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=60th_parallel_south&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Around the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting at the <a href="/wiki/Prime_meridian" title="Prime meridian">prime meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° south passes through: </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" width="125">Coordinates </th> <th scope="col">Ocean </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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Meridian</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">The <a href="/wiki/Prime_meridian" title="Prime meridian">Prime Meridian</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=60th_parallel_south&params=60_0_S_20_0_E_type:waterbody&title=the+boundary+of+the+Atlantic+and+Indian+Oceans"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">60°0′S</span> <span class="longitude">20°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">60.000°S 20.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-60.000; 20.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">the boundary of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">the boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Oceans</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=60th_parallel_south&params=60_0_S_147_0_E_type:waterbody&title=the+boundary+of+the+Indian+and+Pacific+Oceans"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">60°0′S</span> <span class="longitude">147°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">60.000°S 147.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-60.000; 147.000</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">the boundary of the Indian and Pacific Oceans</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">the boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Oceans</a> </th> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;">Additionally passes through the Pacific Ocean at the <a href="/wiki/Drake_Passage" title="Drake Passage">Drake Passage</a> between <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Antarctic_Peninsula" title="Antarctic Peninsula">Antarctic Peninsula</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#b0e0e6;"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=60th_parallel_south&params=60_0_S_67_16_W_type:waterbody&title=the+boundary+of+the+Pacific+and+Atlantic+Oceans"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">60°0′S</span> <span class="longitude">67°16′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">60.000°S 67.267°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-60.000; -67.267</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">the boundary of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">the boundary of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Oceans</a> </th> <th scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;">Running close to the southern border of the <a href="/wiki/Scotia_Sea" title="Scotia Sea">Scotia Sea</a> and the <a href="/wiki/South_Orkney_Islands" title="South Orkney Islands">South Orkney Islands</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="375" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a> (claimed by <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, 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