41st parallel south

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41st parallel south

The 41st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 8 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 13 minutes during the June solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 41° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
41°0′S 0°0′E / 41.000°S 0.000°E / -41.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
41°0′S 20°0′E / 41.000°S 20.000°E / -41.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
41°0′S 144°37′E / 41.000°S 144.617°E / -41.000; 144.617 (Australia)  Australia Tasmania
41°0′S 145°45′E / 41.000°S 145.750°E / -41.000; 145.750 (Bass Strait) Indian Ocean Bass Strait
41°0′S 146°59′E / 41.000°S 146.983°E / -41.000; 146.983 (Australia)  Australia Tasmania
41°0′S 148°20′E / 41.000°S 148.333°E / -41.000; 148.333 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
41°0′S 172°6′E / 41.000°S 172.100°E / -41.000; 172.100 (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island
41°0′S 173°0′E / 41.000°S 173.000°E / -41.000; 173.000 (Tasman Bay) Pacific Ocean Tasman Bay
41°0′S 173°45′E / 41.000°S 173.750°E / -41.000; 173.750 (New Zealand)  New Zealand South Island
41°0′S 174°13′E / 41.000°S 174.217°E / -41.000; 174.217 (Cook Strait) Pacific Ocean Cook Strait
41°0′S 174°56′E / 41.000°S 174.933°E / -41.000; 174.933 (New Zealand)  New Zealand Wellington Region, North Island
41°0′S 176°7′E / 41.000°S 176.117°E / -41.000; 176.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
41°0′S 73°56′W / 41.000°S 73.933°W / -41.000; -73.933 (Chile)  Chile Los Lagos Region – passing through Llanquihue Lake (at 41°0′S 72°50′W / 41.000°S 72.833°W / -41.000; -72.833 (Llanquihue))
41°0′S 71°52′W / 41.000°S 71.867°W / -41.000; -71.867 (Argentina)  Argentina Neuquén Province – passing through Nahuel Huapi Lake (at 41°0′S 71°32′W / 41.000°S 71.533°W / -41.000; -71.533 (Nahuel Huapi LAke))
Río Negro Province
41°0′S 65°11′W / 41.000°S 65.183°W / -41.000; -65.183 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean San Matías Gulf
41°0′S 64°14′W / 41.000°S 64.233°W / -41.000; -64.233 (Argentina)  Argentina Río Negro Province
41°0′S 62°38′W / 41.000°S 62.633°W / -41.000; -62.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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