Wikipedia:60th parallel south
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Coordinates: 60°S 0°W / 60°S 0°W
The 60th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. The latitudes below this parallel are often referred to as the Screaming 60's due to the prevailing, high-speed, westerly winds which can generate large waves in excess of 50 feet and peak wind speeds over 90mph.[1]
The parallel marks the northern limit of the Southern Ocean. No land lies on the parallel - it crosses nothing but ocean.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 60° south passes through:
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Country, territory or sea Notes Atlantic Ocean / Southern Ocean Indian Ocean / Southern Ocean Pacific Ocean / Southern Ocean Drake Passage Between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula Atlantic Ocean / Southern Ocean Passing north of the South Shetland Islands
Passing north of the South Orkney Islands
Passing south of Southern Thule in the South Sandwich Islands
See also
- ^ Sinert, Richard. "The Furious 50's and Screaming 60's". mydaywithbarkly. http://mydaywithbarkly.blogspot.com/2006/08/furious-50s-and-screaming-60s.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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