39th parallel south
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The 39th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 39 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Daylight along the 39th parallel south falls under 10 hours a day starting on 17 May and returns to over ten hours a day beginning 29 July. Crops and other plant growth is considerably slowed during this period of reduced sunlight.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 39° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 39°0′S 0°0′E / 39.000°S 0.000°E / -39.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 39°0′S 20°0′E / 39.000°S 20.000°E / -39.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Île Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
39°0′S 143°30′E / 39.000°S 143.500°E / -39.000; 143.500 (Bass Strait) Indian Ocean Bass Strait 39°0′S 146°15′E / 39.000°S 146.250°E / -39.000; 146.250 (Australia) Australia
Victoria - Wilsons Promontory 39°0′S 146°27′E / 39.000°S 146.450°E / -39.000; 146.450 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 39°0′S 174°10′E / 39.000°S 174.167°E / -39.000; 174.167 (New Zealand) New Zealand
Taranaki region – passing through Waitara
Manawatū-Whanganui region
Waikato region – passing just south of Tūrangi
Bay of Plenty region – for about 2 km (1.2 mi)
Hawke's Bay region39°0′S 177°53′E / 39.000°S 177.883°E / -39.000; 177.883 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 39°0′S 73°19′W / 39.000°S 73.317°W / -39.000; -73.317 (Chile) Chile
Araucanía Region – passing through Teodoro Schmidt and Sollipulli Volcano 39°0′S 71°28′W / 39.000°S 71.467°W / -39.000; -71.467 (Argentina) Argentina
Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province – passing through General Roca (at 39°0′S 67°35′W / 39.000°S 67.583°W / -39.000; -67.583 (General Roca))
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Bahía Blanca (at 39°0′S 62°09′W / 39.000°S 62.150°W / -39.000; -62.150 (Cape Town))39°0′S 62°0′W / 39.000°S 62.000°W / -39.000; -62.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
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