The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70 south passes through:

! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the Indian Ocean |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
Ad lie Land, claimed by
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
Ross Dependency, claimed by |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South of the Pacific Ocean |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by , and (overlapping claims) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |}

See also

• 69th parallel south
• 71st parallel south
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands

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