The 72nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 72 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 72 south passes through:

! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |-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;" | |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Thurston Island - unclaimed territory |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Southern Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bellingshausen Sea |-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 |- | ! scope="row" | Antarctica | Queen Maud Land, claimed by |}

See also

• 71st parallel south
• 73rd parallel south