39th parallel south
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.
39°
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 Atlantic Ocean 39°0′S 20°0′E Indian Ocean Passing just south of Île Saint-Paul, French Southern and Antarctic Lands 39°0′S 143°30′E Indian Ocean Bass Strait 39°0′S 146°15′E Australia Victoria - Wilsons Promontory 39°0′S 146°27′E Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea 39°0′S 174°10′E 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 Pacific Ocean 39°0′S 73°19′W Chile Araucanía Region 39°0′S 71°28′W Argentina Neuquén Province
Río Negro Province – passing through General Roca (at 39°0′S 67°35′W)
La Pampa Province
Buenos Aires Province – passing through Bahía Blanca (at 39°0′S 62°09′W)39°0′S 62°0′W Atlantic Ocean
See also
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