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Where is the 60th parallel?
The 60th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 60 degrees north of Earth’s equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. Although it lies approximately twice as far away from the Equator as from the North Pole, the 60th parallel is half as long as the Equator line.
What ocean is below 60 S latitude?
Antarctic Ocean
The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica.
What is the length of Antarctica coastline?
35,672 km
Our results reveal that the length of coastline around Antarctica increased from 35,114 km in 2005 to 35,281 km in 2010, and again to 35,672 km in 2017.
How deep is the Antarctic Ocean?
23,740′
Southern Ocean/Max depth
How far is Antarctica from South Pole?
It is 1230 km (764 miles) from the nearest coast. The ice at the Pole is moving at about 10 m per year. Each year staff at the Amundsen-Scott (USA) station, at the South Pole, move the marker flag to compensate for the movement of the ice.
How big is Antarctica in miles?
5.483 million mi²
Antarctica/Area
Where is the 80th parallel?
Arctic
The 80th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia, the Arctic Ocean and North America.
What is the length of the coastline of Antarctica?
The coastline measures 17,968 km (11,165 mi) and is mostly characterised by ice formations, as the following table shows: Antarctica is divided in two by the Transantarctic Mountains close to the neck between the Ross Sea and the Weddell Sea.
What is the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of Antarctica?
There was, on the other hand, a successful non-stop circumnavigation of Antarctica above the 60th parallel. The goal, accomplished by Fedor Konyukov aboard the 85ft Alye Parusa in 2008, has been recognised by The World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC). Katharsis II is an Oyster 72, a yacht with a glassfibre hull.
What continent is Antarctica in the southern hemisphere?
Antarctica. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14,000,000 square kilometres (5,400,000 square miles), it is the fifth-largest continent.
How many attempts have there been to sail around Antarctica?
The two known attempts to circle Antarctica’s waters below the 60th parallel ended before reaching the finish line. The first of them took place in 2005, when the Russian yacht Apostol Anrdey lost her rudder around the Ross Sea. After performing temporary repairs, the crew was forced to retreat to Wellington, New Zealand.