36°

36th parallel south

The 36th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 36 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 36° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
36°0′S 0°0′E / 36.000°S 0.000°E / -36.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
36°0′S 20°0′E / 36.000°S 20.000°E / -36.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
36°0′S 136°41′E / 36.000°S 136.683°E / -36.000; 136.683 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia - Kangaroo Island
36°0′S 137°36′E / 36.000°S 137.600°E / -36.000; 137.600 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	D'Estrees Bay, Backstairs Passage and Encounter Bay
36°0′S 139°28′E / 36.000°S 139.467°E / -36.000; 139.467 (Australia)	Australia	South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales
36°0′S 150°9′E / 36.000°S 150.150°E / -36.000; 150.150 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
36°0′S 173°47′E / 36.000°S 173.783°E / -36.000; 173.783 (New Zealand)	New Zealand	Northland Region
36°0′S 174°29′E / 36.000°S 174.483°E / -36.000; 174.483 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the Hen and Chicken Islands,  New Zealand Passing just north of Great Barrier Island,  New Zealand
36°0′S 72°47′W / 36.000°S 72.783°W / -36.000; -72.783 (Chile)	Chile	Maule Region
36°0′S 70°24′W / 36.000°S 70.400°W / -36.000; -70.400 (Argentina)	Argentina	The parallel defines part of the border between Mendoza Province and La Pampa Province, and part of the border between San Luis Province and La Pampa Province
36°0′S 57°21′W / 36.000°S 57.350°W / -36.000; -57.350 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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