Latitude 39° South. Owhango. North Is. New Zealand.
S 38° 59.900 E 175° 22.650
60H E 359497 N 5682156
A yellow Automobile Association road sign on the main highway through Owhango announces the 39° South latitude line of the earth.
Waymark Code: WM7AKR
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 09/27/2009
Views: 14
This signpost stands beside the main highway through the farming/ski town of Owhango in the Central North Island of New Zealand.
The 39th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 39 degrees south of the Earth’s equator.
Starting at the Prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 39° south passes through:
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Bass Strait
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Tasman Sea
New Zealand
Pacific Ocean
Chile
Argentina
Atlantic Ocean
The parallel 39° south actually spends more of its time in the world’s Southern Oceans than on the earth.
Line type: Other
If other type, please explain.: 39° South crosses more ocean than land.
Tolerance: Our GPS shows real 39° South is about 30 metres further along the road.
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