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The 53rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 53 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 53° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
53°0′S 0°0′E / 53°S 0°E / -53; 0 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
53°0′S 20°0′E / 53°S 20°E / -53; 20 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of the McDonald Islands, Australia
53°0′S 73°15′E / 53°S 73.25°E / -53; 73.25 (Australia)	Australia	Heard Island
53°0′S 73°25′E / 53°S 73.417°E / -53; 73.417 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
53°0′S 147°0′E / 53°S 147°E / -53; 147 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
53°0′S 74°28′W / 53°S 74.467°W / -53; -74.467 (Chile)	Chile	Desolación Island
53°0′S 73°57′W / 53°S 73.95°W / -53; -73.95 (Strait of Magellan)	Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 73°25′W / 53°S 73.417°W / -53; -73.417 (Chile)	Chile	Muñoz Gamero Peninsula and Riesco Island
53°0′S 71°52′W / 53°S 71.867°W / -53; -71.867 (Seno Otway)	Seno Otway
53°0′S 71°15′W / 53°S 71.25°W / -53; -71.25 (Chile)	Chile	Brunswick Peninsula
53°0′S 70°49′W / 53°S 70.817°W / -53; -70.817 (Strait of Magellan)	Strait of Magellan
53°0′S 70°24′W / 53°S 70.4°W / -53; -70.4 (Chile)	Chile	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
53°0′S 68°36′W / 53°S 68.6°W / -53; -68.6 (Argentina)	Argentina	Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
53°0′S 68°15′W / 53°S 68.25°W / -53; -68.25 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of Beauchene Island, Falkland Islands (claimed by Argentina)

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