Coordinates: 70°S 0°W / 70°S 0°W
The 70th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 70 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane in the Antarctic. The parallel passes through the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.
Mariners regard the waters in the 70° south as "Godless".[citation needed]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 70° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 70°0′S 0°0′E / 70°S 0°E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by 
Norway70°0′S 3°16′E / 70°S 3.267°E Southern Ocean South of the Atlantic Ocean 70°0′S 6°22′E / 70°S 6.367°E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway70°0′S 21°9′E / 70°S 21.15°E Southern Ocean South of the Indian Ocean 70°0′S 26°32′E / 70°S 26.533°E Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by
Australia
Adélie Land, claimed by
France
Australian Antarctic Territory, claimed by Australia
Ross Dependency, claimed by
New Zealand70°0′S 160°34′E / 70°S 160.567°E Southern Ocean South of the Pacific Ocean 70°0′S 74°39′W / 70°S 74.65°W Antarctica Alexander Island and Antarctic Peninsula - claimed by 
Argentina, 
Chile and 
United Kingdom (overlapping claims)70°0′S 60°33′W / 70°S 60.55°W Southern Ocean Weddell Sea, south of the Atlantic Ocean 70°0′S 1°57′W / 70°S 1.95°W Antarctica Queen Maud Land, claimed by Norway
See also
- 69th parallel south
71st parallel south - List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
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