-- Regarding the parallel of 40° South: No.
-- Regarding the parallel of 40° North: Yes and no. Part of it is, and part of it isn't.
The State Capitol at Springfield is about 14 miles south of the 40th North parallel,
whereas my home in Skokie IL is about 140 miles north of it.
The line you are probably asking about is at 23.5 degrees South latitude, and it is called the Tropic of Capricorn.
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
The latitude at the center of Wellington is about 41.3° South. That's south of the 40 degrees South line of Latitude.
The Antarctic Circle is located at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude.
The latitude of the south pole is 90° south.
The line you are probably asking about is at 23.5 degrees South latitude, and it is called the Tropic of Capricorn.
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
The latitude at the center of Wellington is about 41.3° South. That's south of the 40 degrees South line of Latitude.
Hell.
Wellington's latitude is 41 degrees 17 minutes South, so therefore is south of the 40 degrees south line
The Antarctic Circle is located at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude.
The latitude of the south pole is 90° south.
The 20 degrees south line of latitude passes through Australia, Africa, and South America.
57 degrees latitude is a line on Earth that is located 57 degrees north or south of the equator. At 57 degrees north latitude, you would be in the northern hemisphere, while at 57 degrees south latitude, you would be in the southern hemisphere.
South of the equator
The capital city of New Zealand, Wellington, is at latitude 41degrees 17 minutes South, and is therefore south of the 40 degrees south line of latitude.
There is a major line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees south latitude, called the Tropic of Capricorn.