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80th parallel south
Circle of latitude / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 80th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 80 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, and 10 degrees (690 miles/1100 kilometers) north of the United States Amundsen Scott South Pole Station. Regions south of this latitude are excluded from UTM zones.
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This line of latitude passes only through Antarctica and Antarctic ice shelves.