❄️ 60 Degrees South
A circle of latitude marking the boundary of the Antarctic Treaty System
📋 Fast Facts
- Encircles Earth entirely through the Southern Ocean with no landmass crossing
- Defines the northern limit of the Antarctic Treaty System
- Part of the "Screaming Sixties" region of intense westerly winds
- Marks the practical southern limit of permanent human habitation
Latitude 60 degrees south is a circle of latitude that encircles the Earth at 60 degrees south of the Equator, passing entirely through the Southern Ocean. This parallel holds significant geographical, climatic, and diplomatic importance as the boundary of one of the world's most remote and regulated regions. It represents both a natural and political threshold in Earth's most southern waters ...