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46th parallel south

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 38 minutes during the June solstice.

The largest city south of the 46th parallel is Punta Arenas.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 46° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
46°0′S 0°0′E / 46.000°S 0.000°E / -46.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
46°0′S 20°0′E / 46.000°S 20.000°E / -46.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing between Île aux Cochons and Îlots des Apôtres in the Crozet Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
46°0′S 147°0′E / 46.000°S 147.000°E / -46.000; 147.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Tasman Sea
46°0′S 166°26′E / 46.000°S 166.433°E / -46.000; 166.433 (New Zealand)	New Zealand	Fiordland, passing through Lake Hauroko and Chalky Sound; Southland Region, close to the townships of Nightcaps and Mandeville; Otago Region, passing south of the city of Dunedin, close to the townships of Waitahuna and Henley
46°0′S 170°15′E / 46.000°S 170.250°E / -46.000; 170.250 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
46°0′S 75°2′W / 46.000°S 75.033°W / -46.000; -75.033 (Chile)	Chile	Taitao Peninsula, Moraleda Channel, also passes near Balmaceda, Aysén Region
46°0′S 71°38′W / 46.000°S 71.633°W / -46.000; -71.633 (Argentina)	Argentina	Border between Chubut Province and Santa Cruz Province Passes near Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province
46°0′S 67°35′W / 46.000°S 67.583°W / -46.000; -67.583 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean