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48th parallel south
The 48th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 48 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 3 minutes during the December solstice and 8 hours, 22 minutes during the June solstice. If the latitude in the southern hemisphere is 48°50′ or smaller, everyday of the month of January can view both astronomical dawn and astronomical dusk. At the latitude of 48°33′38.58804” South, which is about 62.3 km (38.7 mi) south of this parallel, is the parallel where twilight/nighttime boundary on the December Solstice.
