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45th parallel south
The 45th parallel of south latitude is the east-west line that marks the theoretical halfway point between the equator and the South Pole. (The true halfway point is somewhat south of this parallel because the Earth is not a perfect sphere but bulges at the equator and is flattened at the poles.
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