The reading taken on a sailing ship shows that on December 21 the noonday Sun has an altitude of 79 1/2 to the south, and the marine chronometer reads 6 AM. What are the latitude and longitude of the ship? ____S ____E Where is it located Geographically? _____(which ocean)

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