Circles of latitude between the 25th parallel south and the 30th parallel south

Following are circles of latitude between the 25th parallel south and the 30th parallel south:

26th parallel south

Line across the Earth

26°

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The 26th parallel south latitude is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees south of Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Australia

File:26th parallel Aus.svg

The 26th parallel south defines the northern border of South Australia with the Northern Territory and Queensland.

In Australia, the northernmost border of South Australia, and the southernmost border of the Northern Territory are defined by 26° south.

Additionally, 26° south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of the Western Australia/Northern Territory border at Surveyor Generals Corner due to inaccuracies in the 1920s for fixing positions under constraints of available technology.

The parallel also defines part of the Queensland and South Australia border between the 138th and 141st meridians east.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	Namibia
	South Africa	Northern Cape
	Botswana
	South Africa	North West Gauteng - passing just north of Johannesburg Mpumalanga
	Eswatini
	Mozambique
	Indian Ocean	Maputo Bay - passing just south of Maputo, Mozambique
	Mozambique	Inhaca Island
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia - Dirk Hartog Island
	Indian Ocean	Shark Bay
	Australia	Western Australia - Peron Peninsula
	Indian Ocean	L'Haridon Bight, Shark Bay
	Australia	Western Australia - Peron Peninsula
	Indian Ocean	Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay
	Australia	Western Australia Western Australia / Northern Territory border (~127 metres at Surveyor Generals Corner on the 129th meridian east) Northern Territory / South Australia border South Australia / Queensland border (from Poeppel Corner on the 138th meridian east) Queensland (from Haddon Corner on the 141st meridian east)
	Pacific Ocean	Coral Sea
	Chile
	Argentina
	Paraguay
	Argentina
	Brazil	Paraná Santa Catarina
	Atlantic Ocean

27th parallel south

Line across the Earth

27°

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The 27th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 52 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 24 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	Namibia
	South Africa	Northern Cape, also North West, Free State and Mpumalanga
	Eswatini
	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal (bordering Eswatini)
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland - mainland and Bribie Island
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia Passing just north of Easter Island, Chile
	Chile
	Argentina	Passing near the cities of Resistencia (27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W), Corrientes (27°29′S 58°49′W) and Posadas (27°22′S 55°54′W).
	Paraguay
	Argentina
	Brazil	Santa Catarina
	Atlantic Ocean

28th parallel south

Line across the Earth

28°

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In Argentina, the 28th parallel south defines the border between Chaco Province and Santa Fe Province.

The 28th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 57 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 19 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	Namibia
	South Africa	Northern Cape North West - for about 15 km Northern Cape - for about 25 km North West - for about 21 km Free State KwaZulu-Natal
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland, notably Gold Coast, Queensland by the Pacific
	Pacific Ocean	just south of Marotiri, French Polynesia
	Chile
	Argentina	Inland it notably demarcates the chief southern border of Chaco Province, namely with Santa Fe Province.
	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina: notably just south of Florianópolis by the Atlantic
	Atlantic Ocean

29th parallel south

Line across the Earth

29°

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In Australia, the parallel defines most of the border between Queensland and New South Wales.

The 29th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

In Australia, much of the border between Queensland and New South Wales is defined by the parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	South Africa	Northern Cape Free State
	Lesotho
	South Africa	KwaZulu Natal
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland / New South Wales border — note that the border occasionally diverts slightly north and south of the parallel New South Wales Queensland New South Wales
	Pacific Ocean
	Norfolk Island
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Raoul Island, New Zealand
	Chile
	Argentina
	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina
	Atlantic Ocean

30th parallel south

Line across the Earth

30°

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The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

If Earth were a perfect sphere, this would be the parallel that divides the Southern Hemisphere's area in half. However due to Earth's oblateness, the true latitude that does so lies a little bit to the north.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice. At solar noon on 21 December, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on 21 June.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean	South Atlantic Ocean
	South Africa	Northern Cape Free State
	Lesotho
	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia South Australia New South Wales – passing just north of Woolgoolga
	Pacific Ocean	Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain, New Zealand
	Chile	Coquimbo Region - passing just south of Coquimbo
	Argentina	San Juan Province La Rioja Province Catamarca Province - Lago Salinas Grandes Córdoba Province Santiago del Estero Province Santa Fe Province Corrientes Province
	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre
	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• Circles of latitude between the 20th parallel south and the 25th parallel south
• Circles of latitude between the 30th parallel south and the 35th parallel south
• Northern Territory borders
• South Australian borders