Circles of latitude between the 10th parallel south and the 15th parallel south

Following are circles of latitude between the 10th parallel south and the 15th parallel south:

11th parallel south

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11th parallel south

The 11th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
11°0′S 0°0′E / 11.000°S 0.000°E / -11.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
11°0′S 13°52′E / 11.000°S 13.867°E / -11.000; 13.867 (Angola)  Angola
11°0′S 22°12′E / 11.000°S 22.200°E / -11.000; 22.200 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°0′S 23°20′E / 11.000°S 23.333°E / -11.000; 23.333 (Angola)  Angola
11°0′S 23°38′E / 11.000°S 23.633°E / -11.000; 23.633 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
11°0′S 23°43′E / 11.000°S 23.717°E / -11.000; 23.717 (Angola)  Angola For about 5 km (3.1 mi)
11°0′S 23°46′E / 11.000°S 23.767°E / -11.000; 23.767 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
11°0′S 23°53′E / 11.000°S 23.883°E / -11.000; 23.883 (Angola)  Angola For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
11°0′S 24°1′E / 11.000°S 24.017°E / -11.000; 24.017 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
11°0′S 24°8′E / 11.000°S 24.133°E / -11.000; 24.133 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°0′S 28°30′E / 11.000°S 28.500°E / -11.000; 28.500 (Zambia)  Zambia
11°0′S 33°18′E / 11.000°S 33.300°E / -11.000; 33.300 (Malawi)  Malawi
11°0′S 34°13′E / 11.000°S 34.217°E / -11.000; 34.217 (Lake Malawi) Lake Malawi
11°0′S 34°36′E / 11.000°S 34.600°E / -11.000; 34.600 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
11°0′S 39°30′E / 11.000°S 39.500°E / -11.000; 39.500 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
11°0′S 40°30′E / 11.000°S 40.500°E / -11.000; 40.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
11°0′S 122°52′E / 11.000°S 122.867°E / -11.000; 122.867 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Passing through the island of Dana just south of Rote Island,  Indonesia
11°0′S 126°54′E / 11.000°S 126.900°E / -11.000; 126.900 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea Passing just north of Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula,  Australia
11°0′S 132°33′E / 11.000°S 132.550°E / -11.000; 132.550 (Australia)  Australia Croker Island, Northern Territory
11°0′S 132°34′E / 11.000°S 132.567°E / -11.000; 132.567 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just north of the Wessel Islands,  Australia
11°0′S 142°8′E / 11.000°S 142.133°E / -11.000; 142.133 (Australia)  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
11°0′S 142°44′E / 11.000°S 142.733°E / -11.000; 142.733 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing between islands of the Louisiade Archipelago,  Papua New Guinea
11°0′S 152°30′E / 11.000°S 152.500°E / -11.000; 152.500 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing just north of Rennell Island,  Solomon Islands
11°0′S 162°6′E / 11.000°S 162.100°E / -11.000; 162.100 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just south of Makira island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just south of Nendo Island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just north of Utupua Island,  Solomon Islands
11°0′S 167°26′E / 11.000°S 167.433°E / -11.000; 167.433 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Swains Island,  American Samoa (claimed by  Tokelau)
Passing just south of Pukapuka atoll,  Cook Islands
11°0′S 77°40′W / 11.000°S 77.667°W / -11.000; -77.667 (Peru)  Peru
11°0′S 70°27′W / 11.000°S 70.450°W / -11.000; -70.450 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre
11°0′S 70°6′W / 11.000°S 70.100°W / -11.000; -70.100 (Peru)  Peru
11°0′S 69°32′W / 11.000°S 69.533°W / -11.000; -69.533 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 68°59′W / 11.000°S 68.983°W / -11.000; -68.983 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre
11°0′S 68°50′W / 11.000°S 68.833°W / -11.000; -68.833 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 68°47′W / 11.000°S 68.783°W / -11.000; -68.783 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre - for about 15 km (9.3 mi)
11°0′S 68°19′W / 11.000°S 68.317°W / -11.000; -68.317 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 65°18′W / 11.000°S 65.300°W / -11.000; -65.300 (Brazil)  Brazil Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Tocantins
Bahia
Sergipe
11°0′S 37°3′W / 11.000°S 37.050°W / -11.000; -37.050 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

12th parallel south

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12th parallel south

The 12th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
12°0′S 0°0′E / 12.000°S 0.000°E / -12.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
12°0′S 13°43′E / 12.000°S 13.717°E / -12.000; 13.717 (Angola)  Angola
12°0′S 23°59′E / 12.000°S 23.983°E / -12.000; 23.983 (Zambia)  Zambia
12°0′S 26°42′E / 12.000°S 26.700°E / -12.000; 26.700 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 3 km (1.9 mi)
12°0′S 26°43′E / 12.000°S 26.717°E / -12.000; 26.717 (Zambia)  Zambia
12°0′S 27°28′E / 12.000°S 27.467°E / -12.000; 27.467 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
12°0′S 28°45′E / 12.000°S 28.750°E / -12.000; 28.750 (Zambia)  Zambia
12°0′S 33°18′E / 12.000°S 33.300°E / -12.000; 33.300 (Malawi)  Malawi
12°0′S 34°4′E / 12.000°S 34.067°E / -12.000; 34.067 (Lake Malawi) Lake Malawi Passing just north of Chizumulu Island and Likoma Island,  Malawi
12°0′S 34°53′E / 12.000°S 34.883°E / -12.000; 34.883 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
12°0′S 40°32′E / 12.000°S 40.533°E / -12.000; 40.533 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
- Passing just south of Grande Comore island,  Comoros
- Passing just north of Anjouan island,  Comoros
12°0′S 49°12′E / 12.000°S 49.200°E / -12.000; 49.200 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
12°0′S 49°18′E / 12.000°S 49.300°E / -12.000; 49.300 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing between North Keeling Island and Horsburgh Island,  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Passing just north of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Hibernia Reef,  Australia
12°0′S 124°22′E / 12.000°S 124.367°E / -12.000; 124.367 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea Passing south of Bathurst Island,  Australia
Passing through the Clarence Strait
- between Melville Island and the mainland,  Australia
Passing through Van Diemen Gulf
12°0′S 132°37′E / 12.000°S 132.617°E / -12.000; 132.617 (Australia)  Australia Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
12°0′S 134°17′E / 12.000°S 134.283°E / -12.000; 134.283 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Bocaut Bay
12°0′S 134°40′E / 12.000°S 134.667°E / -12.000; 134.667 (Australia)  Australia Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
12°0′S 134°45′E / 12.000°S 134.750°E / -12.000; 134.750 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Castlereagh Bay - passing just south of Mooroongga Island,  Australia
12°0′S 135°34′E / 12.000°S 135.567°E / -12.000; 135.567 (Australia)  Australia Elcho Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
12°0′S 135°49′E / 12.000°S 135.817°E / -12.000; 135.817 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea
12°0′S 136°16′E / 12.000°S 136.267°E / -12.000; 136.267 (Australia)  Australia Inglis Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
12°0′S 136°31′E / 12.000°S 136.517°E / -12.000; 136.517 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
12°0′S 141°50′E / 12.000°S 141.833°E / -12.000; 141.833 (Australia)  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
12°0′S 143°11′E / 12.000°S 143.183°E / -12.000; 143.183 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just south of Vanatinai island,  Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of Rennell Island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just south of Vanikoro island,  Solomon Islands
12°0′S 167°37′E / 12.000°S 167.617°E / -12.000; 167.617 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Tikopia island,  Solomon Islands
12°0′S 77°8′W / 12.000°S 77.133°W / -12.000; -77.133 (Peru)  Peru Passing just north of Lima
12°0′S 68°55′W / 12.000°S 68.917°W / -12.000; -68.917 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
12°0′S 65°0′W / 12.000°S 65.000°W / -12.000; -65.000 (Brazil)  Brazil Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Tocantins
Bahia
12°0′S 37°37′W / 12.000°S 37.617°W / -12.000; -37.617 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

13th parallel south

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13th parallel south
The 13th parallel south defines part of Zambia's border with Angola.

The 13th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 13 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the parallel.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
13°0′S 0°0′E / 13.000°S 0.000°E / -13.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
13°0′S 12°57′E / 13.000°S 12.950°E / -13.000; 12.950 (Angola)  Angola
13°0′S 22°0′E / 13.000°S 22.000°E / -13.000; 22.000 (Angola / Zambia border)  Angola /  Zambia border
13°0′S 24°2′E / 13.000°S 24.033°E / -13.000; 24.033 (Zambia)  Zambia
13°0′S 28°49′E / 13.000°S 28.817°E / -13.000; 28.817 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
13°0′S 29°48′E / 13.000°S 29.800°E / -13.000; 29.800 (Zambia)  Zambia
13°0′S 33°0′E / 13.000°S 33.000°E / -13.000; 33.000 (Malawi)  Malawi
13°0′S 34°19′E / 13.000°S 34.317°E / -13.000; 34.317 (Lake Malawi) Lake Malawi
13°0′S 34°46′E / 13.000°S 34.767°E / -13.000; 34.767 (Mozambique)  Mozambique Passing through Pemba Bay
13°0′S 40°35′E / 13.000°S 40.583°E / -13.000; 40.583 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
13°0′S 45°8′E / 13.000°S 45.133°E / -13.000; 45.133 (France)  France Overseas department of Mayotte
13°0′S 45°9′E / 13.000°S 45.150°E / -13.000; 45.150 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
13°0′S 48°54′E / 13.000°S 48.900°E / -13.000; 48.900 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
13°0′S 49°53′E / 13.000°S 49.883°E / -13.000; 49.883 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
13°0′S 125°49′E / 13.000°S 125.817°E / -13.000; 125.817 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea
13°0′S 130°8′E / 13.000°S 130.133°E / -13.000; 130.133 (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory
13°0′S 136°39′E / 13.000°S 136.650°E / -13.000; 136.650 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
13°0′S 141°35′E / 13.000°S 141.583°E / -13.000; 141.583 (Australia)  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
13°0′S 143°31′E / 13.000°S 143.517°E / -13.000; 143.517 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just north of the Torres Islands,  Vanuatu
13°0′S 167°47′E / 13.000°S 167.783°E / -13.000; 167.783 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of Wallis Island,  Wallis and Futuna
13°0′S 76°30′W / 13.000°S 76.500°W / -13.000; -76.500 (Peru)  Peru
13°0′S 68°58′W / 13.000°S 68.967°W / -13.000; -68.967 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
13°0′S 62°47′W / 13.000°S 62.783°W / -13.000; -62.783 (Brazil)  Brazil Rondônia - for about 3 km
13°0′S 62°46′W / 13.000°S 62.767°W / -13.000; -62.767 (Bolivia)  Bolivia For about 12 km
13°0′S 62°39′W / 13.000°S 62.650°W / -13.000; -62.650 (Brazil)  Brazil Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Goiás
Tocantins
Goiás
Tocantins
Goiás
Bahia - mainland, Itaparica Island and the mainland again (city of Salvador)
13°0′S 38°26′W / 13.000°S 38.433°W / -13.000; -38.433 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

14th parallel south

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14th parallel south

The 14th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 14 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 14° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
14°0′S 0°0′E / 14.000°S 0.000°E / -14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
14°0′S 12°24′E / 14.000°S 12.400°E / -14.000; 12.400 (Angola)  Angola
14°0′S 22°0′E / 14.000°S 22.000°E / -14.000; 22.000 (Zambia)  Zambia
14°0′S 32°59′E / 14.000°S 32.983°E / -14.000; 32.983 (Malawi)  Malawi For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
14°0′S 33°4′E / 14.000°S 33.067°E / -14.000; 33.067 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
14°0′S 33°13′E / 14.000°S 33.217°E / -14.000; 33.217 (Malawi)  Malawi Passing just south of Lilongwe
Passing through Lake Malawi
14°0′S 35°20′E / 14.000°S 35.333°E / -14.000; 35.333 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
14°0′S 40°38′E / 14.000°S 40.633°E / -14.000; 40.633 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
14°0′S 47°46′E / 14.000°S 47.767°E / -14.000; 47.767 (Madagascar)  Madagascar Island of Nosy Berafia
14°0′S 47°48′E / 14.000°S 47.800°E / -14.000; 47.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
14°0′S 47°58′E / 14.000°S 47.967°E / -14.000; 47.967 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
14°0′S 50°8′E / 14.000°S 50.133°E / -14.000; 50.133 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
14°0′S 125°58′E / 14.000°S 125.967°E / -14.000; 125.967 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - passing through Vansittart Bay and Napier Broome Bay
14°0′S 127°28′E / 14.000°S 127.467°E / -14.000; 127.467 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
14°0′S 129°43′E / 14.000°S 129.717°E / -14.000; 129.717 (Australia)  Australia Northern Territory
14°0′S 135°54′E / 14.000°S 135.900°E / -14.000; 135.900 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
14°0′S 136°25′E / 14.000°S 136.417°E / -14.000; 136.417 (Australia)  Australia Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
14°0′S 136°45′E / 14.000°S 136.750°E / -14.000; 136.750 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
14°0′S 141°31′E / 14.000°S 141.517°E / -14.000; 141.517 (Australia)  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
14°0′S 143°40′E / 14.000°S 143.667°E / -14.000; 143.667 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just south of Osprey Reef,  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
Passing between the islands of Vanua Lava and Gaua,  Vanuatu
14°0′S 167°58′E / 14.000°S 167.967°E / -14.000; 167.967 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Futuna Island,  Wallis and Futuna
14°0′S 171°50′W / 14.000°S 171.833°W / -14.000; -171.833 (Samoa)  Samoa Island of Upolu
14°0′S 171°25′W / 14.000°S 171.417°W / -14.000; -171.417 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Tutuila island,  American Samoa
Passing just north of the Ofu-Olosega islands,  American Samoa
Passing just north of the Disappointment Islands,  French Polynesia
14°0′S 76°17′W / 14.000°S 76.283°W / -14.000; -76.283 (Peru)  Peru
14°0′S 68°57′W / 14.000°S 68.950°W / -14.000; -68.950 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
14°0′S 60°24′W / 14.000°S 60.400°W / -14.000; -60.400 (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso
Goiás
Bahia
14°0′S 38°55′W / 14.000°S 38.917°W / -14.000; -38.917 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

15th parallel south

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15°
15th parallel south

The 15th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
15°0′S 0°0′E / 15.000°S 0.000°E / -15.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′S 12°9′E / 15.000°S 12.150°E / -15.000; 12.150 (Angola)  Angola
15°0′S 22°0′E / 15.000°S 22.000°E / -15.000; 22.000 (Zambia)  Zambia
15°0′S 30°13′E / 15.000°S 30.217°E / -15.000; 30.217 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
15°0′S 34°37′E / 15.000°S 34.617°E / -15.000; 34.617 (Malawi)  Malawi
15°0′S 35°52′E / 15.000°S 35.867°E / -15.000; 35.867 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
15°0′S 40°39′E / 15.000°S 40.650°E / -15.000; 40.650 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel - passing just north of the Island of Mozambique
15°0′S 47°13′E / 15.000°S 47.217°E / -15.000; 47.217 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
15°0′S 50°20′E / 15.000°S 50.333°E / -15.000; 50.333 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
15°0′S 124°54′E / 15.000°S 124.900°E / -15.000; 124.900 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Passing through the Coronation Islands, Prince Frederick Harbour and Cambridge Gulf
Northern Territory
15°0′S 135°31′E / 15.000°S 135.517°E / -15.000; 135.517 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Indian Ocean Gulf of Carpentaria
15°0′S 141°40′E / 15.000°S 141.667°E / -15.000; 141.667 (Australia)  Australia Queensland
15°0′S 145°20′E / 15.000°S 145.333°E / -15.000; 145.333 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
15°0′S 166°35′E / 15.000°S 166.583°E / -15.000; 166.583 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo - passing through Big Bay
15°0′S 167°3′E / 15.000°S 167.050°E / -15.000; 167.050 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
15°0′S 168°6′E / 15.000°S 168.100°E / -15.000; 168.100 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Maewo
15°0′S 168°8′E / 15.000°S 168.133°E / -15.000; 168.133 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Mataiva atoll,  French Polynesia
15°0′S 148°17′W / 15.000°S 148.283°W / -15.000; -148.283 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Passing through Tikehau and Rangiroa atolls
15°0′S 147°35′W / 15.000°S 147.583°W / -15.000; -147.583 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Arutua atoll,  French Polynesia
Passing just south of the island of Tikei,  French Polynesia
Passing just south of Puka-Puka atoll,  French Polynesia
15°0′S 75°28′W / 15.000°S 75.467°W / -15.000; -75.467 (Peru)  Peru
15°0′S 69°21′W / 15.000°S 69.350°W / -15.000; -69.350 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
15°0′S 60°24′W / 15.000°S 60.400°W / -15.000; -60.400 (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso
Goiás - for about 12 km
Mato Grosso - for about 8 km
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Bahia
Minas Gerais
Bahia
15°0′S 39°0′W / 15.000°S 39.000°W / -15.000; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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