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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Around the world

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

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
14°0′S0°0′E / 14.000°S 0.000°E / -14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
14°0′S12°24′E / 14.000°S 12.400°E / -14.000; 12.400 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
14°0′S22°0′E / 14.000°S 22.000°E / -14.000; 22.000 (Zambia) Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
14°0′S32°59′E / 14.000°S 32.983°E / -14.000; 32.983 (Malawi) Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
14°0′S33°4′E / 14.000°S 33.067°E / -14.000; 33.067 (Zambia) Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
14°0′S33°13′E / 14.000°S 33.217°E / -14.000; 33.217 (Malawi) Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Passing just south of Lilongwe
Passing through Lake Malawi
14°0′S35°20′E / 14.000°S 35.333°E / -14.000; 35.333 (Mozambique) Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
14°0′S40°38′E / 14.000°S 40.633°E / -14.000; 40.633 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
14°0′S47°46′E / 14.000°S 47.767°E / -14.000; 47.767 (Madagascar) Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Island of Nosy Berafia
14°0′S47°48′E / 14.000°S 47.800°E / -14.000; 47.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
14°0′S47°58′E / 14.000°S 47.967°E / -14.000; 47.967 (Madagascar) Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
14°0′S50°8′E / 14.000°S 50.133°E / -14.000; 50.133 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
14°0′S125°58′E / 14.000°S 125.967°E / -14.000; 125.967 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia - passing through Vansittart Bay and Napier Broome Bay
14°0′S127°28′E / 14.000°S 127.467°E / -14.000; 127.467 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf) Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
14°0′S129°43′E / 14.000°S 129.717°E / -14.000; 129.717 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Northern Territory
14°0′S135°54′E / 14.000°S 135.900°E / -14.000; 135.900 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
14°0′S136°25′E / 14.000°S 136.417°E / -14.000; 136.417 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
14°0′S136°45′E / 14.000°S 136.750°E / -14.000; 136.750 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Gulf of Carpentaria
14°0′S141°31′E / 14.000°S 141.517°E / -14.000; 141.517 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
14°0′S143°40′E / 14.000°S 143.667°E / -14.000; 143.667 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just south of Osprey Reef, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
Passing between the islands of Vanua Lava and Gaua, Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
14°0′S167°58′E / 14.000°S 167.967°E / -14.000; 167.967 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Futuna Island, Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
14°0′S171°50′W / 14.000°S 171.833°W / -14.000; -171.833 (Samoa) Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Island of Upolu
14°0′S171°25′W / 14.000°S 171.417°W / -14.000; -171.417 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Tutuila island, Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Passing just north of the Ofu-Olosega islands, Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Passing just north of the Disappointment Islands, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
14°0′S76°17′W / 14.000°S 76.283°W / -14.000; -76.283 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
14°0′S68°57′W / 14.000°S 68.950°W / -14.000; -68.950 (Bolivia) Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
14°0′S60°24′W / 14.000°S 60.400°W / -14.000; -60.400 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Mato Grosso
Goiás
Bahia
14°0′S38°55′W / 14.000°S 38.917°W / -14.000; -38.917 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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