15th parallel south

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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:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
15°0′S0°0′E / 15.000°S 0.000°E / -15.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′S12°9′E / 15.000°S 12.150°E / -15.000; 12.150 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
15°0′S22°0′E / 15.000°S 22.000°E / -15.000; 22.000 (Zambia) Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
15°0′S30°13′E / 15.000°S 30.217°E / -15.000; 30.217 (Mozambique) Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
15°0′S34°37′E / 15.000°S 34.617°E / -15.000; 34.617 (Malawi) Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
15°0′S35°52′E / 15.000°S 35.867°E / -15.000; 35.867 (Mozambique) Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
15°0′S40°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′S47°13′E / 15.000°S 47.217°E / -15.000; 47.217 (Madagascar) Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
15°0′S50°20′E / 15.000°S 50.333°E / -15.000; 50.333 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
15°0′S124°54′E / 15.000°S 124.900°E / -15.000; 124.900 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia - Passing through the Coronation Islands, Prince Frederick Harbour and Cambridge Gulf
Northern Territory
15°0′S135°31′E / 15.000°S 135.517°E / -15.000; 135.517 (Gulf of Carpentaria) Indian Ocean Gulf of Carpentaria
15°0′S141°40′E / 15.000°S 141.667°E / -15.000; 141.667 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Queensland
15°0′S145°20′E / 15.000°S 145.333°E / -15.000; 145.333 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
15°0′S166°35′E / 15.000°S 166.583°E / -15.000; 166.583 (Vanuatu) Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo - passing through Big Bay
15°0′S167°3′E / 15.000°S 167.050°E / -15.000; 167.050 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
15°0′S168°6′E / 15.000°S 168.100°E / -15.000; 168.100 (Vanuatu) Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Island of Maewo
15°0′S168°8′E / 15.000°S 168.133°E / -15.000; 168.133 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Mataiva atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
15°0′S148°17′W / 15.000°S 148.283°W / -15.000; -148.283 (French Polynesia) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Passing through Tikehau and Rangiroa atolls
15°0′S147°35′W / 15.000°S 147.583°W / -15.000; -147.583 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Arutua atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Passing just south of the island of Tikei, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Passing just south of Puka-Puka atoll, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
15°0′S75°28′W / 15.000°S 75.467°W / -15.000; -75.467 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
15°0′S69°21′W / 15.000°S 69.350°W / -15.000; -69.350 (Bolivia) Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
15°0′S60°24′W / 15.000°S 60.400°W / -15.000; -60.400 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Mato Grosso
Goiás - for about 12 km
Mato Grosso - for about 8 km
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Bahia
Minas Gerais
Bahia
15°0′S39°0′W / 15.000°S 39.000°W / -15.000; -39.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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