18th parallel south

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18th parallel south

The 18th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 18 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 18° south passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
18°0′S0°0′E / 18.000°S 0.000°E / -18.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
18°0′S11°49′E / 18.000°S 11.817°E / -18.000; 11.817 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
18°0′S20°41′E / 18.000°S 20.683°E / -18.000; 20.683 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
18°0′S20°53′E / 18.000°S 20.883°E / -18.000; 20.883 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S21°22′E / 18.000°S 21.367°E / -18.000; 21.367 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
18°0′S21°34′E / 18.000°S 21.567°E / -18.000; 21.567 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S24°18′E / 18.000°S 24.300°E / -18.000; 24.300 (Botswana) Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
18°0′S24°28′E / 18.000°S 24.467°E / -18.000; 24.467 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S24°37′E / 18.000°S 24.617°E / -18.000; 24.617 (Botswana) Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
18°0′S25°16′E / 18.000°S 25.267°E / -18.000; 25.267 (Zimbabwe) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
18°0′S25°57′E / 18.000°S 25.950°E / -18.000; 25.950 (Zambia) Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia For about 3 km
18°0′S25°59′E / 18.000°S 25.983°E / -18.000; 25.983 (Zimbabwe) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
18°0′S26°34′E / 18.000°S 26.567°E / -18.000; 26.567 (Zambia) Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
18°0′S26°49′E / 18.000°S 26.817°E / -18.000; 26.817 (Zimbabwe) Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Passing just south of Harare
18°0′S32°57′E / 18.000°S 32.950°E / -18.000; 32.950 (Mozambique) Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
18°0′S37°0′E / 18.000°S 37.000°E / -18.000; 37.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
18°0′S44°1′E / 18.000°S 44.017°E / -18.000; 44.017 (Madagascar) Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
18°0′S49°25′E / 18.000°S 49.417°E / -18.000; 49.417 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
18°0′S122°11′E / 18.000°S 122.183°E / -18.000; 122.183 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia
18°0′S122°12′E / 18.000°S 122.200°E / -18.000; 122.200 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Roebuck Bay - passing just south of Broome, Western Australia
18°0′S122°22′E / 18.000°S 122.367°E / -18.000; 122.367 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
18°0′S146°4′E / 18.000°S 146.067°E / -18.000; 146.067 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Passing through Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
Passing just south of Efate island, Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
18°0′S168°42′E / 18.000°S 168.700°E / -18.000; 168.700 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
18°0′S177°16′E / 18.000°S 177.267°E / -18.000; 177.267 (Fiji) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Island of Viti Levu
18°0′S178°38′E / 18.000°S 178.633°E / -18.000; 178.633 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Koro Sea
18°0′S179°14′E / 18.000°S 179.233°E / -18.000; 179.233 (Fiji) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Island of Gau
18°0′S179°21′E / 18.000°S 179.350°E / -18.000; 179.350 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Koro Sea
18°0′S179°3′W / 18.000°S 179.050°W / -18.000; -179.050 (Fiji) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Island of Nayau
18°0′S179°2′W / 18.000°S 179.033°W / -18.000; -179.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Fonualei, Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Passing just north of Palmerston Island, Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Passing just south of the islands of Tahiti, Mehetia and Reitoru, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
18°0′S142°18′W / 18.000°S 142.300°W / -18.000; -142.300 (French Polynesia) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Marokau atoll
18°0′S142°11′W / 18.000°S 142.183°W / -18.000; -142.183 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Hao and Amanu, Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
18°0′S70°53′W / 18.000°S 70.883°W / -18.000; -70.883 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
18°0′S69°45′W / 18.000°S 69.750°W / -18.000; -69.750 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
18°0′S69°9′W / 18.000°S 69.150°W / -18.000; -69.150 (Bolivia) Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
18°0′S57°38′W / 18.000°S 57.633°W / -18.000; -57.633 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso - for about 11 km
Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 9 km
Mato Grosso - for about 16 km
Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 22 km
Mato Grosso - for about 18 km
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Espírito Santo
Bahia
18°0′S39°29′W / 18.000°S 39.483°W / -18.000; -39.483 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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