1st parallel south

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The 1st parallel south forms most of Tanzania's northern border with Uganda, and a short section of its border with Kenya. 1st parallel Tanzania.png
The 1st parallel south forms most of Tanzania's northern border with Uganda, and a short section of its border with Kenya.

The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers) south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
1°0′S0°0′E / 1.000°S 0.000°E / -1.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
1°0′S8°52′E / 1.000°S 8.867°E / -1.000; 8.867 (Gabon) Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
1°0′S14°25′E / 1.000°S 14.417°E / -1.000; 14.417 (Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
1°0′S17°20′E / 1.000°S 17.333°E / -1.000; 17.333 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
1°0′S29°35′E / 1.000°S 29.583°E / -1.000; 29.583 (Uganda) Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
1°0′S30°45′E / 1.000°S 30.750°E / -1.000; 30.750 (Uganda / Tanzania Border) Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda / Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania borderMostly in Lake Victoria
1°0′S33°56′E / 1.000°S 33.933°E / -1.000; 33.933 (Kenya / Tanzania Border) Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya / Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania borderA short section of the border (about 11 km (6.8 mi)), entirely within Lake Victoria
1°0′S34°1′E / 1.000°S 34.017°E / -1.000; 34.017 (Kenya) Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Passing about 30 km (19 mi) north of the capital, Nairobi
1°0′S41°7′E / 1.000°S 41.117°E / -1.000; 41.117 (Somalia) Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
1°0′S42°2′E / 1.000°S 42.033°E / -1.000; 42.033 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Addu Atoll, Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
1°0′S98°39′E / 1.000°S 98.650°E / -1.000; 98.650 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Siberut
1°0′S98°56′E / 1.000°S 98.933°E / -1.000; 98.933 (Mentawai Strait) Mentawai Strait
1°0′S100°21′E / 1.000°S 100.350°E / -1.000; 100.350 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Sumatra - passing just south of Padang
1°0′S103°59′E / 1.000°S 103.983°E / -1.000; 103.983 (Karimata Strait) Karimata Strait
1°0′S109°27′E / 1.000°S 109.450°E / -1.000; 109.450 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Islands of Maya Karimata and Borneo
West Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Passing just south of Nusantara (at 0°58′23″S116°42′31″E / 0.97306°S 116.70861°E / -0.97306; 116.70861 (Nusantara) )
1°0′S117°8′E / 1.000°S 117.133°E / -1.000; 117.133 (Makassar Strait) Makassar Strait
1°0′S119°28′E / 1.000°S 119.467°E / -1.000; 119.467 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°0′S120°30′E / 1.000°S 120.500°E / -1.000; 120.500 (Gulf of Tomini) Gulf of Tomini
1°0′S121°23′E / 1.000°S 121.383°E / -1.000; 121.383 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°0′S122°47′E / 1.000°S 122.783°E / -1.000; 122.783 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea
1°0′S123°12′E / 1.000°S 123.200°E / -1.000; 123.200 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°0′S123°22′E / 1.000°S 123.367°E / -1.000; 123.367 (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea
1°0′S128°19′E / 1.000°S 128.317°E / -1.000; 128.317 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Damar
1°0′S128°24′E / 1.000°S 128.400°E / -1.000; 128.400 (Halmahera Sea) Halmahera Sea
1°0′S130°38′E / 1.000°S 130.633°E / -1.000; 130.633 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Islands of Salawati and New Guinea
1°0′S134°3′E / 1.000°S 134.050°E / -1.000; 134.050 (Cenderawasih Bay) Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S134°48′E / 1.000°S 134.800°E / -1.000; 134.800 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Numfor
1°0′S134°57′E / 1.000°S 134.950°E / -1.000; 134.950 (Cenderawasih Bay) Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S135°48′E / 1.000°S 135.800°E / -1.000; 135.800 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Biak
1°0′S136°8′E / 1.000°S 136.133°E / -1.000; 136.133 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the atolls of Pelleluhu and Heina, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of the Kaniet Islands, Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of Banaba Island, Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
Passing between the atolls of Nonouti and Tabiteuea, Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
1°0′S91°26′W / 1.000°S 91.433°W / -1.000; -91.433 (Ecuador) Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Island of Isabela
1°0′S91°4′W / 1.000°S 91.067°W / -1.000; -91.067 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of San Cristóbal, Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
1°0′S80°51′W / 1.000°S 80.850°W / -1.000; -80.850 (Ecuador) Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Passing just south of Manta
1°0′S75°23′W / 1.000°S 75.383°W / -1.000; -75.383 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
1°0′S74°16′W / 1.000°S 74.267°W / -1.000; -74.267 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1°0′S69°25′W / 1.000°S 69.417°W / -1.000; -69.417 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Amazonas
Roraima
Amazonas
Pará
Amapá
Maranhão
Pará - islands of Grande do Gurupá and Marajó, and the mainland
1°0′S46°11′W / 1.000°S 46.183°W / -1.000; -46.183 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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References

  1. Médard, H. (1 May 2019). ""The Kagera River and the Making of a Contested Boundary: Territorial Legacies and Colonial Demarcations in Buganda (19th–20th Centuries) " with Ikram Kidari". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 52: 11–30.