25th parallel south

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25th parallel south

The 25th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 25 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. 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 25° south passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
25°0′S0°0′E / 25.000°S 0.000°E / -25.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′S14°50′E / 25.000°S 14.833°E / -25.000; 14.833 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
25°0′S20°0′E / 25.000°S 20.000°E / -25.000; 20.000 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Northern Cape: Northernmost tip in Kalahari
25°0′S20°20′E / 25.000°S 20.333°E / -25.000; 20.333 (Botswana) Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
25°0′S25°50′E / 25.000°S 25.833°E / -25.000; 25.833 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa North West
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
25°0′S32°2′E / 25.000°S 32.033°E / -25.000; 32.033 (Mozambique) Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
25°0′S34°4′E / 25.000°S 34.067°E / -25.000; 34.067 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
25°0′S44°2′E / 25.000°S 44.033°E / -25.000; 44.033 (Madagascar) Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
25°0′S47°0′E / 25.000°S 47.000°E / -25.000; 47.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
25°0′S113°7′E / 25.000°S 113.117°E / -25.000; 113.117 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia - Dorre Island
25°0′S113°7′E / 25.000°S 113.117°E / -25.000; 113.117 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Geographe Channel
25°0′S113°39′E / 25.000°S 113.650°E / -25.000; 113.650 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
25°0′S152°30′E / 25.000°S 152.500°E / -25.000; 152.500 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
25°0′S153°13′E / 25.000°S 153.217°E / -25.000; 153.217 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Queensland - Fraser Island
25°0′S153°21′E / 25.000°S 153.350°E / -25.000; 153.350 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
25°0′S164°55′E / 25.000°S 164.917°E / -25.000; 164.917 (Pacific Ocean) Passing just north of Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Island
25°0′S70°28′W / 25.000°S 70.467°W / -25.000; -70.467 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
25°0′S68°24′W / 25.000°S 68.400°W / -25.000; -68.400 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
25°0′S58°8′W / 25.000°S 58.133°W / -25.000; -58.133 (Paraguay) Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
25°0′S54°27′W / 25.000°S 54.450°W / -25.000; -54.450 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Paraná - for about 15 km; passing just north of Curitiba
São Paulo - for about 20 km
25°0′S47°52′W / 25.000°S 47.867°W / -25.000; -47.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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