27th parallel south

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27th parallel south

The 27th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 27 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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At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 52 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 24 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° south passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
27°0′S0°0′E / 27.000°S 0.000°E / -27.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
27°0′S15°14′E / 27.000°S 15.233°E / -27.000; 15.233 (Namibia) Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
27°0′S20°0′E / 27.000°S 20.000°E / -27.000; 20.000 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Northern Cape, also North West, Free State and Mpumalanga
27°0′S30°58′E / 27.000°S 30.967°E / -27.000; 30.967 (Swaziland) Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
27°0′S31°59′E / 27.000°S 31.983°E / -27.000; 31.983 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa KwaZulu-Natal (bordering Eswatini)
27°0′S32°52′E / 27.000°S 32.867°E / -27.000; 32.867 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
27°0′S113°49′E / 27.000°S 113.817°E / -27.000; 113.817 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland - mainland and Bribie Island
27°0′S153°10′E / 27.000°S 153.167°E / -27.000; 153.167 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Moreton Island, Queensland, Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Passing just north of Easter Island, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
27°0′S70°47′W / 27.000°S 70.783°W / -27.000; -70.783 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
27°0′S68°18′W / 27.000°S 68.300°W / -27.000; -68.300 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Passing near the cities of Resistencia (27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W), Corrientes (27°29′S 58°49′W) and Posadas (27°22′S 55°54′W).
27°0′S58°30′W / 27.000°S 58.500°W / -27.000; -58.500 (Paraguay) Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
27°0′S55°25′W / 27.000°S 55.417°W / -27.000; -55.417 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
27°0′S53°44′W / 27.000°S 53.733°W / -27.000; -53.733 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Santa Catarina
27°0′S48°35′W / 27.000°S 48.583°W / -27.000; -48.583 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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