30th parallel south

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30th parallel south

The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice. At solar noon on December 21, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on June 21.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or oceanNotes
30°0′S0°0′E / 30.000°S 0.000°E / -30.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean
30°0′S17°9′E / 30.000°S 17.150°E / -30.000; 17.150 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Northern Cape
Free State
30°0′S27°14′E / 30.000°S 27.233°E / -30.000; 27.233 (Lesotho) Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
30°0′S29°1′E / 30.000°S 29.017°E / -30.000; 29.017 (South Africa) Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban
30°0′S30°57′E / 30.000°S 30.950°E / -30.000; 30.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
30°0′S114°57′E / 30.000°S 114.950°E / -30.000; 114.950 (Australia) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Australia
South Australia
New South Wales – passing just north of Woolgoolga
30°0′S153°13′E / 30.000°S 153.217°E / -30.000; 153.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain, Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
30°0′S71°24′W / 30.000°S 71.400°W / -30.000; -71.400 (Chile) Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Coquimbo Region - passing just south of Coquimbo
30°0′S69°55′W / 30.000°S 69.917°W / -30.000; -69.917 (Argentina) Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Juan Province
La Rioja Province
Catamarca Province - Lago Salinas Grandes
Córdoba Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santa Fe Province
Corrientes Province
30°0′S57°20′W / 30.000°S 57.333°W / -30.000; -57.333 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre
30°0′S50°7′W / 30.000°S 50.117°W / -30.000; -50.117 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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