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Circles of latitude between the 30th parallel south and the 35th parallel south

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Following are circles of latitude between the 30th parallel south and the 35th parallel south:

31st parallel south

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31st parallel south

The 31st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 31 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 13 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 4 minutes during the June solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 31° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
31°0′S 0°0′E / 31.000°S 0.000°E / -31.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
31°0′S 17°40′E / 31.000°S 17.667°E / -31.000; 17.667 (South Africa)  South Africa Northern Cape - for about 20 km
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal - for about 13 km
31°0′S 30°16′E / 31.000°S 30.267°E / -31.000; 30.267 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
31°0′S 115°19′E / 31.000°S 115.317°E / -31.000; 115.317 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
South Australia
New South Wales – Passing just north of Kempsey
31°0′S 153°2′E / 31.000°S 153.033°E / -31.000; 153.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
31°0′S 71°39′W / 31.000°S 71.650°W / -31.000; -71.650 (Chile)  Chile Coquimbo Region
31°0′S 70°17′W / 31.000°S 70.283°W / -31.000; -70.283 (Argentina)  Argentina San Juan Province
La Rioja Province
Córdoba Province
Santa Fe Province
Entre Ríos Province

Passing near the cities of Paraná (31°44′S 60°32′W) and Santa Fe (31°38′S 60°42′W).

31°0′S 57°52′W / 31.000°S 57.867°W / -31.000; -57.867 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
31°0′S 55°53′W / 31.000°S 55.883°W / -31.000; -55.883 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul - for about 13 km
31°0′S 55°45′W / 31.000°S 55.750°W / -31.000; -55.750 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
31°0′S 55°26′W / 31.000°S 55.433°W / -31.000; -55.433 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
31°0′S 50°41′W / 31.000°S 50.683°W / -31.000; -50.683 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

32nd parallel south

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32nd parallel south

The 32nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 19 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 58 minutes during the June solstice.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 32° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
32°0′S 0°0′E / 32.000°S 0.000°E / -32.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
32°0′S 18°17′E / 32.000°S 18.283°E / -32.000; 18.283 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
32°0′S 29°8′E / 32.000°S 29.133°E / -32.000; 29.133 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
32°0′S 115°29′E / 32.000°S 115.483°E / -32.000; 115.483 (Australia)  Australia Western AustraliaRottnest Island
32°0′S 115°33′E / 32.000°S 115.550°E / -32.000; 115.550 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
32°0′S 115°45′E / 32.000°S 115.750°E / -32.000; 115.750 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia – passing through Perth
32°0′S 128°15′E / 32.000°S 128.250°E / -32.000; 128.250 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
32°0′S 132°9′E / 32.000°S 132.150°E / -32.000; 132.150 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
32°0′S 132°26′E / 32.000°S 132.433°E / -32.000; 132.433 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
32°0′S 132°51′E / 32.000°S 132.850°E / -32.000; 132.850 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
New South Wales – Passing just south of Taree
32°0′S 152°34′E / 32.000°S 152.567°E / -32.000; 152.567 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Ball's Pyramid,  Australia
32°0′S 71°31′W / 32.000°S 71.517°W / -32.000; -71.517 (Chile)  Chile
32°0′S 70°14′W / 32.000°S 70.233°W / -32.000; -70.233 (Argentina)  Argentina Passing just south of Rosario (32°57′S 60°40′W)
32°0′S 58°9′W / 32.000°S 58.150°W / -32.000; -58.150 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
32°0′S 53°51′W / 32.000°S 53.850°W / -32.000; -53.850 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
32°0′S 51°56′W / 32.000°S 51.933°W / -32.000; -51.933 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

33rd parallel south

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33rd parallel south

The 33rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 33 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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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
33°0′S 0°0′E / 33.000°S 0.000°E / -33.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
33°0′S 17°52′E / 33.000°S 17.867°E / -33.000; 17.867 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape
Eastern Cape - passing through East London at 32°59′S 27°52′E / 32.983°S 27.867°E / -32.983; 27.867 (East London)
33°0′S 27°57′E / 33.000°S 27.950°E / -33.000; 27.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
33°0′S 115°40′E / 33.000°S 115.667°E / -33.000; 115.667 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
33°0′S 124°17′E / 33.000°S 124.283°E / -33.000; 124.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
33°0′S 134°12′E / 33.000°S 134.200°E / -33.000; 134.200 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
New South Wales
33°0′S 151°44′E / 33.000°S 151.733°E / -33.000; 151.733 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
33°0′S 71°34′W / 33.000°S 71.567°W / -33.000; -71.567 (Chile)  Chile Valparaíso Region – passing through Viña del Mar (at 33°0′0″S 71°32′30″W / 33.00000°S 71.54167°W / -33.00000; -71.54167 (Viña del Mar))
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Valparaíso Region
33°0′S 70°1′W / 33.000°S 70.017°W / -33.000; -70.017 (Argentina)  Argentina Mendoza Province
San Luis Province
Córdoba Province
Santa Fe Province
Entre Ríos Province
33°0′S 58°5′W / 33.000°S 58.083°W / -33.000; -58.083 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
33°0′S 53°21′W / 33.000°S 53.350°W / -33.000; -53.350 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
33°0′S 52°34′W / 33.000°S 52.567°W / -33.000; -52.567 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

34th parallel south

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34th parallel south

The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 28 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 50 minutes during the June solstice. South of this latitude, the Crux constellation is circumpolar (never sets below the horizon). On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 32.17 degrees, while it's 79.83 degrees on 21 December.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
34°0′S 0°0′E / 34.000°S 0.000°E / -34.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
34°0′S 18°20′E / 34.000°S 18.333°E / -34.000; 18.333 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape – passing through Cape Town (at 34°0′S 18°33′E / 34.000°S 18.550°E / -34.000; 18.550 (Cape Town))
34°0′S 23°30′E / 34.000°S 23.500°E / -34.000; 23.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
23°45′S 18°20′E / 23.750°S 18.333°E / -23.750; 18.333 (South Africa)  South Africa Eastern Cape
34°0′S 24°56′E / 34.000°S 24.933°E / -34.000; 24.933 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean St Francis Bay
23°45′S 25°19′E / 23.750°S 25.317°E / -23.750; 25.317 (South Africa)  South Africa Eastern Cape – passing just south of Port Elizabeth (at 33°57′S 25°36′E / 33.950°S 25.600°E / -33.950; 25.600 (Port Elizabeth))
34°0′S 25°41′E / 34.000°S 25.683°E / -34.000; 25.683 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 115°0′E / 34.000°S 115.000°E / -34.000; 115.000 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
34°0′S 119°48′E / 34.000°S 119.800°E / -34.000; 119.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 122°6′E / 34.000°S 122.100°E / -34.000; 122.100 (Australia)  Australia Western AustraliaCape Le Grand
34°0′S 122°17′E / 34.000°S 122.283°E / -34.000; 122.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 123°10′E / 34.000°S 123.167°E / -34.000; 123.167 (Australia)  Australia Western AustraliaCape Arid
34°0′S 123°13′E / 34.000°S 123.217°E / -34.000; 123.217 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
34°0′S 135°15′E / 34.000°S 135.250°E / -34.000; 135.250 (Australia)  Australia South AustraliaEyre Peninsula
34°0′S 136°29′E / 34.000°S 136.483°E / -34.000; 136.483 (Spencer Gulf) Indian Ocean Spencer Gulf
34°0′S 137°32′E / 34.000°S 137.533°E / -34.000; 137.533 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
New South Wales – from 34°0′S 141°0′E / 34.000°S 141.000°E / -34.000; 141.000 (South Australia), passing just south of Sydney (at 33°51′S 151°12′E / 33.850°S 151.200°E / -33.850; 151.200 (Sydney))
34°0′S 151°15′E / 34.000°S 151.250°E / -34.000; 151.250 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the Three Kings Islands,  New Zealand (at 34°8′S 172°8′E / 34.133°S 172.133°E / -34.133; 172.133 (Three Kings Islands))
Passing just south of Alejandro Selkirk Island,  Chile (at 33°49′S 80°47′W / 33.817°S 80.783°W / -33.817; -80.783 (Alejandro Selkirk Island))
34°0′S 71°54′W / 34.000°S 71.900°W / -34.000; -71.900 (Chile)  Chile O'Higgins Region
34°0′S 69°51′W / 34.000°S 69.850°W / -34.000; -69.850 (Argentina)  Argentina Mendoza Province - San Luis Province - Cordoba Province - Santa Fe Province - Buenos Aires Province - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
34°0′S 58°22′W / 34.000°S 58.367°W / -34.000; -58.367 (Uruguay)  Uruguay Passing through Laguna Negra (at 34°0′S 53°41′W / 34.000°S 53.683°W / -34.000; -53.683 (Laguna Negra)) - Carmelo (at 34°0′S 58°17′W / 34.000°S 58.283°W / -34.000; -58.283 (Carmelo))
34°0′S 53°31′W / 34.000°S 53.517°W / -34.000; -53.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

35th parallel south

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35th parallel south
In Argentina, the 35th parallel south defines the border between Córdoba Province and La Pampa Province.

The 35th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 48 minutes during the June solstice.

This parallel is sometimes used to define the southern boundary of the subtropics.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
35°0′S 0°0′E / 35.000°S 0.000°E / -35.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
35°0′S 20°0′E / 35.000°S 20.000°E / -35.000; 20.000 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Cape Agulhas,  South Africa
35°0′S 116°28′E / 35.000°S 116.467°E / -35.000; 116.467 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - passing through the northern suburbs of Albany and just south of Denmark and Walpole
35°0′S 118°12′E / 35.000°S 118.200°E / -35.000; 118.200 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
35°0′S 135°56′E / 35.000°S 135.933°E / -35.000; 135.933 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Eyre Peninsula and Thistle Island
35°0′S 136°10′E / 35.000°S 136.167°E / -35.000; 136.167 (Spencer Gulf) Indian Ocean Spencer Gulf
35°0′S 136°58′E / 35.000°S 136.967°E / -35.000; 136.967 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - Yorke Peninsula
35°0′S 137°45′E / 35.000°S 137.750°E / -35.000; 137.750 (Gulf St Vincent) Indian Ocean Gulf St Vincent
35°0′S 138°30′E / 35.000°S 138.500°E / -35.000; 138.500 (Australia)  Australia South Australia - passing just south of Adelaide
Victoria
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
35°0′S 150°47′E / 35.000°S 150.783°E / -35.000; 150.783 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea
35°0′S 173°9′E / 35.000°S 173.150°E / -35.000; 173.150 (New Zealand)  New Zealand North Island, just north of Ahipara Beach, crossing through Awanui, Whangaroa Harbour, Mangonui and Butlers Point Northland, the town of Kaitaia (pop around 5,000) is 7km south of it
35°0′S 173°57′E / 35.000°S 173.950°E / -35.000; 173.950 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
35°0′S 72°11′W / 35.000°S 72.183°W / -35.000; -72.183 (Chile)  Chile O'Higgins Region - passing just south of Curicó
35°0′S 70°21′W / 35.000°S 70.350°W / -35.000; -70.350 (Argentina)  Argentina The parallel defines the border between Córdoba Province and La Pampa Province[1]
Passing just south of La Plata
35°0′S 57°35′W / 35.000°S 57.583°W / -35.000; -57.583 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Río de la Plata estuary - passing just south of Montevideo,  Uruguay
Passing between Punta del Este and Isla de Lobos,  Uruguay

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Clemens, Eliza Jane McCartney (March 29, 1886). "La Plata Countries of South America". Lippincott. p. 276 – via Google Books.