23rd parallel south
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The 23rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 23°0′S 0°0′E / 23.000°S 0.000°E / -23.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 23°0′S 14°24′E / 23.000°S 14.400°E / -23.000; 14.400 (Namibia) Namibia
Passing just south of Walvis Bay 23°0′S 20°0′E / 23.000°S 20.000°E / -23.000; 20.000 (Botswana) Botswana
23°0′S 27°57′E / 23.000°S 27.950°E / -23.000; 27.950 (South Africa) South Africa
Limpopo 23°0′S 31°30′E / 23.000°S 31.500°E / -23.000; 31.500 (Mozambique) Mozambique
23°0′S 35°34′E / 23.000°S 35.567°E / -23.000; 35.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel 23°0′S 43°29′E / 23.000°S 43.483°E / -23.000; 43.483 (Madagascar) Madagascar
23°0′S 47°48′E / 23.000°S 47.800°E / -23.000; 47.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 23°0′S 113°50′E / 23.000°S 113.833°E / -23.000; 113.833 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland23°0′S 150°46′E / 23.000°S 150.767°E / -23.000; 150.767 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea
Passing just north of Cato Reef inAustralia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
23°0′S 167°17′E / 23.000°S 167.283°E / -23.000; 167.283 (Pacific Ocean) The parallel defines the southern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands, from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west
Passing just north of Morane atoll,French Polynesia
Passing just north of Mangareva island,French Polynesia
23°0′S 70°20′W / 23.000°S 70.333°W / -23.000; -70.333 (Chile) Chile
23°0′S 66°58′W / 23.000°S 66.967°W / -23.000; -66.967 (Argentina) Argentina
23°0′S 62°0′W / 23.000°S 62.000°W / -23.000; -62.000 (Paraguay) Paraguay
23°0′S 55°38′W / 23.000°S 55.633°W / -23.000; -55.633 (Brazil) Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul
Paraná
São Paulo - passing north of the city of São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro - passing just south of the city of Rio de Janeiro23°0′S 43°14′W / 23.000°S 43.233°W / -23.000; -43.233 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the coast of Brazil
23°0′S 42°1′W / 23.000°S 42.017°W / -23.000; -42.017 (Brazil) Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - Ilha do Cabo Frio 23°0′S 41°58′W / 23.000°S 41.967°W / -23.000; -41.967 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
See also
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Circles of latitude / meridians
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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