24th parallel south
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The 24th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 24 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 60 km south 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 24° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 24°0′S 0°0′E / 24.000°S 0.000°E / -24.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 24°0′S 14°27′E / 24.000°S 14.450°E / -24.000; 14.450 (Namibia) Namibia
24°0′S 20°0′E / 24.000°S 20.000°E / -24.000; 20.000 (Botswana) Botswana
24°0′S 26°55′E / 24.000°S 26.917°E / -24.000; 26.917 (South Africa) South Africa
Limpopo
Mpumalanga - for about 13 km24°0′S 31°53′E / 24.000°S 31.883°E / -24.000; 31.883 (Mozambique) Mozambique
24°0′S 35°31′E / 24.000°S 35.517°E / -24.000; 35.517 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel 24°0′S 43°39′E / 24.000°S 43.650°E / -24.000; 43.650 (Madagascar) Madagascar
24°0′S 47°30′E / 24.000°S 47.500°E / -24.000; 47.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 24°0′S 113°27′E / 24.000°S 113.450°E / -24.000; 113.450 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland24°0′S 151°41′E / 24.000°S 151.683°E / -24.000; 151.683 (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 24°0′S 166°7′E / 24.000°S 166.117°E / -24.000; 166.117 (Pacific Ocean) Passing just south of Raivavae island, French Polynesia
Passing just south of Oeno Island,Pitcairn Islands
24°0′S 70°31′W / 24.000°S 70.517°W / -24.000; -70.517 (Chile) Chile
24°0′S 67°18′W / 24.000°S 67.300°W / -24.000; -67.300 (Argentina) Argentina
24°0′S 60°23′W / 24.000°S 60.383°W / -24.000; -60.383 (Paraguay) Paraguay
24°0′S 55°15′W / 24.000°S 55.250°W / -24.000; -55.250 (Brazil) Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 4 km 24°0′S 55°12′W / 24.000°S 55.200°W / -24.000; -55.200 (Paraguay) Paraguay
24°0′S 54°22′W / 24.000°S 54.367°W / -24.000; -54.367 (Brazil) Brazil
Mato Grosso do Sul
Paraná
São Paulo - passing south of the city of São Paulo24°0′S 46°12′W / 24.000°S 46.200°W / -24.000; -46.200 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of São Sebastião Island, Brazil
See also
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Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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Antarctic Circle
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Tropic of Capricorn
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