26th parallel south
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The 26th parallel south latitude is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees south of Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 26°0′S 0°0′E / 26.000°S 0.000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean 26°0′S 14°57′E / 26.000°S 14.950°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Namibia
26°0′S 20°0′E / 26.000°S 20.000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
South Africa
Northern Cape 26°0′S 20°49′E / 26.000°S 20.817°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Botswana
26°0′S 22°43′E / 26.000°S 22.717°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
South Africa
North West
Gauteng - passing just north of Johannesburg
Mpumalanga26°0′S 31°6′E / 26.000°S 31.100°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Swaziland
26°0′S 32°34′E / 26.000°S 32.567°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mozambique
26°0′S 32°34′E / 26.000°S 32.567°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Maputo Bay - passing just south of Maputo, Mozambique
26°0′S 32°55′E / 26.000°S 32.917°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mozambique
Inhaca Island 26°0′S 32°59′E / 26.000°S 32.983°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean 26°0′S 113°6′E / 26.000°S 113.100°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Australia
Western Australia - Dirk Hartog Island 26°0′S 113°11′E / 26.000°S 113.183°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Shark Bay 26°0′S 113°33′E / 26.000°S 113.550°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Australia
Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°43′E / 26.000°S 113.717°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean L'Haridon Bight, Shark Bay 26°0′S 113°52′E / 26.000°S 113.867°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Australia
Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°54′E / 26.000°S 113.900°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay 26°0′S 114°11′E / 26.000°S 114.183°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia / Northern Territory border (~127 metres at Surveyor Generals Corner on the 129th meridian east)
Northern Territory / South Australia border
South Australia / Queensland border (from Poeppel Corner on the 138th meridian east)
Queensland (from Haddon Corner on the 141st meridian east)26°0′S 153°9′E / 26.000°S 153.150°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 26°0′S 163°44′E / 26.000°S 163.733°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
26°0′S 70°38′W / 26.000°S 70.633°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Chile
26°0′S 68°26′W / 26.000°S 68.433°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Argentina
26°0′S 57°51′W / 26.000°S 57.850°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Paraguay
26°0′S 54°41′W / 26.000°S 54.683°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Argentina
26°0′S 53°48′W / 26.000°S 53.800°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Brazil
Paraná
Santa Catarina26°0′S 48°36′W / 26.000°S 48.600°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
In Australia, the northernmost border of South Australia, and the southernmost border of the Northern Territory are defined by 26° south.
Additionally, 26° south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of the Western Australia/Northern Territory border at Surveyor Generals Corner due to inaccuracies in the 1920s for fixing positions under constraints of available technology.[1]
The parallel also defines part of the Queensland and South Australia border between the 138th and 141st meridians east.
See also
References
- ↑ Porter, John, Surveyor-General of South Australia (April 1990). An Historical Perspective - Longitude 129 degrees east, and why it is not the longest, straight line in the world. National Perspectives - 32nd Australian Surveyors Congress Technical Papers 31st March - 6th April, 1990. Canberra: The Institution: Eyepiece - Official Organ of The Institution of Surveyors, Australia, W.A. Division. pp. 18–24.
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