28th parallel south

Line across the Earth

28°

28th parallel south

File:28th parallel Argentina.png

In Argentina, the 28th parallel south defines the border between Chaco Province and Santa Fe Province.

The 28th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 28 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 13 hours, 57 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 19 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
28°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean
28°0′S 15°42′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Namibia
28°0′S 20°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	Northern Cape North West - for about 15 km Northern Cape - for about 25 km North West - for about 21 km Free State KwaZulu-Natal
28°0′S 32°35′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
28°0′S 114°8′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland, notably Gold Coast, Queensland by the Pacific
28°0′S 153°26′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Pacific Ocean	just south of Marotiri, French Polynesia
28°0′S 71°9′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Chile
28°0′S 69°15′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Argentina	Inland it notably demarcates the chief southern border of Chaco Province, namely with Santa Fe Province.
28°0′S 55°23′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina: notably just south of Florianópolis by the Atlantic
28°0′S 48°38′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 27th parallel south
• 29th parallel south

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