30th parallel south

Line across the Earth

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30th parallel south

The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice. At solar noon on December 21, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on June 21.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
30°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean	South Atlantic Ocean
30°0′S 17°9′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	Northern Cape Free State
30°0′S 27°14′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Lesotho
30°0′S 29°1′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban
30°0′S 30°57′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
30°0′S 114°57′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	Western Australia South Australia New South Wales – passing just north of Woolgoolga
30°0′S 153°13′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Pacific Ocean	Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain, New Zealand
30°0′S 71°24′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Chile	Coquimbo Region - passing just south of Coquimbo
30°0′S 69°55′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Argentina	San Juan Province La Rioja Province Catamarca Province - Lago Salinas Grandes Córdoba Province Santiago del Estero Province Santa Fe Province Corrientes Province
30°0′S 57°20′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre
30°0′S 50°7′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 29th parallel south
• 31st parallel south
• 30th parallel north

References

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