34th parallel south

Line across the Earth

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34th parallel south

The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 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 14 hours, 28 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 50 minutes during the June solstice. South of this latitude, the Crux constellation is circumpolar (never sets below the horizon). On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 32.17 degrees, while it's 79.83 degrees on 21 December.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
34°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean
34°0′S 18°20′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	Western Cape – passing through Cape Town (at 34°0′S 18°33′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
34°0′S 23°30′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
23°45′S 18°20′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	Eastern Cape
34°0′S 24°56′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean	St Francis Bay
23°45′S 25°19′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	South Africa	Eastern Cape – passing just south of Port Elizabeth (at 33°57′S 25°36′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
34°0′S 25°41′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 115°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	Western Australia
34°0′S 119°48′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 122°6′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	Western Australia – Cape Le Grand
34°0′S 122°17′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 123°10′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	Western Australia – Cape Arid
34°0′S 123°13′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean	Great Australian Bight
34°0′S 135°15′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	South Australia – Eyre Peninsula
34°0′S 136°29′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean	Spencer Gulf
34°0′S 137°32′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Australia	South Australia New South Wales – from 34°0′S 141°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. , passing just south of Sydney (at 33°51′S 151°12′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
34°0′S 151°15′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (at 34°8′S 172°8′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. ) Passing just south of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile (at 33°49′S 80°47′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
34°0′S 71°54′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Chile	O'Higgins Region
34°0′S 69°51′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Argentina	Mendoza Province - San Luis Province - Cordoba Province - Santa Fe Province - Buenos Aires Province - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
34°0′S 58°22′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Uruguay	Passing through Laguna Negra (at 34°0′S 53°41′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. ) - Carmelo (at 34°0′S 58°17′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. )
34°0′S 53°31′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 33rd parallel south
• 35th parallel south

References

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