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Following are circles of latitude between the 25th parallel south and the 30th 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.
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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through:
The 27th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 27 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, 52 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 24 minutes during the June solstice.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° south passes through:
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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° south passes through:
| Coordinates | Country, territory or ocean | Notes |
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| 28°0′S 0°0′E / 28.000°S 0.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 28°0′S 15°42′E / 28.000°S 15.700°E |  Namibia
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| 28°0′S 20°0′E / 28.000°S 20.000°E |  South Africa
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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 / 28.000°S 32.583°E | Indian Ocean | |
| 28°0′S 114°8′E / 28.000°S 114.133°E |  Australia
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Western Australia South Australia Queensland, notably Gold Coast, Queensland by the Pacific |
| 28°0′S 153°26′E / 28.000°S 153.433°E | Pacific Ocean | just south of Marotiri,  French Polynesia
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| 28°0′S 71°9′W / 28.000°S 71.150°W |  Chile
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| 28°0′S 69°15′W / 28.000°S 69.250°W |  Argentina
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Inland it notably demarcates the chief southern border of Chaco Province, namely with Santa Fe Province. |
| 28°0′S 55°23′W / 28.000°S 55.383°W |  Brazil
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Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina: notably just south of Florianópolis by the Atlantic |
| 28°0′S 48°38′W / 28.000°S 48.633°W | Atlantic Ocean |
The 29th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
In Australia, much of the border between Queensland and New South Wales is defined by the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° south passes through:
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.
If Earth were a perfect sphere, this would be the parallel that divides the Southern Hemisphere's area in half. However due to Earth's oblateness, the true latitude that does so lies a little bit to the north.
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 21 December, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on 21 June.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through:
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