23rd parallel south

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The 23rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the

and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
23°0′S 0°0′E / 23.000°S 0.000°E / -23.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
23°0′S 14°24′E / 23.000°S 14.400°E / -23.000; 14.400 (Namibia)	Namibia	Passing just south of Walvis Bay
23°0′S 20°0′E / 23.000°S 20.000°E / -23.000; 20.000 (Botswana)	Botswana
23°0′S 27°57′E / 23.000°S 27.950°E / -23.000; 27.950 (South Africa)	South Africa	Limpopo
23°0′S 31°30′E / 23.000°S 31.500°E / -23.000; 31.500 (Mozambique)	Mozambique
23°0′S 35°34′E / 23.000°S 35.567°E / -23.000; 35.567 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel
23°0′S 43°29′E / 23.000°S 43.483°E / -23.000; 43.483 (Madagascar)	Madagascar
23°0′S 47°48′E / 23.000°S 47.800°E / -23.000; 47.800 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
23°0′S 113°50′E / 23.000°S 113.833°E / -23.000; 113.833 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland
23°0′S 150°46′E / 23.000°S 150.767°E / -23.000; 150.767 (Coral Sea)	Pacific Ocean	Coral Sea Passing just north of Cato Reef in  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
23°0′S 167°17′E / 23.000°S 167.283°E / -23.000; 167.283 (Pacific Ocean)		The parallel defines the southern maritime boundary of the  Cook Islands, from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west Passing just north of Morane atoll,  French Polynesia Passing just north of Mangareva island,  French Polynesia
23°0′S 70°20′W / 23.000°S 70.333°W / -23.000; -70.333 (Chile)	Chile
23°0′S 66°58′W / 23.000°S 66.967°W / -23.000; -66.967 (Argentina)	Argentina
23°0′S 62°0′W / 23.000°S 62.000°W / -23.000; -62.000 (Paraguay)	Paraguay
23°0′S 55°38′W / 23.000°S 55.633°W / -23.000; -55.633 (Brazil)	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná São Paulo - passing north of the city of São Paulo Rio de Janeiro - passing just south of the city of Rio de Janeiro
23°0′S 43°14′W / 23.000°S 43.233°W / -23.000; -43.233 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of the coast of  Brazil
23°0′S 42°1′W / 23.000°S 42.017°W / -23.000; -42.017 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro - Ilha do Cabo Frio
23°0′S 41°58′W / 23.000°S 41.967°W / -23.000; -41.967 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 22nd parallel south
• Tropic of Capricorn
• 24th parallel south

References