27th parallel south

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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.

Around the world

Starting at the

and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
27°0′S 0°0′E / 27.000°S 0.000°E / -27.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
27°0′S 15°14′E / 27.000°S 15.233°E / -27.000; 15.233 (Namibia)	Namibia
27°0′S 20°0′E / 27.000°S 20.000°E / -27.000; 20.000 (South Africa)	South Africa	Free State and Mpumalanga
27°0′S 30°58′E / 27.000°S 30.967°E / -27.000; 30.967 (Swaziland)	Eswatini
27°0′S 31°59′E / 27.000°S 31.983°E / -27.000; 31.983 (South Africa)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal (bordering Eswatini)
27°0′S 32°52′E / 27.000°S 32.867°E / -27.000; 32.867 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
27°0′S 113°49′E / 27.000°S 113.817°E / -27.000; 113.817 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland - mainland and Bribie Island
27°0′S 153°10′E / 27.000°S 153.167°E / -27.000; 153.167 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Moreton Island, Queensland,  Australia Passing just north of Easter Island,  Chile
27°0′S 70°47′W / 27.000°S 70.783°W / -27.000; -70.783 (Chile)	Chile
27°0′S 68°18′W / 27.000°S 68.300°W / -27.000; -68.300 (Argentina)	Argentina	Passing near the cities of Resistencia (27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W), Corrientes (27°29′S 58°49′W) and Posadas (27°22′S 55°54′W).
27°0′S 58°30′W / 27.000°S 58.500°W / -27.000; -58.500 (Paraguay)	Paraguay
27°0′S 55°25′W / 27.000°S 55.417°W / -27.000; -55.417 (Argentina)	Argentina
27°0′S 53°44′W / 27.000°S 53.733°W / -27.000; -53.733 (Brazil)	Brazil	Santa Catarina
27°0′S 48°35′W / 27.000°S 48.583°W / -27.000; -48.583 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 26th parallel south
• 28th parallel south

References