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.

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30th parallel south

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	Atlantic Ocean
30°0′S 17°9′E	South Africa	Northern Cape Free State
30°0′S 27°14′E	Lesotho
30°0′S 29°1′E	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban
30°0′S 30°57′E	Indian Ocean
30°0′S 114°57′E	Australia	Western Australia South Australia New South Wales – passing just north of Woolgoolga
30°0′S 153°13′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain,  New Zealand
30°0′S 71°24′W	Chile	Coquimbo Region - passing just south of Coquimbo
30°0′S 69°55′W	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	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre
30°0′S 50°7′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

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

References