30th parallel south

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30th parallel south

The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 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, 5 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the June solstice. 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:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	South Africa	Northern Cape Free State
	Lesotho
	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia South Australia New South Wales
	Pacific Ocean	Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain, New Zealand
	Chile	Coquimbo Region
	Argentina	San Juan Province La Rioja Province Catamarca Province Córdoba Province Santiago del Estero Province Santa Fe Province Corrientes Province
	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre
	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 29th parallel south
• 31st parallel south