12th parallel south

The 12th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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12th parallel south

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
12°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
12°0′S 13°43′E	Angola
12°0′S 23°59′E	Zambia
12°0′S 26°42′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo	For about 3 km
12°0′S 26°43′E	Zambia
12°0′S 27°28′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
12°0′S 28°45′E	Zambia
12°0′S 33°18′E	Malawi
12°0′S 34°4′E	Lake Malawi	Passing just north of Chizumulu Island and Likoma Island,  Malawi
12°0′S 34°53′E	Mozambique
12°0′S 40°32′E	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel - Passing just south of Grande Comore island,  Comoros - Passing just north of Anjouan island,  Comoros
12°0′S 49°12′E	Madagascar
12°0′S 49°18′E	Indian Ocean	Passing between North Keeling Island and Horsburgh Island,  Cocos (Keeling) Islands Passing just north of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Hibernia Reef,  Australia
12°0′S 124°22′E	Timor Sea	Passing south of Bathurst Island,  Australia Passing through the Clarence Strait - between Melville Island and the mainland,  Australia Passing through Van Diemen Gulf
12°0′S 132°37′E	Australia	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
12°0′S 134°17′E	Arafura Sea	Bocaut Bay
12°0′S 134°40′E	Australia	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
12°0′S 134°45′E	Arafura Sea	Castlereagh Bay - passing just south of Mooroongga Island,  Australia
12°0′S 135°34′E	Australia	Elcho Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
12°0′S 135°49′E	Arafura Sea
12°0′S 136°16′E	Australia	Inglis Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
12°0′S 136°31′E	Gulf of Carpentaria
12°0′S 141°50′E	Australia	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
12°0′S 143°11′E	Coral Sea	Passing just south of Vanatinai island,  Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Rennell Island,  Solomon Islands Passing just south of Vanikoro island,  Solomon Islands
12°0′S 167°37′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Tikopia island,  Solomon Islands
12°0′S 77°8′W	Peru	Passing just north of Lima
12°0′S 68°55′W	Bolivia
12°0′S 65°0′W	Brazil	Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Bahia
12°0′S 37°37′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 11th parallel south
• 13th parallel south