2nd parallel south

The 2nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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2nd parallel south

Around the world

Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
2°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
2°0′S 9°21′E	Gabon
2°0′S 12°28′E	Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 12°52′E	Gabon
2°0′S 14°15′E	Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 16°24′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The border with Rwanda is in Lake Kivu
2°0′S 29°9′E	Rwanda	Passing just south of Kigali
2°0′S 30°51′E	Tanzania	Passing through Lake Victoria, including Ukerewe Island
2°0′S 35°50′E	Kenya
2°0′S 41°17′E	Indian Ocean
2°0′S 99°33′E	Indonesia	A small island just north of the island of Sipura
2°0′S 99°34′E	Mentawai Strait
2°0′S 100°52′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
2°0′S 104°47′E	Bangka Strait
2°0′S 105°7′E	Indonesia	Island of Bangka
2°0′S 106°8′E	Karimata Strait
2°0′S 110°6′E	Indonesia	Island of Borneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan East Kalimantan
2°0′S 116°27′E	Makassar Strait
2°0′S 119°13′E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi
2°0′S 121°27′E	Banda Sea
2°0′S 123°48′E	Indonesia	Island of Salue Besar in the Banggai archipelago
2°0′S 123°51′E	Banda Sea
2°0′S 124°18′E	Indonesia	Islands of Seho and Taliabu
2°0′S 124°33′E	Banda Sea	Passing just south of the island of Mangole, Indonesia
2°0′S 125°53′E	Indonesia	Island of Sanana
2°0′S 125°58′E	Ceram Sea	Passing just south of the island of Gomumu, Indonesia
2°0′S 129°54′E	Indonesia	Island of Misool
2°0′S 130°23′E	Ceram Sea
2°0′S 132°0′E	Indonesia	Islands of New Guinea and Meos Waar
2°0′S 134°25′E	Cenderawasih Bay	Passing just south of the island of Yapen, Indonesia
2°0′S 137°12′E	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
2°0′S 139°3′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
2°0′S 146°34′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of Manus
2°0′S 147°11′E	Seeadler Harbour
2°0′S 147°23′E	Papua New Guinea	Los Negros Island
2°0′S 147°24′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Tong Island, Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Onotoa atoll, Kiribati
2°0′S 80°45′W	Ecuador	Passing just north of Guayaquil
2°0′S 75°57′W	Peru
2°0′S 73°6′W	Colombia
2°0′S 69°32′W	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Maranhão
2°0′S 44°29′W	Atlantic Ocean