30th parallel south
The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator.
30°
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 ocean Notes 30°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean 30°0′S 17°9′E South Africa Northern Cape
Free State30°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 Wales30°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 Province30°0′S 57°20′W Brazil Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre 30°0′S 50°7′W Atlantic Ocean
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