18th parallel south

The 18th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 18 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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18th parallel south

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
18°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean
18°0′S 11°49′E  Namibia
18°0′S 20°41′E  Angola
18°0′S 20°53′E  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S 21°22′E  Angola
18°0′S 21°34′E  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S 24°18′E  Botswana
18°0′S 24°28′E  Namibia Caprivi Strip
18°0′S 24°37′E  Botswana
18°0′S 25°16′E  Zimbabwe
18°0′S 25°57′E  Zambia For about 3 km
18°0′S 25°59′E  Zimbabwe
18°0′S 26°34′E  Zambia
18°0′S 26°49′E  Zimbabwe Passing just south of Harare
18°0′S 32°57′E  Mozambique
18°0′S 37°0′E Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
18°0′S 44°1′E  Madagascar
18°0′S 49°25′E Indian Ocean
18°0′S 122°11′E  Australia Western Australia
18°0′S 122°12′E Indian Ocean Roebuck Bay - passing just south of Broome, Western Australia
18°0′S 122°22′E  Australia Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
18°0′S 146°4′E Pacific Ocean Passing through  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
Passing just south of Efate island,  Vanuatu
18°0′S 168°42′E Pacific Ocean
18°0′S 177°16′E  Fiji Island of Viti Levu
18°0′S 178°38′E Pacific Ocean Koro Sea
18°0′S 179°14′E  Fiji Island of Gau
18°0′S 179°21′E Pacific Ocean Koro Sea
18°0′S 179°3′W  Fiji Island of Nayau
18°0′S 179°2′W Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Fonualei,  Tonga
Passing just north of Palmerston Island,  Cook Islands
Passing just south of the islands of Tahiti, Mehetia and Reitoru,  French Polynesia
18°0′S 142°18′W  French Polynesia Marokau atoll
18°0′S 142°11′W Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Hao and Amanu,  French Polynesia
18°0′S 70°53′W  Peru
18°0′S 69°45′W  Chile
18°0′S 69°9′W  Bolivia
18°0′S 57°38′W  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
Mato Grosso - for about 11 km
Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 9 km
Mato Grosso - for about 16 km
Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 22 km
Mato Grosso - for about 18 km
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Espírito Santo
Bahia
18°0′S 39°29′W Atlantic Ocean

See also

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