23rd parallel south

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23rd parallel south

The 23rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	Namibia
	Botswana
	South Africa	Limpopo
	Mozambique
	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel
	Madagascar
	Indian Ocean
	Australia	Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland
	Coral Sea	Passing just north of Cato Reef in Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
	Pacific Ocean	The parallel defines the southern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands, from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west Passing just north of Morane atoll, French Polynesia Passing just north of Mangareva island, French Polynesia
	Chile
	Argentina
	Paraguay
	Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná São Paulo Rio de Janeiro - passing just south of the city of Rio de Janeiro
	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of the coast of Brazil
	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro - Ilha do Cabo Frio
	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 22nd parallel south
• Tropic of Capricorn
• 24th parallel south