The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° south passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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10°0′S 0°0′E / 10.000°S 0.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
10°0′S 13°20′E / 10.000°S 13.333°E | Angola | |
10°0′S 22°12′E / 10.000°S 22.200°E | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
10°0′S 28°38′E / 10.000°S 28.633°E | Zambia | |
10°0′S 33°20′E / 10.000°S 33.333°E | Malawi | |
10°0′S 33°57′E / 10.000°S 33.950°E | Lake Malawi | |
10°0′S 34°31′E / 10.000°S 34.517°E | Tanzania | |
10°0′S 39°49′E / 10.000°S 39.817°E | Indian Ocean | Passing between islands in the Aldabra Group, Seychelles Passing just north of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles Passing just north of the Agalega Islands, Mauritius |
10°0′S 119°57′E / 10.000°S 119.950°E | Indonesia | Island of Sumba |
10°0′S 120°49′E / 10.000°S 120.817°E | Savu Sea | |
10°0′S 123°34′E / 10.000°S 123.567°E | Indonesia | Island of Timor |
10°0′S 124°34′E / 10.000°S 124.567°E | Timor Sea | |
10°0′S 131°19′E / 10.000°S 131.317°E | Arafura Sea | |
10°0′S 141°39′E / 10.000°S 141.650°E | Coral Sea | Passing through the Torres Strait Islands, Australia |
10°0′S 147°40′E / 10.000°S 147.667°E | Papua New Guinea | Island of New Guinea |
10°0′S 149°51′E / 10.000°S 149.850°E | Solomon Sea | |
10°0′S 150°54′E / 10.000°S 150.900°E | Papua New Guinea | Normanby Island |
10°0′S 151°17′E / 10.000°S 151.283°E | Solomon Sea | Passing just south of the island of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
10°0′S 161°20′E / 10.000°S 161.333°E | Pacific Ocean | Passing between the islands of South Malaita and Makira, Solomon Islands Passing just south of the island of Ulawa, Solomon Islands Passing between the Duff and Reef island groups, Solomon Islands Passing between the atolls of Nukulaelae and Niulakita, Tuvalu |
10°0′S 161°5′W / 10.000°S 161.083°W | Cook Islands | Rakahanga atoll |
10°0′S 161°4′W / 10.000°S 161.067°W | Pacific Ocean | |
10°0′S 150°15′W / 10.000°S 150.250°W | Kiribati | Caroline Island |
10°0′S 150°14′W / 10.000°S 150.233°W | Pacific Ocean | |
10°0′S 139°8′W / 10.000°S 139.133°W | French Polynesia | Island of Tahuata |
10°0′S 139°6′W / 10.000°S 139.100°W | Pacific Ocean | |
10°0′S 138°50′W / 10.000°S 138.833°W | French Polynesia | Island of Mohotani |
10°0′S 138°48′W / 10.000°S 138.800°W | Pacific Ocean | |
10°0′S 78°12′W / 10.000°S 78.200°W | Peru | |
10°0′S 72°10′W / 10.000°S 72.167°W | Brazil / Peru border | |
10°0′S 71°21′W / 10.000°S 71.350°W | Peru | |
10°0′S 70°37′W / 10.000°S 70.617°W | Brazil | Acre |
10°0′S 66°45′W / 10.000°S 66.750°W | Bolivia | |
10°0′S 65°19′W / 10.000°S 65.317°W | Brazil | Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Sergipe Alagoas |
10°0′S 36°0′W / 10.000°S 36.000°W | Atlantic Ocean |