The 22nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 22 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
A section of the border between Namibia and Botswana, and two sections of the border between Bolivia and Argentina are defined by the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 22° south passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or ocean | Notes |
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22°00′S 00°00′E / 22.000°S 0.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
22°00′S 14°10′E / 22.000°S 14.167°E | Namibia | |
22°00′S 20°00′E / 22.000°S 20.000°E | Namibia / Botswana border | |
22°00′S 21°00′E / 22.000°S 21.000°E | Botswana | |
22°00′S 29°02′E / 22.000°S 29.033°E | Zimbabwe | |
22°00′S 31°44′E / 22.000°S 31.733°E | Mozambique | |
22°00′S 35°19′E / 22.000°S 35.317°E | Indian Ocean | Mozambique Channel |
22°00′S 43°16′E / 22.000°S 43.267°E | Madagascar | |
22°00′S 48°05′E / 22.000°S 48.083°E | Indian Ocean | |
22°00′S 113°56′E / 22.000°S 113.933°E | Australia | Western Australia - North West Cape peninsula |
22°00′S 114°08′E / 22.000°S 114.133°E | Indian Ocean | Exmouth Gulf |
22°00′S 114°30′E / 22.000°S 114.500°E | Australia | Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland |
22°00′S 149°29′E / 22.000°S 149.483°E | Pacific Ocean | Coral Sea Passing through Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory |
22°00′S 166°01′E / 22.000°S 166.017°E | New Caledonia | |
22°00′S 166°45′E / 22.000°S 166.750°E | Pacific Ocean | Passing just south of Mangaia, Cook Islands Passing just south of Îles Maria, French Polynesia Passing between the atolls of Moruroa and Fangataufa, French Polynesia |
22°00′S 136°12′W / 22.000°S 136.200°W | French Polynesia | Atoll of Maria Est |
22°00′S 136°10′W / 22.000°S 136.167°W | Pacific Ocean | |
22°00′S 70°11′W / 22.000°S 70.183°W | Chile | |
22°00′S 68°03′W / 22.000°S 68.050°W | Bolivia | |
22°00′S 66°17′W / 22.000°S 66.283°W | Argentina | |
22°00′S 65°52′W / 22.000°S 65.867°W | Bolivia | |
22°00′S 63°56′W / 22.000°S 63.933°W | Bolivia / Argentina border | |
22°00′S 63°43′W / 22.000°S 63.717°W | Bolivia | For 4.5 km - the border diverts south of the parallel around the town of Yacuíba |
22°00′S 63°40′W / 22.000°S 63.667°W | Bolivia / Argentina border | |
22°00′S 62°48′W / 22.000°S 62.800°W | Bolivia | |
22°00′S 62°34′W / 22.000°S 62.567°W | Paraguay | |
22°00′S 57°58′W / 22.000°S 57.967°W | Brazil | Mato Grosso do Sul São Paulo Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro |
22°00′S 40°59′W / 22.000°S 40.983°W | Atlantic Ocean |