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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° south passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or ocean | Notes |
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23°0′S 0°0′E / 23.000°S 0.000°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
23°0′S 14°24′E / 23.000°S 14.400°E | Namibia | Passing just south of Walvis Bay |
23°0′S 20°0′E / 23.000°S 20.000°E | Botswana | |
23°0′S 27°57′E / 23.000°S 27.950°E | South Africa | Limpopo |
23°0′S 31°30′E / 23.000°S 31.500°E | Mozambique | |
23°0′S 35°34′E / 23.000°S 35.567°E | Indian Ocean | Mozambique Channel |
23°0′S 43°29′E / 23.000°S 43.483°E | Madagascar | |
23°0′S 47°48′E / 23.000°S 47.800°E | Indian Ocean | |
23°0′S 113°50′E / 23.000°S 113.833°E | Australia | Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland |
23°0′S 150°46′E / 23.000°S 150.767°E | Pacific Ocean | Coral Sea Passing just north of Cato Reef in Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory |
23°0′S 167°17′E / 23.000°S 167.283°E | 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 | |
23°0′S 70°20′W / 23.000°S 70.333°W | Chile | |
23°0′S 66°58′W / 23.000°S 66.967°W | Argentina | |
23°0′S 62°0′W / 23.000°S 62.000°W | Paraguay | |
23°0′S 55°38′W / 23.000°S 55.633°W | Brazil | Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná São Paulo - passing north of the city of São Paulo Rio de Janeiro - passing just south of the city of Rio de Janeiro |
23°0′S 43°14′W / 23.000°S 43.233°W | Atlantic Ocean | Passing just south of the coast of Brazil |
23°0′S 42°1′W / 23.000°S 42.017°W | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro - Ilha do Cabo Frio |
23°0′S 41°58′W / 23.000°S 41.967°W | Atlantic Ocean |