13th parallel south

The 13th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 13 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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13th parallel south

Part of the border between Angola and Zambia is defined by the parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
13°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean
13°0′S 12°57′E  Angola
13°0′S 22°0′E  Angola /  Zambia border
13°0′S 24°2′E  Zambia
13°0′S 28°49′E  Democratic Republic of the Congo
13°0′S 29°48′E  Zambia
13°0′S 33°0′E  Malawi
13°0′S 34°19′E Lake Malawi
13°0′S 34°46′E  Mozambique Passing through Pemba Bay
13°0′S 40°35′E Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
13°0′S 45°8′E  France Overseas department of Mayotte
13°0′S 45°9′E Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
13°0′S 48°54′E  Madagascar
13°0′S 49°53′E Indian Ocean
13°0′S 125°49′E Timor Sea
13°0′S 130°8′E  Australia Northern Territory
13°0′S 136°39′E Gulf of Carpentaria
13°0′S 141°35′E  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
13°0′S 143°31′E Coral Sea Passing just north of the Torres Islands,  Vanuatu
13°0′S 167°47′E Pacific Ocean Passing north of Wallis Island,  Wallis and Futuna
13°0′S 76°30′W  Peru
13°0′S 68°58′W  Bolivia
13°0′S 62°47′W  Brazil Rondônia - for about 3 km
13°0′S 62°46′W  Bolivia For about 12 km
13°0′S 62°39′W  Brazil Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Goiás
Tocantins
Goiás
Tocantins
Goiás
Bahia - mainland, Itaparica Island and the mainland again (city of Salvador)
13°0′S 38°26′W Atlantic Ocean

See also

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