30th parallel south
Circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator
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The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice. At solar noon on December 21, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on June 21.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 30°0′S 0°0′E / 30.000°S 0.000°E / -30.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 30°0′S 17°9′E / 30.000°S 17.150°E / -30.000; 17.150 (South Africa) South Africa Northern Cape
Free State30°0′S 27°14′E / 30.000°S 27.233°E / -30.000; 27.233 (Lesotho) Lesotho 30°0′S 29°1′E / 30.000°S 29.017°E / -30.000; 29.017 (South Africa) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal - passing just south of Durban 30°0′S 30°57′E / 30.000°S 30.950°E / -30.000; 30.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 30°0′S 114°57′E / 30.000°S 114.950°E / -30.000; 114.950 (Australia) Australia Western Australia
South Australia
New South Wales – passing just north of Woolgoolga30°0′S 153°13′E / 30.000°S 153.217°E / -30.000; 153.217 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between islands in the Kermadec chain, New Zealand 30°0′S 71°24′W / 30.000°S 71.400°W / -30.000; -71.400 (Chile) Chile Coquimbo Region - passing just south of Coquimbo 30°0′S 69°55′W / 30.000°S 69.917°W / -30.000; -69.917 (Argentina) Argentina San Juan Province
La Rioja Province
Catamarca Province - Lago Salinas Grandes
Córdoba Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santa Fe Province
Corrientes Province30°0′S 57°20′W / 30.000°S 57.333°W / -30.000; -57.333 (Brazil) Brazil Rio Grande do Sul - passing through Porto Alegre 30°0′S 50°7′W / 30.000°S 50.117°W / -30.000; -50.117 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
See also
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Circles of latitude / meridians
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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Tropic of Capricorn
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