12th parallel south

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12th parallel south

The 12th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
	Angola
	Zambia
	Democratic Republic of the Congo	For about 3 km
	Zambia
	Democratic Republic of the Congo
	Zambia
	Malawi
	Lake Malawi	Passing just north of Chizumulu Island and Likoma Island, Malawi
	Mozambique
	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel - Passing just south of Grande Comore island, Comoros - Passing just north of Anjouan island, Comoros
	Madagascar
	Indian Ocean	Passing between North Keeling Island and Horsburgh Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Passing just north of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Hibernia Reef, Australia
	Timor Sea	Passing south of Bathurst Island, Australia Passing through the Clarence Strait - between Melville Island and the mainland, Australia Passing through Van Diemen Gulf
	Australia	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea	Bocaut Bay
	Australia	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea	Castlereagh Bay - passing just south of Mooroongga Island, Australia
	Australia	Elcho Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea
	Australia	Inglis Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
	Gulf of Carpentaria
	Australia	Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
	Coral Sea	Passing just south of Vanatinai island, Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Rennell Island, Solomon Islands Passing just south of Vanikoro island, Solomon Islands
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Tikopia island, Solomon Islands
	Peru	Passing just north of Lima
	Bolivia
	Brazil	Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Bahia
	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 11th parallel south
• 13th parallel south