27th parallel south
The 27th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
27°
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 52 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 24 minutes during the June solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 27°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean 27°0′S 15°14′E Namibia 27°0′S 20°0′E South Africa Northern Cape, also North West, Free State and Mpumalanga 27°0′S 30°58′E Eswatini 27°0′S 31°59′E South Africa KwaZulu-Natal (bordering Eswatini) 27°0′S 32°52′E Indian Ocean 27°0′S 113°49′E Australia Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland - mainland and Bribie Island27°0′S 153°10′E Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia
Passing just north of Easter Island,Chile 27°0′S 70°47′W Chile 27°0′S 68°18′W Argentina Passing near the cities of Resistencia (27°27′05″S 58°59′12″W), Corrientes (27°29′S 58°49′W) and Posadas (27°22′S 55°54′W). 27°0′S 58°30′W Paraguay 27°0′S 55°25′W Argentina 27°0′S 53°44′W Brazil Santa Catarina 27°0′S 48°35′W Atlantic Ocean
See also
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