34th parallel south

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34th parallel south

The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 28 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 50 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
34°0′S 0°0′E / 34.000°S 0.000°E / -34.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
34°0′S 18°20′E / 34.000°S 18.333°E / -34.000; 18.333 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape – passing through Cape Town (at 34°0′S 18°33′E / 34.000°S 18.550°E / -34.000; 18.550 (Cape Town))
34°0′S 23°30′E / 34.000°S 23.500°E / -34.000; 23.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
23°45′S 18°20′E / 23.750°S 18.333°E / -23.750; 18.333 (South Africa)  South Africa Eastern Cape
34°0′S 24°56′E / 34.000°S 24.933°E / -34.000; 24.933 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean St Francis Bay
23°45′S 25°19′E / 23.750°S 25.317°E / -23.750; 25.317 (South Africa)  South Africa Eastern Cape
34°0′S 25°41′E / 34.000°S 25.683°E / -34.000; 25.683 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 115°0′E / 34.000°S 115.000°E / -34.000; 115.000 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
34°0′S 119°48′E / 34.000°S 119.800°E / -34.000; 119.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 122°6′E / 34.000°S 122.100°E / -34.000; 122.100 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia – Cape Le Grand
34°0′S 122°17′E / 34.000°S 122.283°E / -34.000; 122.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
34°0′S 123°10′E / 34.000°S 123.167°E / -34.000; 123.167 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia – Cape Arid
34°0′S 123°13′E / 34.000°S 123.217°E / -34.000; 123.217 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
34°0′S 135°15′E / 34.000°S 135.250°E / -34.000; 135.250 (Australia)  Australia South Australia – Eyre Peninsula
34°0′S 136°29′E / 34.000°S 136.483°E / -34.000; 136.483 (Spencer Gulf) Spencer Gulf
34°0′S 137°32′E / 34.000°S 137.533°E / -34.000; 137.533 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
New South Wales – from 34°0′S 141°0′E / 34.000°S 141.000°E / -34.000; 141.000 (South Australia), passing just south of Sydney (at 33°51′S 151°12′E / 33.850°S 151.200°E / -33.850; 151.200 (Sydney))
34°0′S 151°15′E / 34.000°S 151.250°E / -34.000; 151.250 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the Three Kings Islands,  New Zealand (at 34°8′S 172°8′E / 34.133°S 172.133°E / -34.133; 172.133 (Three Kings Islands))
Passing just south of Alejandro Selkirk Island,  Chile (at 33°49′S 80°47′W / 33.817°S 80.783°W / -33.817; -80.783 (Alejandro Selkirk Island))
34°0′S 71°54′W / 34.000°S 71.900°W / -34.000; -71.900 (Chile)  Chile O'Higgins Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
O'Higgins Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
O'Higgins Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region
34°0′S 69°51′W / 34.000°S 69.850°W / -34.000; -69.850 (Argentina)  Argentina Mendoza Province
San Luis Province
Córdoba Province
Santa Fe Province
Buenos Aires Province
Entre Ríos Province
34°0′S 58°22′W / 34.000°S 58.367°W / -34.000; -58.367 (Uruguay)  Uruguay Passing through Laguna Negra (at 34°0′S 53°41′W / 34.000°S 53.683°W / -34.000; -53.683 (Laguna Negra))
34°0′S 53°31′W / 34.000°S 53.517°W / -34.000; -53.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also

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