24th parallel south
# 24th parallel south

The 24th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 24 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 60 km south of the Tropic of Capricorn. 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 24° south passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 24°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -24.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 24°0′S 14°27′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 14.450°E﻿ / -24.000; 14.450﻿ (Namibia)  Namibia 24°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -24.000; 20.000﻿ (Botswana)  Botswana 24°0′S 26°55′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 26.917°E﻿ / -24.000; 26.917﻿ (South Africa)  South Africa Limpopo Mpumalanga - for about 13 km 24°0′S 31°53′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 31.883°E﻿ / -24.000; 31.883﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 24°0′S 35°31′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 35.517°E﻿ / -24.000; 35.517﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel 24°0′S 43°39′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 43.650°E﻿ / -24.000; 43.650﻿ (Madagascar)  Madagascar 24°0′S 47°30′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 47.500°E﻿ / -24.000; 47.500﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 24°0′S 113°27′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 113.450°E﻿ / -24.000; 113.450﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland 24°0′S 151°41′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 151.683°E﻿ / -24.000; 151.683﻿ (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 24°0′S 166°7′E﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 166.117°E﻿ / -24.000; 166.117﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Passing just south of Raivavae island, French Polynesia Passing just south of Oeno Island, Pitcairn Islands 24°0′S 70°31′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 70.517°W﻿ / -24.000; -70.517﻿ (Chile)  Chile 24°0′S 67°18′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 67.300°W﻿ / -24.000; -67.300﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 24°0′S 60°23′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 60.383°W﻿ / -24.000; -60.383﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 24°0′S 55°15′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 55.250°W﻿ / -24.000; -55.250﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul - for about 4 km 24°0′S 55°12′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 55.200°W﻿ / -24.000; -55.200﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 24°0′S 54°22′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 54.367°W﻿ / -24.000; -54.367﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná São Paulo - passing south of the city of São Paulo 24°0′S 46°12′W﻿ / ﻿24.000°S 46.200°W﻿ / -24.000; -46.200﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of São Sebastião Island, Brazil
