33rd parallel south

Line across the Earth
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33rd parallel south

The 33rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 33 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

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes
33°0′S 0°0′E / 33.000°S 0.000°E / -33.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
33°0′S 17°52′E / 33.000°S 17.867°E / -33.000; 17.867 (South Africa)  South Africa Western Cape
Eastern Cape - passing through East London at 32°59′S 27°52′E / 32.983°S 27.867°E / -32.983; 27.867 (East London)
33°0′S 27°57′E / 33.000°S 27.950°E / -33.000; 27.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
33°0′S 115°40′E / 33.000°S 115.667°E / -33.000; 115.667 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
33°0′S 124°17′E / 33.000°S 124.283°E / -33.000; 124.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight
33°0′S 134°12′E / 33.000°S 134.200°E / -33.000; 134.200 (Australia)  Australia South Australia
New South Wales
33°0′S 151°44′E / 33.000°S 151.733°E / -33.000; 151.733 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
33°0′S 71°34′W / 33.000°S 71.567°W / -33.000; -71.567 (Chile)  Chile Valparaíso Region – passing through Viña del Mar (at 33°0′0″S 71°32′30″W / 33.00000°S 71.54167°W / -33.00000; -71.54167 (Viña del Mar))
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Valparaíso Region
33°0′S 70°1′W / 33.000°S 70.017°W / -33.000; -70.017 (Argentina)  Argentina Mendoza Province
San Luis Province
Córdoba Province
Santa Fe Province
Entre Ríos Province
33°0′S 58°5′W / 33.000°S 58.083°W / -33.000; -58.083 (Uruguay)  Uruguay
33°0′S 53°21′W / 33.000°S 53.350°W / -33.000; -53.350 (Brazil)  Brazil Rio Grande do Sul
33°0′S 52°34′W / 33.000°S 52.567°W / -33.000; -52.567 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

See also

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References

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