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28th parallel south

The 28th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 28 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 13 hours, 57 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 19 minutes during the June solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
28°0′S 0°0′E / 28.000°S 0.000°E / -28.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
28°0′S 15°42′E / 28.000°S 15.700°E / -28.000; 15.700 (Namibia)	Namibia
28°0′S 20°0′E / 28.000°S 20.000°E / -28.000; 20.000 (South Africa)	South Africa	Northern Cape North West - for about 15 km Northern Cape - for about 25 km North West - for about 21 km Free State KwaZulu-Natal
28°0′S 32°35′E / 28.000°S 32.583°E / -28.000; 32.583 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
28°0′S 114°8′E / 28.000°S 114.133°E / -28.000; 114.133 (Australia)	Australia	Western Australia South Australia Queensland, notably Gold Coast, Queensland by the Pacific
28°0′S 153°26′E / 28.000°S 153.433°E / -28.000; 153.433 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	just south of Marotiri,  French Polynesia
28°0′S 71°9′W / 28.000°S 71.150°W / -28.000; -71.150 (Chile)	Chile
28°0′S 69°15′W / 28.000°S 69.250°W / -28.000; -69.250 (Argentina)	Argentina	Inland it notably demarcates the chief southern border of Chaco Province, namely with Santa Fe Province.
28°0′S 55°23′W / 28.000°S 55.383°W / -28.000; -55.383 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina: notably just south of Florianópolis by the Atlantic
28°0′S 48°38′W / 28.000°S 48.633°W / -28.000; -48.633 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 27th parallel south
• 29th parallel south

References