2nd parallel south

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2nd parallel south

The 2nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
2°0′S 0°0′E / 2.000°S 0.000°E / -2.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
2°0′S 9°21′E / 2.000°S 9.350°E / -2.000; 9.350 (Gabon)	Gabon
2°0′S 12°28′E / 2.000°S 12.467°E / -2.000; 12.467 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 12°52′E / 2.000°S 12.867°E / -2.000; 12.867 (Gabon)	Gabon
2°0′S 14°15′E / 2.000°S 14.250°E / -2.000; 14.250 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 16°24′E / 2.000°S 16.400°E / -2.000; 16.400 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo	The border with Rwanda is in Lake Kivu
2°0′S 29°9′E / 2.000°S 29.150°E / -2.000; 29.150 (Rwanda)	Rwanda	Passing just south of Kigali
2°0′S 30°51′E / 2.000°S 30.850°E / -2.000; 30.850 (Tanzania)	Tanzania	Passing through Lake Victoria, including Ukerewe Island
2°0′S 35°50′E / 2.000°S 35.833°E / -2.000; 35.833 (Kenya)	Kenya
2°0′S 41°17′E / 2.000°S 41.283°E / -2.000; 41.283 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
2°0′S 99°33′E / 2.000°S 99.550°E / -2.000; 99.550 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	A small island just north of the island of Sipura
2°0′S 99°34′E / 2.000°S 99.567°E / -2.000; 99.567 (Mantawai Strait)	Mentawai Strait
2°0′S 100°52′E / 2.000°S 100.867°E / -2.000; 100.867 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
2°0′S 104°47′E / 2.000°S 104.783°E / -2.000; 104.783 (Bangka Strait)	Bangka Strait
2°0′S 105°7′E / 2.000°S 105.117°E / -2.000; 105.117 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Bangka
2°0′S 106°8′E / 2.000°S 106.133°E / -2.000; 106.133 (Karimata Strait)	Karimata Strait
2°0′S 110°6′E / 2.000°S 110.100°E / -2.000; 110.100 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Borneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan East Kalimantan
2°0′S 116°27′E / 2.000°S 116.450°E / -2.000; 116.450 (Makassar Strait)	Makassar Strait
2°0′S 119°13′E / 2.000°S 119.217°E / -2.000; 119.217 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi
2°0′S 121°27′E / 2.000°S 121.450°E / -2.000; 121.450 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
2°0′S 123°48′E / 2.000°S 123.800°E / -2.000; 123.800 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Salue Besar in the Banggai archipelago
2°0′S 123°51′E / 2.000°S 123.850°E / -2.000; 123.850 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
2°0′S 124°18′E / 2.000°S 124.300°E / -2.000; 124.300 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Seho and Taliabu
2°0′S 124°33′E / 2.000°S 124.550°E / -2.000; 124.550 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing just south of the island of Mangole, Indonesia
2°0′S 125°53′E / 2.000°S 125.883°E / -2.000; 125.883 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sanana
2°0′S 125°58′E / 2.000°S 125.967°E / -2.000; 125.967 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea	Passing just south of the island of Gomumu, Indonesia
2°0′S 129°54′E / 2.000°S 129.900°E / -2.000; 129.900 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Misool
2°0′S 130°23′E / 2.000°S 130.383°E / -2.000; 130.383 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
2°0′S 132°0′E / 2.000°S 132.000°E / -2.000; 132.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of New Guinea and Meos Waar
2°0′S 134°25′E / 2.000°S 134.417°E / -2.000; 134.417 (Cenderawasih Bay)	Cenderawasih Bay	Passing just south of the island of Yapen, Indonesia
2°0′S 137°12′E / 2.000°S 137.200°E / -2.000; 137.200 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
2°0′S 139°3′E / 2.000°S 139.050°E / -2.000; 139.050 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
2°0′S 146°34′E / 2.000°S 146.567°E / -2.000; 146.567 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of Manus
2°0′S 147°11′E / 2.000°S 147.183°E / -2.000; 147.183 (Seeadler Harbour)	Seeadler Harbour
2°0′S 147°23′E / 2.000°S 147.383°E / -2.000; 147.383 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Los Negros Island
2°0′S 147°24′E / 2.000°S 147.400°E / -2.000; 147.400 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Tong Island, Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Onotoa atoll, Kiribati
2°0′S 80°45′W / 2.000°S 80.750°W / -2.000; -80.750 (Ecuador)	Ecuador	Passing just north of Guayaquil
2°0′S 75°57′W / 2.000°S 75.950°W / -2.000; -75.950 (Peru)	Peru
2°0′S 73°6′W / 2.000°S 73.100°W / -2.000; -73.100 (Colombia)	Colombia
2°0′S 69°32′W / 2.000°S 69.533°W / -2.000; -69.533 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Maranhão - passing just north of São Luís
2°0′S 44°29′W / 2.000°S 44.483°W / -2.000; -44.483 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 1st parallel south
• 3rd parallel south

References

This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 17:42