1st parallel south

The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers)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.

Line across the Earth
1st parallel south
The 1st parallel south forms most of Tanzania's northern border with Uganda, and a short section of its border with Kenya.

The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
1°0′S 0°0′E / 1.000°S 0.000°E / -1.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)Atlantic Ocean
1°0′S 8°52′E / 1.000°S 8.867°E / -1.000; 8.867 (Gabon)  Gabon
1°0′S 14°25′E / 1.000°S 14.417°E / -1.000; 14.417 (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo
1°0′S 17°20′E / 1.000°S 17.333°E / -1.000; 17.333 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
1°0′S 29°35′E / 1.000°S 29.583°E / -1.000; 29.583 (Uganda)  Uganda
1°0′S 30°45′E / 1.000°S 30.750°E / -1.000; 30.750 (Uganda / Tanzania Border)  Uganda /  Tanzania borderMostly in Lake Victoria
1°0′S 33°56′E / 1.000°S 33.933°E / -1.000; 33.933 (Kenya / Tanzania Border)  Kenya /  Tanzania borderA short section of the border (about 11 km (6.8 mi)), entirely within Lake Victoria
1°0′S 34°1′E / 1.000°S 34.017°E / -1.000; 34.017 (Kenya)  KenyaPassing about 30 km (19 mi) north of the capital, Nairobi
1°0′S 41°7′E / 1.000°S 41.117°E / -1.000; 41.117 (Somalia)  Somalia
1°0′S 42°2′E / 1.000°S 42.033°E / -1.000; 42.033 (Indian Ocean)Indian OceanPassing just south of Addu Atoll,  Maldives
1°0′S 98°39′E / 1.000°S 98.650°E / -1.000; 98.650 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Siberut
1°0′S 98°56′E / 1.000°S 98.933°E / -1.000; 98.933 (Mentawai Strait)Mentawai Strait
1°0′S 100°21′E / 1.000°S 100.350°E / -1.000; 100.350 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sumatra - passing just south of Padang
1°0′S 103°59′E / 1.000°S 103.983°E / -1.000; 103.983 (Karimata Strait)Karimata Strait
1°0′S 109°27′E / 1.000°S 109.450°E / -1.000; 109.450 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIslands of Maya Karimata and Borneo
West Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Passing just south of Nusantara (at 0°58′23″S 116°42′31″E / 0.97306°S 116.70861°E / -0.97306; 116.70861 (Nusantara))
1°0′S 117°8′E / 1.000°S 117.133°E / -1.000; 117.133 (Makassar Strait)Makassar Strait
1°0′S 119°28′E / 1.000°S 119.467°E / -1.000; 119.467 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sulawesi
1°0′S 120°30′E / 1.000°S 120.500°E / -1.000; 120.500 (Gulf of Tomini)Gulf of Tomini
1°0′S 121°23′E / 1.000°S 121.383°E / -1.000; 121.383 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sulawesi
1°0′S 122°47′E / 1.000°S 122.783°E / -1.000; 122.783 (Banda Sea)Banda Sea
1°0′S 123°12′E / 1.000°S 123.200°E / -1.000; 123.200 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Sulawesi
1°0′S 123°22′E / 1.000°S 123.367°E / -1.000; 123.367 (Molucca Sea)Molucca Sea
1°0′S 128°19′E / 1.000°S 128.317°E / -1.000; 128.317 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Damar
1°0′S 128°24′E / 1.000°S 128.400°E / -1.000; 128.400 (Halmahera Sea)Halmahera Sea
1°0′S 130°38′E / 1.000°S 130.633°E / -1.000; 130.633 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIslands of Salawati and New Guinea
1°0′S 134°3′E / 1.000°S 134.050°E / -1.000; 134.050 (Cenderawasih Bay)Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S 134°48′E / 1.000°S 134.800°E / -1.000; 134.800 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Numfor
1°0′S 134°57′E / 1.000°S 134.950°E / -1.000; 134.950 (Cenderawasih Bay)Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S 135°48′E / 1.000°S 135.800°E / -1.000; 135.800 (Indonesia)  IndonesiaIsland of Biak
1°0′S 136°8′E / 1.000°S 136.133°E / -1.000; 136.133 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just north of the atolls of Pelleluhu and Heina,  Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of the Kaniet Islands,  Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of Banaba Island,  Kiribati
Passing between the atolls of Nonouti and Tabiteuea,  Kiribati
1°0′S 91°26′W / 1.000°S 91.433°W / -1.000; -91.433 (Ecuador)  EcuadorIsland of Isabela
1°0′S 91°4′W / 1.000°S 91.067°W / -1.000; -91.067 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just south of the island of San Cristóbal,  Ecuador
1°0′S 80°51′W / 1.000°S 80.850°W / -1.000; -80.850 (Ecuador)  EcuadorPassing just south of Manta
1°0′S 75°23′W / 1.000°S 75.383°W / -1.000; -75.383 (Peru)  Peru
1°0′S 74°16′W / 1.000°S 74.267°W / -1.000; -74.267 (Colombia)  Colombia
1°0′S 69°25′W / 1.000°S 69.417°W / -1.000; -69.417 (Brazil)  BrazilAmazonas
Roraima
Amazonas
Pará
Amapá
Maranhão
Pará - islands of Grande do Gurupá and Marajó, and the mainland
1°0′S 46°11′W / 1.000°S 46.183°W / -1.000; -46.183 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean

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