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19th parallel south

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19th parallel south

The 19th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 19 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 19° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
19°0′S 0°0′E / 19.000°S 0.000°E / -19.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
19°0′S 12°28′E / 19.000°S 12.467°E / -19.000; 12.467 (Namibia)  Namibia
19°0′S 21°0′E / 19.000°S 21.000°E / -19.000; 21.000 (Botswana)  Botswana
19°0′S 25°59′E / 19.000°S 25.983°E / -19.000; 25.983 (Zimbabwe)  Zimbabwe
19°0′S 32°42′E / 19.000°S 32.700°E / -19.000; 32.700 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
19°0′S 35°51′E / 19.000°S 35.850°E / -19.000; 35.850 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel
19°0′S 44°14′E / 19.000°S 44.233°E / -19.000; 44.233 (Madagascar)  Madagascar Passing just south of Antananarivo
19°0′S 49°5′E / 19.000°S 49.083°E / -19.000; 49.083 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
19°0′S 121°33′E / 19.000°S 121.550°E / -19.000; 121.550 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
19°0′S 146°22′E / 19.000°S 146.367°E / -19.000; 146.367 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing between Rattlesnake Island and Acheron Island, Queensland,  Australia
Passing just north of Marion Reef in  Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory
Passing just north of the Chesterfield Islands,  New Caledonia
19°0′S 169°17′E / 19.000°S 169.283°E / -19.000; 169.283 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Southernmost tip of Erromango island
19°0′S 169°17′E / 19.000°S 169.283°E / -19.000; 169.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
19°0′S 178°10′E / 19.000°S 178.167°E / -19.000; 178.167 (Fiji)  Fiji Kadavu island
19°0′S 178°29′E / 19.000°S 178.483°E / -19.000; 178.483 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Matuku Island,  Fiji
19°0′S 179°52′W / 19.000°S 179.867°W / -19.000; -179.867 (Fiji)  Fiji Totoya island
19°0′S 179°51′W / 19.000°S 179.850°W / -19.000; -179.850 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Kabara island,  Fiji
Passing just north of Fulaga island,  Fiji
Passing just south of Late island,  Tonga
19°0′S 169°55′W / 19.000°S 169.917°W / -19.000; -169.917 (Niue)  Niue
19°0′S 169°48′W / 19.000°S 169.800°W / -19.000; -169.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Aitutaki island,  Cook Islands
Passing just north of Manuae atoll,  Cook Islands
Passing just south of Nengonengo atoll,  French Polynesia
Passing just north of Manuhangi atoll,  French Polynesia
Passing just north of Paraoa atoll,  French Polynesia
Passing just south of Vahitahi atoll,  French Polynesia
19°0′S 70°19′W / 19.000°S 70.317°W / -19.000; -70.317 (Chile)  Chile
19°0′S 68°54′W / 19.000°S 68.900°W / -19.000; -68.900 (Bolivia)  Bolivia Passing just north of Sucre
19°0′S 57°42′W / 19.000°S 57.700°W / -19.000; -57.700 (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul
Goiás
Minas Gerais
Espírito Santo
19°0′S 39°44′W / 19.000°S 39.733°W / -19.000; -39.733 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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