34th parallel south
![Line across the Earth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/World_location_map_%28equirectangular_180%29.svg/300px-World_location_map_%28equirectangular_180%29.svg.png)
34°
class=notpageimage|
34th parallel southMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Download coordinates as:
- KML
- GPX (all coordinates)
- GPX (primary coordinates)
- GPX (secondary coordinates)
The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 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 14 hours, 28 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 50 minutes during the June solstice, and south of which the Crux constellation is circumpolar (figures in the sky all year round). On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 32.00 degrees, while it's 79.00 degrees on 21 December.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 34°0′S 0°0′E / 34.000°S 0.000°E / -34.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 34°0′S 18°20′E / 34.000°S 18.333°E / -34.000; 18.333 (South Africa) South Africa
Western Cape – passing through Cape Town (at 34°0′S 18°33′E / 34.000°S 18.550°E / -34.000; 18.550 (Cape Town)) 34°0′S 23°30′E / 34.000°S 23.500°E / -34.000; 23.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 23°45′S 18°20′E / 23.750°S 18.333°E / -23.750; 18.333 (South Africa) South Africa
Eastern Cape 34°0′S 24°56′E / 34.000°S 24.933°E / -34.000; 24.933 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean St Francis Bay 23°45′S 25°19′E / 23.750°S 25.317°E / -23.750; 25.317 (South Africa) South Africa
Eastern Cape – passing just south of Port Elizabeth (at 33°57′S 25°36′E / 33.950°S 25.600°E / -33.950; 25.600 (Port Elizabeth)) 34°0′S 25°41′E / 34.000°S 25.683°E / -34.000; 25.683 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 34°0′S 115°0′E / 34.000°S 115.000°E / -34.000; 115.000 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia 34°0′S 119°48′E / 34.000°S 119.800°E / -34.000; 119.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 34°0′S 122°6′E / 34.000°S 122.100°E / -34.000; 122.100 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia – Cape Le Grand 34°0′S 122°17′E / 34.000°S 122.283°E / -34.000; 122.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 34°0′S 123°10′E / 34.000°S 123.167°E / -34.000; 123.167 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia – Cape Arid 34°0′S 123°13′E / 34.000°S 123.217°E / -34.000; 123.217 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight 34°0′S 135°15′E / 34.000°S 135.250°E / -34.000; 135.250 (Australia) Australia
South Australia – Eyre Peninsula 34°0′S 136°29′E / 34.000°S 136.483°E / -34.000; 136.483 (Spencer Gulf) Indian Ocean Spencer Gulf 34°0′S 137°32′E / 34.000°S 137.533°E / -34.000; 137.533 (Australia) Australia
South Australia
New South Wales – from 34°0′S 141°0′E / 34.000°S 141.000°E / -34.000; 141.000 (South Australia), passing just south of Sydney (at 33°51′S 151°12′E / 33.850°S 151.200°E / -33.850; 151.200 (Sydney))34°0′S 151°15′E / 34.000°S 151.250°E / -34.000; 151.250 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (at 34°8′S 172°8′E / 34.133°S 172.133°E / -34.133; 172.133 (Three Kings Islands))
Passing just south of Alejandro Selkirk Island,Chile (at 33°49′S 80°47′W / 33.817°S 80.783°W / -33.817; -80.783 (Alejandro Selkirk Island))
34°0′S 71°54′W / 34.000°S 71.900°W / -34.000; -71.900 (Chile) Chile
O'Higgins Region 34°0′S 69°51′W / 34.000°S 69.850°W / -34.000; -69.850 (Argentina) Argentina
Mendoza Province - San Luis Province - Cordoba Province - Santa Fe Province - Buenos Aires Province - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires 34°0′S 58°22′W / 34.000°S 58.367°W / -34.000; -58.367 (Uruguay) Uruguay
Passing through Laguna Negra (at 34°0′S 53°41′W / 34.000°S 53.683°W / -34.000; -53.683 (Laguna Negra)) - Carmelo (at 34°0′S 58°17′W / 34.000°S 58.283°W / -34.000; -58.283 (Carmelo)) 34°0′S 53°31′W / 34.000°S 53.517°W / -34.000; -53.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
See also
References
- v
- t
- e
Circles of latitude / meridians
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Earthmap720x360_grid.jpg)
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
90°
180°
90°
180°
45°
45°
45x90
45x90
45x90
45x90