31st parallel south
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The 31st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 31 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, 13 minutes during the December solstice and 10 hours, 04 minutes during the June solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 31° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 31°0′S 0°0′E / 31.000°S 0.000°E / -31.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 31°0′S 17°40′E / 31.000°S 17.667°E / -31.000; 17.667 (South Africa) South Africa
Northern Cape - for about 20 km
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal - for about 13 km31°0′S 30°16′E / 31.000°S 30.267°E / -31.000; 30.267 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 31°0′S 115°19′E / 31.000°S 115.317°E / -31.000; 115.317 (Australia) Australia
Western Australia
South Australia
New South Wales – Passing just north of Kempsey31°0′S 153°2′E / 31.000°S 153.033°E / -31.000; 153.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 31°0′S 71°39′W / 31.000°S 71.650°W / -31.000; -71.650 (Chile) Chile
Coquimbo Region 31°0′S 70°17′W / 31.000°S 70.283°W / -31.000; -70.283 (Argentina) Argentina
San Juan Province
La Rioja Province
Córdoba Province
Santa Fe Province
Entre Ríos ProvincePassing near the cities of Paraná (31°44′S 60°32′W) and Santa Fe (31°38′S 60°42′W).
31°0′S 57°52′W / 31.000°S 57.867°W / -31.000; -57.867 (Uruguay) Uruguay
31°0′S 55°53′W / 31.000°S 55.883°W / -31.000; -55.883 (Brazil) Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul - for about 13 km 31°0′S 55°45′W / 31.000°S 55.750°W / -31.000; -55.750 (Uruguay) Uruguay
31°0′S 55°26′W / 31.000°S 55.433°W / -31.000; -55.433 (Brazil) Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul 31°0′S 50°41′W / 31.000°S 50.683°W / -31.000; -50.683 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
See also
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Tropic of Cancer
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