10th parallel south

The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 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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10th parallel south

Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel.

Around the world

Countries entirely south of 10° S

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
10°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
10°0′S 13°20′E	Angola
10°0′S 22°12′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
10°0′S 28°38′E	Zambia
10°0′S 33°20′E	Malawi
10°0′S 33°57′E	Lake Malawi
10°0′S 34°31′E	Tanzania
10°0′S 39°49′E	Indian Ocean	Passing between islands in the Aldabra Group, Seychelles Passing just north of Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles Passing just north of the Agalega Islands, Mauritius
10°0′S 119°57′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumba
10°0′S 120°49′E	Savu Sea
10°0′S 123°34′E	Indonesia	Island of Timor
10°0′S 124°34′E	Timor Sea
10°0′S 131°19′E	Arafura Sea
10°0′S 141°39′E	Coral Sea	Passing through the Torres Strait Islands, Australia
10°0′S 147°40′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
10°0′S 149°51′E	Solomon Sea
10°0′S 150°54′E	Papua New Guinea	Normanby Island
10°0′S 151°17′E	Solomon Sea	Passing just south of the island of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
10°0′S 161°20′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of South Malaita and Makira, Solomon Islands Passing just south of the island of Ulawa, Solomon Islands Passing between the Duff and Reef island groups, Solomon Islands Passing between the atolls of Nukulaelae and Niulakita, Tuvalu
10°0′S 161°5′W	Cook Islands	Rakahanga atoll
10°0′S 161°4′W	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 150°15′W	Kiribati	Caroline Island
10°0′S 150°14′W	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 139°8′W	French Polynesia	Island of Tahuata
10°0′S 139°6′W	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 138°50′W	French Polynesia	Island of Mohotani
10°0′S 138°48′W	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 78°12′W	Peru
10°0′S 72°10′W	Brazil / Peru border
10°0′S 71°21′W	Peru
10°0′S 70°37′W	Brazil	Acre
10°0′S 66°45′W	Bolivia
10°0′S 65°19′W	Brazil	Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Sergipe Alagoas
10°0′S 36°0′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 9th parallel south
• 11th parallel south