1st parallel south

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1st parallel south

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The1st parallel southis acircle of latitudethat is 1degree(69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers)southof theEarth's equatorial plane.It crosses theAtlantic Ocean,Africa,theIndian Ocean,Southeast Asia,Australasia,thePacific OceanandSouth America.

The parallel defines most of the border betweenUgandaandTanzania,and a very short section of the border betweenKenyaandTanzania.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
1°0′S0°0′E/ 1.000°S 0.000°E/-1.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
1°0′S8°52′E/ 1.000°S 8.867°E/-1.000; 8.867(Gabon)	Gabon
1°0′S14°25′E/ 1.000°S 14.417°E/-1.000; 14.417(Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
1°0′S17°20′E/ 1.000°S 17.333°E/-1.000; 17.333(Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
1°0′S29°35′E/ 1.000°S 29.583°E/-1.000; 29.583(Uganda)	Uganda
1°0′S30°45′E/ 1.000°S 30.750°E/-1.000; 30.750(Uganda / Tanzania Border)	Uganda/Tanzaniaborder	Mostly inLake Victoria
1°0′S33°56′E/ 1.000°S 33.933°E/-1.000; 33.933(Kenya / Tanzania Border)	Kenya/Tanzaniaborder	A short section of the border (about 11 km (6.8 mi)), entirely withinLake Victoria
1°0′S34°1′E/ 1.000°S 34.017°E/-1.000; 34.017(Kenya)	Kenya	Passing about 30 km (19 mi) north of the capital,Nairobi
1°0′S41°7′E/ 1.000°S 41.117°E/-1.000; 41.117(Somalia)	Somalia
1°0′S42°2′E/ 1.000°S 42.033°E/-1.000; 42.033(Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just south ofAddu Atoll,Maldives
1°0′S98°39′E/ 1.000°S 98.650°E/-1.000; 98.650(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSiberut
1°0′S98°56′E/ 1.000°S 98.933°E/-1.000; 98.933(Mentawai Strait)	Mentawai Strait
1°0′S100°21′E/ 1.000°S 100.350°E/-1.000; 100.350(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSumatra- passing just south ofPadang
1°0′S103°59′E/ 1.000°S 103.983°E/-1.000; 103.983(Karimata Strait)	Karimata Strait
1°0′S109°27′E/ 1.000°S 109.450°E/-1.000; 109.450(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands ofMaya KarimataandBorneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan East Kalimantan Passing just south ofNusantara(at0°58′23″S116°42′31″E/ 0.97306°S 116.70861°E/-0.97306; 116.70861(Nusantara))
1°0′S117°8′E/ 1.000°S 117.133°E/-1.000; 117.133(Makassar Strait)	Makassar Strait
1°0′S119°28′E/ 1.000°S 119.467°E/-1.000; 119.467(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSulawesi
1°0′S120°30′E/ 1.000°S 120.500°E/-1.000; 120.500(Gulf of Tomini)	Gulf of Tomini
1°0′S121°23′E/ 1.000°S 121.383°E/-1.000; 121.383(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSulawesi
1°0′S122°47′E/ 1.000°S 122.783°E/-1.000; 122.783(Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
1°0′S123°12′E/ 1.000°S 123.200°E/-1.000; 123.200(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofSulawesi
1°0′S123°22′E/ 1.000°S 123.367°E/-1.000; 123.367(Molucca Sea)	Molucca Sea
1°0′S128°19′E/ 1.000°S 128.317°E/-1.000; 128.317(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofDamar
1°0′S128°24′E/ 1.000°S 128.400°E/-1.000; 128.400(Halmahera Sea)	Halmahera Sea
1°0′S130°38′E/ 1.000°S 130.633°E/-1.000; 130.633(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands ofSalawatiandNew Guinea
1°0′S134°3′E/ 1.000°S 134.050°E/-1.000; 134.050(Cenderawasih Bay)	Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S134°48′E/ 1.000°S 134.800°E/-1.000; 134.800(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofNumfor
1°0′S134°57′E/ 1.000°S 134.950°E/-1.000; 134.950(Cenderawasih Bay)	Cenderawasih Bay
1°0′S135°48′E/ 1.000°S 135.800°E/-1.000; 135.800(Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island ofBiak
1°0′S136°8′E/ 1.000°S 136.133°E/-1.000; 136.133(Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of the atolls ofPelleluhuandHeina,Papua New Guinea Passing just south of theKaniet Islands,Papua New Guinea Passing just south ofBanaba Island,Kiribati Passing between the atolls ofNonoutiandTabiteuea,Kiribati
1°0′S91°26′W/ 1.000°S 91.433°W/-1.000; -91.433(Ecuador)	Ecuador	Island ofIsabela
1°0′S91°4′W/ 1.000°S 91.067°W/-1.000; -91.067(Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the island ofSan Cristóbal,Ecuador
1°0′S80°51′W/ 1.000°S 80.850°W/-1.000; -80.850(Ecuador)	Ecuador	Passing just south ofManta
1°0′S75°23′W/ 1.000°S 75.383°W/-1.000; -75.383(Peru)	Peru
1°0′S74°16′W/ 1.000°S 74.267°W/-1.000; -74.267(Colombia)	Colombia
1°0′S69°25′W/ 1.000°S 69.417°W/-1.000; -69.417(Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Roraima Amazonas Pará Amapá Maranhão Pará - islands ofGrande do GurupáandMarajó,and the mainland
1°0′S46°11′W/ 1.000°S 46.183°W/-1.000; -46.183(Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

References

^Médard, H. (1 May 2019). ""The Kagera River and the Making of a Contested Boundary: Territorial Legacies and Colonial Demarcations in Buganda (19th–20th Centuries)" with Ikram Kidari ".The International Journal of African Historical Studies.52:11–30.

[1] Médard, H. (1 May 2019). ""The Kagera River and the Making of a Contested Boundary: Territorial Legacies and Colonial Demarcations in Buganda (19th–20th Centuries)" with Ikram Kidari ".The International Journal of African Historical Studies.52:11–30.

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