The
30th parallel south is a
circle of latitude that is 30
degrees south of the
Earth's equator. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the South Pole and crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean. If Earth were a perfect sphere, this would be the parallel that divides the Southern Hemisphere's area in half. However due to Earth's oblateness, the true latitude that does so lies a little bit to the north. At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the
summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the
winter solstice. At
solar noon on 21 December, the sun is at 83.83 degrees up in the sky and at 36.17 degrees on 21 June.
Around the world Starting at the
Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° south passes through: : ==See also==