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.

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

Around the world


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


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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇦🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇿🇲 ! scope="row" | 🇲🇼 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Malawi ! scope="row" | 🇹🇿 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇨🇰 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇰🇮 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇫 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇫 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 / 🇵🇪 border ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, °W
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 * -10°N, 13.33333°W
 * -10°N, 13.33333°W
 * -valign="top"
 * -10°N, 22.2°W
 * -10°N, 22.2°W
 * -10°N, 28.63333°W
 * -10°N, 28.63333°W
 * -10°N, 28.63333°W
 * -10°N, 33.33333°W
 * -10°N, 33.33333°W
 * -10°N, 33.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 33.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 33.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 33.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, 34.51667°W
 * -10°N, 34.51667°W
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 39.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 39.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between islands in the Aldabra Group, 🇸🇨 Passing just north of Farquhar Atoll, 🇸🇨 Passing just north of the Agalega Islands, 🇲🇺
 * -10°N, 119.95°W
 * -10°N, 119.95°W
 * Island of Sumba
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 120.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 120.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, 123.56667°W
 * -10°N, 123.56667°W
 * Island of Timor
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 124.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 124.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 131.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 131.31667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 141.65°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 141.65°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Torres Strait Islands, 🇦🇺
 * -10°N, 147.66667°W
 * -10°N, 147.66667°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 149.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 149.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, 150.9°W
 * -10°N, 150.9°W
 * Normanby Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 151.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 151.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Guadalcanal, 🇸🇧
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, 161.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of South Malaita and Makira, 🇸🇧 Passing just south of the island of Ulawa, 🇸🇧 Passing between the Duff and Reef island groups, 🇸🇧 Passing between the atolls of Nukulaelae and Niulakita, 🇹🇻
 * -10°N, -161.08333°W
 * -10°N, -161.08333°W
 * Rakahanga atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -161.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -161.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, -150.25°W
 * -10°N, -150.25°W
 * Caroline Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -150.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -150.23333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, -139.13333°W
 * -10°N, -139.13333°W
 * Island of Tahuata
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -139.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -139.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, -138.83333°W
 * -10°N, -138.83333°W
 * Island of Mohotani
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -138.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -138.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -10°N, -78.2°W
 * -10°N, -78.2°W
 * -10°N, -72.16667°W
 * -10°N, -72.16667°W
 * -10°N, -72.16667°W
 * -10°N, -71.35°W
 * -10°N, -71.35°W
 * -10°N, -71.35°W
 * -10°N, -70.61667°W
 * -10°N, -70.61667°W
 * -10°N, -70.61667°W
 * Acre
 * -10°N, -66.75°W
 * -10°N, -66.75°W
 * -valign="top"
 * -10°N, -65.31667°W
 * -10°N, -65.31667°W
 * Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Sergipe Alagoas
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -36°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -10°N, -36°W
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