34th parallel south

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34th parallel south

The 34th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 34 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, 28 minutes during the December solstice and 9 hours, 50 minutes during the June solstice. South of this latitude, the Crux constellation is circumpolar (never sets below the horizon). On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 32.17 degrees, while it's 79.83 degrees on 21 December.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
34°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
34°0′S 18°20′E	South Africa	Western Cape – passing through Cape Town (at 34°0′S 18°33′E)
34°0′S 23°30′E	Indian Ocean
23°45′S 18°20′E	South Africa	Eastern Cape
34°0′S 24°56′E	Indian Ocean	St Francis Bay
23°45′S 25°19′E	South Africa	Eastern Cape – passing just south of Port Elizabeth (at 33°57′S 25°36′E)
34°0′S 25°41′E	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 115°0′E	Australia	Western Australia
34°0′S 119°48′E	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 122°6′E	Australia	Western Australia – Cape Le Grand
34°0′S 122°17′E	Indian Ocean
34°0′S 123°10′E	Australia	Western Australia – Cape Arid
34°0′S 123°13′E	Indian Ocean	Great Australian Bight
34°0′S 135°15′E	Australia	South Australia – Eyre Peninsula
34°0′S 136°29′E	Indian Ocean	Spencer Gulf
34°0′S 137°32′E	Australia	South Australia New South Wales – from 34°0′S 141°0′E, passing just south of Sydney (at 33°51′S 151°12′E)
34°0′S 151°15′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand (at 34°8′S 172°8′E) Passing just south of Alejandro Selkirk Island, Chile (at 33°49′S 80°47′W)
34°0′S 71°54′W	Chile	O'Higgins Region
34°0′S 69°51′W	Argentina	Mendoza Province - San Luis Province - Cordoba Province - Santa Fe Province - Buenos Aires Province - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
34°0′S 58°22′W	Uruguay	Passing through Laguna Negra (at 34°0′S 53°41′W) - Carmelo (at 34°0′S 58°17′W)
34°0′S 53°31′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 33rd parallel south
• 35th parallel south