title: 15th parallel south
text: # 15th parallel south
  
  The 15th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 15°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -15.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′S 12°9′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 12.150°E﻿ / -15.000; 12.150﻿ (Angola)  Angola 15°0′S 22°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 22.000°E﻿ / -15.000; 22.000﻿ (Zambia)  Zambia 15°0′S 30°13′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 30.217°E﻿ / -15.000; 30.217﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 15°0′S 34°37′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 34.617°E﻿ / -15.000; 34.617﻿ (Malawi)  Malawi 15°0′S 35°52′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 35.867°E﻿ / -15.000; 35.867﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 15°0′S 40°39′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 40.650°E﻿ / -15.000; 40.650﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel - passing just north of the Island of Mozambique 15°0′S 47°13′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 47.217°E﻿ / -15.000; 47.217﻿ (Madagascar)  Madagascar 15°0′S 50°20′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 50.333°E﻿ / -15.000; 50.333﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 15°0′S 124°54′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 124.900°E﻿ / -15.000; 124.900﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Passing through the Coronation Islands, Prince Frederick Harbour and Cambridge Gulf Northern Territory 15°0′S 135°31′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 135.517°E﻿ / -15.000; 135.517﻿ (Gulf of Carpentaria) Indian Ocean Gulf of Carpentaria 15°0′S 141°40′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 141.667°E﻿ / -15.000; 141.667﻿ (Australia)  Australia Queensland 15°0′S 145°20′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 145.333°E﻿ / -15.000; 145.333﻿ (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 15°0′S 166°35′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 166.583°E﻿ / -15.000; 166.583﻿ (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo - passing through Big Bay 15°0′S 167°3′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 167.050°E﻿ / -15.000; 167.050﻿ (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 15°0′S 168°6′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 168.100°E﻿ / -15.000; 168.100﻿ (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Maewo 15°0′S 168°8′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 168.133°E﻿ / -15.000; 168.133﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Mataiva atoll, French Polynesia 15°0′S 148°17′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 148.283°W﻿ / -15.000; -148.283﻿ (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Passing through Tikehau and Rangiroa atolls 15°0′S 147°35′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 147.583°W﻿ / -15.000; -147.583﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Arutua atoll, French Polynesia Passing just south of the island of Tikei, French Polynesia Passing just south of Puka-Puka atoll, French Polynesia 15°0′S 75°28′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 75.467°W﻿ / -15.000; -75.467﻿ (Peru)  Peru 15°0′S 69°21′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 69.350°W﻿ / -15.000; -69.350﻿ (Bolivia)  Bolivia 15°0′S 60°24′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 60.400°W﻿ / -15.000; -60.400﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso Goiás - for about 12 km Mato Grosso - for about 8 km Goiás Minas Gerais Bahia Minas Gerais Bahia 15°0′S 39°0′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°S 39.000°W﻿ / -15.000; -39.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  