title: 23rd parallel south
text: # 23rd parallel south
  
  The 23rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 km north of the Tropic of Capricorn. 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 23° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 23°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -23.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 23°0′S 14°24′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 14.400°E﻿ / -23.000; 14.400﻿ (Namibia)  Namibia Passing just south of Walvis Bay 23°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -23.000; 20.000﻿ (Botswana)  Botswana 23°0′S 27°57′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 27.950°E﻿ / -23.000; 27.950﻿ (South Africa)  South Africa Limpopo 23°0′S 31°30′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 31.500°E﻿ / -23.000; 31.500﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 23°0′S 35°34′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 35.567°E﻿ / -23.000; 35.567﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel 23°0′S 43°29′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 43.483°E﻿ / -23.000; 43.483﻿ (Madagascar)  Madagascar 23°0′S 47°48′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 47.800°E﻿ / -23.000; 47.800﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 23°0′S 113°50′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 113.833°E﻿ / -23.000; 113.833﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland 23°0′S 150°46′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 150.767°E﻿ / -23.000; 150.767﻿ (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea Passing just north of Cato Reef in Australia's Coral Sea Islands Territory 23°0′S 167°17′E﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 167.283°E﻿ / -23.000; 167.283﻿ (Pacific Ocean) The parallel defines the southern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands, from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west Passing just north of Morane atoll, French Polynesia Passing just north of Mangareva island, French Polynesia 23°0′S 70°20′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 70.333°W﻿ / -23.000; -70.333﻿ (Chile)  Chile 23°0′S 66°58′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 66.967°W﻿ / -23.000; -66.967﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 23°0′S 62°0′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 62.000°W﻿ / -23.000; -62.000﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 23°0′S 55°38′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 55.633°W﻿ / -23.000; -55.633﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul Paraná São Paulo - passing north of the city of São Paulo Rio de Janeiro - passing just south of the city of Rio de Janeiro 23°0′S 43°14′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 43.233°W﻿ / -23.000; -43.233﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the coast of Brazil 23°0′S 42°1′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 42.017°W﻿ / -23.000; -42.017﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Rio de Janeiro - Ilha do Cabo Frio 23°0′S 41°58′W﻿ / ﻿23.000°S 41.967°W﻿ / -23.000; -41.967﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  