title: 2nd parallel south
text: # 2nd parallel south
  
  The 2nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 2°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -2.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 2°0′S 9°21′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 9.350°E﻿ / -2.000; 9.350﻿ (Gabon) Gabon 2°0′S 12°28′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 12.467°E﻿ / -2.000; 12.467﻿ (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo 2°0′S 12°52′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 12.867°E﻿ / -2.000; 12.867﻿ (Gabon) Gabon 2°0′S 14°15′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 14.250°E﻿ / -2.000; 14.250﻿ (Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo 2°0′S 16°24′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 16.400°E﻿ / -2.000; 16.400﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo The border with Rwanda is in Lake Kivu 2°0′S 29°9′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 29.150°E﻿ / -2.000; 29.150﻿ (Rwanda) Rwanda Passing just south of Kigali 2°0′S 30°51′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 30.850°E﻿ / -2.000; 30.850﻿ (Tanzania) Tanzania Passing through Lake Victoria, including Ukerewe Island 2°0′S 35°50′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 35.833°E﻿ / -2.000; 35.833﻿ (Kenya) Kenya 2°0′S 41°17′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 41.283°E﻿ / -2.000; 41.283﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 2°0′S 99°33′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 99.550°E﻿ / -2.000; 99.550﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia A small island just north of the island of Sipura 2°0′S 99°34′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 99.567°E﻿ / -2.000; 99.567﻿ (Mantawai Strait) Mentawai Strait 2°0′S 100°52′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 100.867°E﻿ / -2.000; 100.867﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sumatra 2°0′S 104°47′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 104.783°E﻿ / -2.000; 104.783﻿ (Bangka Strait) Bangka Strait 2°0′S 105°7′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 105.117°E﻿ / -2.000; 105.117﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Bangka 2°0′S 106°8′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 106.133°E﻿ / -2.000; 106.133﻿ (Karimata Strait) Karimata Strait 2°0′S 110°6′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 110.100°E﻿ / -2.000; 110.100﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Borneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan East Kalimantan 2°0′S 116°27′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 116.450°E﻿ / -2.000; 116.450﻿ (Makassar Strait) Makassar Strait 2°0′S 119°13′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 119.217°E﻿ / -2.000; 119.217﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sulawesi 2°0′S 121°27′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 121.450°E﻿ / -2.000; 121.450﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 2°0′S 123°48′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 123.800°E﻿ / -2.000; 123.800﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Salue Besar in the Banggai archipelago 2°0′S 123°51′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 123.850°E﻿ / -2.000; 123.850﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea 2°0′S 124°18′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 124.300°E﻿ / -2.000; 124.300﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Islands of Seho and Taliabu 2°0′S 124°33′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 124.550°E﻿ / -2.000; 124.550﻿ (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Passing just south of the island of Mangole, Indonesia 2°0′S 125°53′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 125.883°E﻿ / -2.000; 125.883﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Sanana 2°0′S 125°58′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 125.967°E﻿ / -2.000; 125.967﻿ (Ceram Sea) Ceram Sea Passing just south of the island of Gomumu, Indonesia 2°0′S 129°54′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 129.900°E﻿ / -2.000; 129.900﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Misool 2°0′S 130°23′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 130.383°E﻿ / -2.000; 130.383﻿ (Ceram Sea) Ceram Sea 2°0′S 132°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 132.000°E﻿ / -2.000; 132.000﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Islands of New Guinea and Meos Waar 2°0′S 134°25′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 134.417°E﻿ / -2.000; 134.417﻿ (Cenderawasih Bay) Cenderawasih Bay Passing just south of the island of Yapen, Indonesia 2°0′S 137°12′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 137.200°E﻿ / -2.000; 137.200﻿ (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of New Guinea 2°0′S 139°3′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 139.050°E﻿ / -2.000; 139.050﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea 2°0′S 146°34′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 146.567°E﻿ / -2.000; 146.567﻿ (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea Island of Manus 2°0′S 147°11′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 147.183°E﻿ / -2.000; 147.183﻿ (Seeadler Harbour) Seeadler Harbour 2°0′S 147°23′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 147.383°E﻿ / -2.000; 147.383﻿ (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea Los Negros Island 2°0′S 147°24′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 147.400°E﻿ / -2.000; 147.400﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Tong Island, Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Onotoa atoll, Kiribati 2°0′S 80°45′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 80.750°W﻿ / -2.000; -80.750﻿ (Ecuador) Ecuador Passing just north of Guayaquil 2°0′S 75°57′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 75.950°W﻿ / -2.000; -75.950﻿ (Peru) Peru 2°0′S 73°6′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 73.100°W﻿ / -2.000; -73.100﻿ (Colombia) Colombia 2°0′S 69°32′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 69.533°W﻿ / -2.000; -69.533﻿ (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas Pará Maranhão - passing just north of São Luís 2°0′S 44°29′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°S 44.483°W﻿ / -2.000; -44.483﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  