title: 26th parallel south
text: # 26th parallel south
  
  The 26th parallel south latitude is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees south of Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or ocean Notes 26°0′S 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 0.000°E﻿ / -26.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 26°0′S 14°57′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 14.950°E﻿ / -26.000; 14.950﻿ (Namibia)  Namibia 26°0′S 20°0′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 20.000°E﻿ / -26.000; 20.000﻿ (South Africa)  South Africa Northern Cape 26°0′S 20°49′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 20.817°E﻿ / -26.000; 20.817﻿ (Botswana)  Botswana 26°0′S 22°43′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 22.717°E﻿ / -26.000; 22.717﻿ (South Africa)  South Africa North West Gauteng - passing just north of Johannesburg Mpumalanga 26°0′S 31°6′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 31.100°E﻿ / -26.000; 31.100﻿ (Swaziland)  Eswatini 26°0′S 32°34′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 32.567°E﻿ / -26.000; 32.567﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique 26°0′S 32°34′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 32.567°E﻿ / -26.000; 32.567﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Maputo Bay - passing just south of Maputo, Mozambique 26°0′S 32°55′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 32.917°E﻿ / -26.000; 32.917﻿ (Mozambique)  Mozambique Inhaca Island 26°0′S 32°59′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 32.983°E﻿ / -26.000; 32.983﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 26°0′S 113°6′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.100°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.100﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Dirk Hartog Island 26°0′S 113°11′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.183°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.183﻿ (Shark Bay) Indian Ocean Shark Bay 26°0′S 113°33′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.550°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.550﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°43′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.717°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.717﻿ (Shark Bay) Indian Ocean L'Haridon Bight, Shark Bay 26°0′S 113°52′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.867°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.867﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°54′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 113.900°E﻿ / -26.000; 113.900﻿ (Shark Bay) Indian Ocean Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay 26°0′S 114°11′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 114.183°E﻿ / -26.000; 114.183﻿ (Australia)  Australia Western Australia Western Australia / Northern Territory border (~127 metres at Surveyor Generals Corner on the 129th meridian east) Northern Territory / South Australia border South Australia / Queensland border (from Poeppel Corner on the 138th meridian east) Queensland (from Haddon Corner on the 141st meridian east) 26°0′S 153°9′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 153.150°E﻿ / -26.000; 153.150﻿ (Coral Sea) Pacific Ocean Coral Sea 26°0′S 163°44′E﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 163.733°E﻿ / -26.000; 163.733﻿ (Pacific Ocean) 26°0′S 70°38′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 70.633°W﻿ / -26.000; -70.633﻿ (Chile)  Chile 26°0′S 68°26′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 68.433°W﻿ / -26.000; -68.433﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 26°0′S 57°51′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 57.850°W﻿ / -26.000; -57.850﻿ (Paraguay)  Paraguay 26°0′S 54°41′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 54.683°W﻿ / -26.000; -54.683﻿ (Argentina)  Argentina 26°0′S 53°48′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 53.800°W﻿ / -26.000; -53.800﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Paraná Santa Catarina 26°0′S 48°36′W﻿ / ﻿26.000°S 48.600°W﻿ / -26.000; -48.600﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
  
  ## Australia
  
  In Australia, the northernmost border of South Australia, and the southernmost border of the Northern Territory are defined by 26° south.
  
  Additionally, 26° south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of the Western Australia/Northern Territory border at Surveyor Generals Corner due to inaccuracies in the 1920s for fixing positions under constraints of available technology.
  
  The parallel also defines part of the Queensland and South Australia border between the 138th and 141st meridians east.
  
  