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.

2°
2nd parallel south

Land masses (countries) and oceans

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 Atlantic Ocean
2°0′S 9°21′E Gabon
2°0′S 12°28′E Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 12°52′E Gabon
2°0′S 14°15′E Republic of the Congo
2°0′S 16°24′E Democratic Republic of the Congo The border with Rwanda is in Lake Kivu
2°0′S 29°9′E Rwanda Passing just south of Kigali
2°0′S 30°51′E Tanzania Passing through Lake Victoria, including Ukerewe Island
2°0′S 35°50′E Kenya
2°0′S 41°17′E Indian Ocean
2°0′S 99°33′E Indonesia A small island just north of the island of Sipura
2°0′S 99°34′E Mentawai Strait
2°0′S 100°52′E Indonesia Island of Sumatra
2°0′S 104°47′E Bangka Strait
2°0′S 105°7′E Indonesia Island of Bangka
2°0′S 106°8′E Karimata Strait
2°0′S 110°6′E Indonesia Island of Borneo
West Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
2°0′S 116°27′E Makassar Strait
2°0′S 119°13′E Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
2°0′S 121°27′E Banda Sea
2°0′S 123°48′E Indonesia Island of Salue Besar in the Banggai archipelago
2°0′S 123°51′E Banda Sea
2°0′S 124°18′E Indonesia Islands of Seho and Taliabu
2°0′S 124°33′E Banda Sea Passing just south of the island of Mangole, Indonesia
2°0′S 125°53′E Indonesia Island of Sanana
2°0′S 125°58′E Ceram Sea Passing just south of the island of Gomumu, Indonesia
2°0′S 129°54′E Indonesia Island of Misool
2°0′S 130°23′E Ceram Sea
2°0′S 132°0′E Indonesia Islands of New Guinea and Meos Waar
2°0′S 134°25′E Cenderawasih Bay Passing just south of the island of Yapen, Indonesia
2°0′S 137°12′E Indonesia Island of New Guinea
2°0′S 139°3′E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
2°0′S 146°34′E Papua New Guinea Island of Manus
2°0′S 147°11′E Seeadler Harbour
2°0′S 147°23′E Papua New Guinea Los Negros Island
2°0′S 147°24′E Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Tong Island, Papua New Guinea
Passing just south of Onotoa atoll, Kiribati
2°0′S 80°45′W Ecuador Passing just north of Guayaquil
2°0′S 75°57′W Peru
2°0′S 73°6′W Colombia
2°0′S 69°32′W Brazil Amazonas
Pará
Maranhão
2°0′S 44°29′W Atlantic Ocean

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