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11th parallel south

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11th parallel south

The 11th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° south passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
11°0′S 0°0′E / 11.000°S 0.000°E / -11.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
11°0′S 13°52′E / 11.000°S 13.867°E / -11.000; 13.867 (Angola)  Angola
11°0′S 22°12′E / 11.000°S 22.200°E / -11.000; 22.200 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°0′S 23°20′E / 11.000°S 23.333°E / -11.000; 23.333 (Angola)  Angola
11°0′S 23°38′E / 11.000°S 23.633°E / -11.000; 23.633 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 8 km (5.0 mi)
11°0′S 23°43′E / 11.000°S 23.717°E / -11.000; 23.717 (Angola)  Angola For about 5 km (3.1 mi)
11°0′S 23°46′E / 11.000°S 23.767°E / -11.000; 23.767 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
11°0′S 23°53′E / 11.000°S 23.883°E / -11.000; 23.883 (Angola)  Angola For about 15 km (9.3 mi)
11°0′S 24°1′E / 11.000°S 24.017°E / -11.000; 24.017 (Zambia)  Zambia For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
11°0′S 24°8′E / 11.000°S 24.133°E / -11.000; 24.133 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo
11°0′S 28°30′E / 11.000°S 28.500°E / -11.000; 28.500 (Zambia)  Zambia
11°0′S 33°18′E / 11.000°S 33.300°E / -11.000; 33.300 (Malawi)  Malawi
11°0′S 34°13′E / 11.000°S 34.217°E / -11.000; 34.217 (Lake Malawi) Lake Malawi
11°0′S 34°36′E / 11.000°S 34.600°E / -11.000; 34.600 (Tanzania)  Tanzania
11°0′S 39°30′E / 11.000°S 39.500°E / -11.000; 39.500 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
11°0′S 40°30′E / 11.000°S 40.500°E / -11.000; 40.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
11°0′S 122°52′E / 11.000°S 122.867°E / -11.000; 122.867 (Indonesia)  Indonesia Passing through the island of Dana just south of Rote Island,  Indonesia
11°0′S 126°54′E / 11.000°S 126.900°E / -11.000; 126.900 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea Passing just north of Melville Island and the Cobourg Peninsula,  Australia
11°0′S 132°33′E / 11.000°S 132.550°E / -11.000; 132.550 (Australia)  Australia Croker Island, Northern Territory
11°0′S 132°34′E / 11.000°S 132.567°E / -11.000; 132.567 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just north of the Wessel Islands,  Australia
11°0′S 142°8′E / 11.000°S 142.133°E / -11.000; 142.133 (Australia)  Australia Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
11°0′S 142°44′E / 11.000°S 142.733°E / -11.000; 142.733 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing between islands of the Louisiade Archipelago,  Papua New Guinea
11°0′S 152°30′E / 11.000°S 152.500°E / -11.000; 152.500 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea Passing just north of Rennell Island,  Solomon Islands
11°0′S 162°6′E / 11.000°S 162.100°E / -11.000; 162.100 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea Passing just south of Makira island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just south of Nendo Island,  Solomon Islands
Passing just north of Utupua Island,  Solomon Islands
11°0′S 167°26′E / 11.000°S 167.433°E / -11.000; 167.433 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Swains Island,  American Samoa (claimed by  Tokelau)
Passing just south of Pukapuka atoll,  Cook Islands
11°0′S 77°40′W / 11.000°S 77.667°W / -11.000; -77.667 (Peru)  Peru
11°0′S 70°27′W / 11.000°S 70.450°W / -11.000; -70.450 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre
11°0′S 70°6′W / 11.000°S 70.100°W / -11.000; -70.100 (Peru)  Peru
11°0′S 69°32′W / 11.000°S 69.533°W / -11.000; -69.533 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 68°59′W / 11.000°S 68.983°W / -11.000; -68.983 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre
11°0′S 68°50′W / 11.000°S 68.833°W / -11.000; -68.833 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 68°47′W / 11.000°S 68.783°W / -11.000; -68.783 (Brazil)  Brazil Acre - for about 15 km (9.3 mi)
11°0′S 68°19′W / 11.000°S 68.317°W / -11.000; -68.317 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
11°0′S 65°18′W / 11.000°S 65.300°W / -11.000; -65.300 (Brazil)  Brazil Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Tocantins
Bahia
Sergipe
11°0′S 37°3′W / 11.000°S 37.050°W / -11.000; -37.050 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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