Circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south
Following are circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south:
1st parallel south
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The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers) 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.
The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
Around the world
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:
2nd parallel south
[edit]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.
Under this latitude, the illumination time at the summer solstice is 12 hours and 14 minutes, and the illumination time at the winter solstice is 12 hours and 0 minutes[3]
At 2° south latitude, one degree of longitude is equivalent to 111.252 km.[4]
Around the world
[edit]Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° south passes through:
3rd parallel south
[edit]The 3rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 3 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
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° south passes through:
4th parallel south
[edit]The 4th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 4 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
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 4° south passes through:
5th parallel south
[edit]The 5th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 5 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
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° south passes through:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Médard, H. (1 May 2019). ""The Kagera River and the Making of a Contested Boundary: Territorial Legacies and Colonial Demarcations in Buganda (19th–20th Centuries) " with Ikram Kidari". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 52: 11–30.
- ^ Karan, P.P.; Subbiah, S.P.; Gilbreath, D. (2011). The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster. University Press of Kentucky. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-8131-2652-4. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ アメリカ海軍天文台. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ "Length of a Degree of Latitude and Longitude". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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