12th parallel south explained

The 12th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Atlantic Ocean
		For about
	Lake Malawi	Passing just north of Chizumulu Island and Likoma Island,
	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel - Passing just south of Grande Comore island, - Passing just north of Anjouan island,
	Indian Ocean	Passing between North Keeling Island and Horsburgh Island, Passing just north of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Hibernia Reef,
	Timor Sea	Passing south of Bathurst Island, Passing through the Clarence Strait - between Melville Island and the mainland, Passing through Van Diemen Gulf
		Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea	Bocaut Bay
		Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea	Castlereagh Bay - passing just south of Mooroongga Island,
		Elcho Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
	Arafura Sea
		Inglis Island and Arnhem Land (mainland), Northern Territory
	Gulf of Carpentaria
		Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
	Coral Sea	Passing just south of Vanatinai island, Passing just south of Rennell Island, Passing just south of Vanikoro island,
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Tikopia island,
		Passing just north of Lima
		Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Bahia
	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 11th parallel south
• 13th parallel south