Line across the Earth
11°
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.

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates 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

See also

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