Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 26°0′S 0°0′E / 26°S 0°E / -26; 0 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 26°0′S 14°57′E / 26°S 14.95°E / -26; 14.95 (Namibia) Namibia 26°0′S 20°0′E / 26°S 20°E / -26; 20 (South Africa) South Africa Northern Cape 26°0′S 20°49′E / 26°S 20.817°E / -26; 20.817 (Botswana) Botswana 26°0′S 22°43′E / 26°S 22.717°E / -26; 22.717 (South Africa) South Africa North West
Gauteng - passing just north of Johannesburg
Mpumalanga26°0′S 31°6′E / 26°S 31.1°E / -26; 31.1 (Swaziland) Swaziland 26°0′S 32°34′E / 26°S 32.567°E / -26; 32.567 (Mozambique) Mozambique 26°0′S 32°34′E / 26°S 32.567°E / -26; 32.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Maputo Bay - passing just south of Maputo, Mozambique 26°0′S 32°55′E / 26°S 32.917°E / -26; 32.917 (Mozambique) Mozambique Inhaca Island 26°0′S 32°59′E / 26°S 32.983°E / -26; 32.983 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 26°0′S 113°6′E / 26°S 113.1°E / -26; 113.1 (Australia) Australia Western Australia - Dirk Hartog Island 26°0′S 113°11′E / 26°S 113.183°E / -26; 113.183 (Shark Bay) Shark Bay 26°0′S 113°33′E / 26°S 113.55°E / -26; 113.55 (Australia) Australia Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°43′E / 26°S 113.717°E / -26; 113.717 (Shark Bay) Shark Bay L'Haridon Bight 26°0′S 113°52′E / 26°S 113.867°E / -26; 113.867 (Australia) Australia Western Australia - Peron Peninsula 26°0′S 113°54′E / 26°S 113.9°E / -26; 113.9 (Shark Bay) Shark Bay Hamelin Pool 26°0′S 114°11′E / 26°S 114.183°E / -26; 114.183 (Australia) Australia Western Australia
Western Australia / Northern Territory border (~127 metres at Surveyor Generals Corner on the 129th meridian east)
Northern Territory / South Australia border
South Australia / Queensland border (from Poeppel Corner on the 138th meridian east)
Queensland (from Haddon Corner on the 141st meridian east)26°0′S 153°9′E / 26°S 153.15°E / -26; 153.15 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea 26°0′S 163°44′E / 26°S 163.733°E / -26; 163.733 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 26°0′S 70°38′W / 26°S 70.633°W / -26; -70.633 (Chile) Chile 26°0′S 68°26′W / 26°S 68.433°W / -26; -68.433 (Argentina) Argentina 26°0′S 57°51′W / 26°S 57.85°W / -26; -57.85 (Paraguay) Paraguay 26°0′S 54°41′W / 26°S 54.683°W / -26; -54.683 (Argentina) Argentina 26°0′S 53°48′W / 26°S 53.8°W / -26; -53.8 (Brazil) Brazil Paraná
Santa Catarina26°0′S 48°36′W / 26°S 48.6°W / -26; -48.6 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
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