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Points on parallel 15° south

The 15th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
15°0′S 0°0′E / 15°S 0°E / -15; 0 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′S 12°9′E / 15°S 12.15°E / -15; 12.15 (Angola)  Angola
15°0′S 22°0′E / 15°S 22°E / -15; 22 (Zambia)  Zambia
15°0′S 30°13′E / 15°S 30.217°E / -15; 30.217 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
15°0′S 34°37′E / 15°S 34.617°E / -15; 34.617 (Malawi)  Malawi
15°0′S 35°52′E / 15°S 35.867°E / -15; 35.867 (Mozambique)  Mozambique
15°0′S 40°39′E / 15°S 40.65°E / -15; 40.65 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Mozambique Channel - passing just north of the Island of Mozambique
15°0′S 47°13′E / 15°S 47.217°E / -15; 47.217 (Madagascar)  Madagascar
15°0′S 50°20′E / 15°S 50.333°E / -15; 50.333 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
15°0′S 124°54′E / 15°S 124.9°E / -15; 124.9 (Australia)  Australia Western Australia - Passing through the Coronation Islands, Prince Frederick Harbour and Cambridge Gulf
Northern Territory
15°0′S 135°31′E / 15°S 135.517°E / -15; 135.517 (Gulf of Carpenteria) Gulf of Carpentaria
15°0′S 141°40′E / 15°S 141.667°E / -15; 141.667 (Australia)  Australia Queensland
15°0′S 145°20′E / 15°S 145.333°E / -15; 145.333 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
15°0′S 166°35′E / 15°S 166.583°E / -15; 166.583 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Espiritu Santo - passing through Big Bay
15°0′S 167°3′E / 15°S 167.05°E / -15; 167.05 (Coral Sea) Coral Sea
15°0′S 168°6′E / 15°S 168.1°E / -15; 168.1 (Vanuatu)  Vanuatu Island of Maewo
15°0′S 168°8′E / 15°S 168.133°E / -15; 168.133 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Mataiva atoll,  French Polynesia
15°0′S 148°17′W / 15°S 148.283°W / -15; -148.283 (French Polynesia)  French Polynesia Passing through Tikehau and Rangiroa atolls
15°0′S 147°35′W / 15°S 147.583°W / -15; -147.583 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Arutua atoll,  French Polynesia
Passing just south of the island of Tikei,  French Polynesia
Passing just south of Puka-Puka atoll,  French Polynesia
15°0′S 75°28′W / 15°S 75.467°W / -15; -75.467 (Peru)  Peru
15°0′S 69°21′W / 15°S 69.35°W / -15; -69.35 (Bolivia)  Bolivia
15°0′S 60°24′W / 15°S 60.4°W / -15; -60.4 (Brazil)  Brazil
15°0′S 39°0′W / 15°S 39°W / -15; -39 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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