The 31st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 31 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 31° south passes through:
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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| 31°0′S 0°0′E / 31°S 0°E | Atlantic Ocean | |
| 31°0′S 17°40′E / 31°S 17.667°E | Northern Cape - for about 20km Western Cape Northern Cape Eastern Cape KwaZulu-Natal - for about 13km |
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| 31°0′S 30°16′E / 31°S 30.267°E | Indian Ocean | |
| 31°0′S 115°19′E / 31°S 115.317°E | Western Australia South Australia New South Wales |
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| 31°0′S 153°2′E / 31°S 153.033°E | Pacific Ocean | |
| 31°0′S 71°39′W / 31°S 71.65°W | ||
| 31°0′S 70°17′W / 31°S 70.283°W | ||
| 31°0′S 57°52′W / 31°S 57.867°W | ||
| 31°0′S 55°53′W / 31°S 55.883°W | Rio Grande do Sul - for about 13km | |
| 31°0′S 55°45′W / 31°S 55.75°W | ||
| 31°0′S 55°26′W / 31°S 55.433°W | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| 31°0′S 50°41′W / 31°S 50.683°W | Atlantic Ocean |
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