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34.3581° S 18.4719° E Cape of Good Hope
Lines of latitude are called parallels. The lines start at the equator and are located north and south of the equator.
Africa
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
the equator
equator prime meridian
South Africa and Australia share the range of latitude from about 22.12° to 34.83° South. Any 'line' or parallel at a latitude withing that range crosses both of those countries.
The equator and the tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
High latitudes within the Northern Hemisphere