1st parallel south
The 1st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers)south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
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1st parallel south
The parallel defines most of the border between Uganda and Tanzania, and a very short section of the border between Kenya and Tanzania.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:
See also
References
- Médard, H. (1 May 2019). ""The Kagera River and the Making of a Contested Boundary: Territorial Legacies and Colonial Demarcations in Buganda (19th–20th Centuries) " with Ikram Kidari". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 52: 11–30.
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