Additionally, 26° south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of the Western Australia/Northern Territory border at Surveyor Generals Corner due to inaccuracies in the 1920s for fixing positions under constraints of available technology.[1]
^Porter, John, Surveyor-General of South Australia (April 1990). An Historical Perspective - Longitude 129 degrees east, and why it is not the longest, straight line in the world. National Perspectives - 32nd Australian Surveyors Congress Technical Papers 31st March - 6th April, 1990. Canberra: The Institution: Eyepiece - Official Organ of The Institution of Surveyors, Australia, W.A. Division. pp. 18–24.
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26th, parallel, south, latitude, circle, latitude, that, degrees, south, earth, equatorial, plane, crosses, atlantic, ocean, africa, indian, ocean, australia, pacific, ocean, south, america, class, notpageimage, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coo. The 26th parallel south latitude is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees south of Earth s equatorial plane It crosses the Atlantic Ocean Africa the Indian Ocean Australia the Pacific Ocean and South America 26 class notpageimage 26th parallel south Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML Contents 1 Around the world 2 Australia 3 See also 4 ReferencesAround the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 26 south passes through Co ordinates Country territory or ocean Notes26 0 S 0 0 E 26 000 S 0 000 E 26 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Atlantic Ocean26 0 S 14 57 E 26 000 S 14 950 E 26 000 14 950 Namibia Namibia26 0 S 20 0 E 26 000 S 20 000 E 26 000 20 000 South Africa South Africa Northern Cape26 0 S 20 49 E 26 000 S 20 817 E 26 000 20 817 Botswana Botswana26 0 S 22 43 E 26 000 S 22 717 E 26 000 22 717 South Africa South Africa North West Gauteng passing just north of Johannesburg Mpumalanga26 0 S 31 6 E 26 000 S 31 100 E 26 000 31 100 Swaziland Eswatini26 0 S 32 34 E 26 000 S 32 567 E 26 000 32 567 Mozambique Mozambique26 0 S 32 34 E 26 000 S 32 567 E 26 000 32 567 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Maputo Bay passing just south of Maputo Mozambique26 0 S 32 55 E 26 000 S 32 917 E 26 000 32 917 Mozambique Mozambique Inhaca Island26 0 S 32 59 E 26 000 S 32 983 E 26 000 32 983 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean26 0 S 113 6 E 26 000 S 113 100 E 26 000 113 100 Australia Australia Western Australia Dirk Hartog Island26 0 S 113 11 E 26 000 S 113 183 E 26 000 113 183 Shark Bay Indian Ocean Shark Bay26 0 S 113 33 E 26 000 S 113 550 E 26 000 113 550 Australia Australia Western Australia Peron Peninsula26 0 S 113 43 E 26 000 S 113 717 E 26 000 113 717 Shark Bay Indian Ocean L Haridon Bight Shark Bay26 0 S 113 52 E 26 000 S 113 867 E 26 000 113 867 Australia Australia Western Australia Peron Peninsula26 0 S 113 54 E 26 000 S 113 900 E 26 000 113 900 Shark Bay Indian Ocean Hamelin Pool Shark Bay26 0 S 114 11 E 26 000 S 114 183 E 26 000 114 183 Australia Australia Western Australia Western Australia Northern Territory border 127 metres at Surveyor Generals Corner on the 129th meridian east Northern Territory South Australia borderSouth 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 26 000 S 153 150 E 26 000 153 150 Coral Sea Pacific Ocean Coral Sea26 0 S 163 44 E 26 000 S 163 733 E 26 000 163 733 Pacific Ocean 26 0 S 70 38 W 26 000 S 70 633 W 26 000 70 633 Chile Chile26 0 S 68 26 W 26 000 S 68 433 W 26 000 68 433 Argentina Argentina26 0 S 57 51 W 26 000 S 57 850 W 26 000 57 850 Paraguay Paraguay26 0 S 54 41 W 26 000 S 54 683 W 26 000 54 683 Argentina Argentina26 0 S 53 48 W 26 000 S 53 800 W 26 000 53 800 Brazil Brazil Parana Santa Catarina26 0 S 48 36 W 26 000 S 48 600 W 26 000 48 600 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic OceanAustralia Edit The 26th parallel south defines the northern border of South Australia with the Northern Territory and Queensland In Australia the northernmost border of South Australia and the southernmost border of the Northern Territory are defined by 26 south Additionally 26 south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of the Western Australia Northern Territory border at Surveyor Generals Corner due to inaccuracies in the 1920s for fixing positions under constraints of available technology 1 The parallel also defines part of the Queensland and South Australia border between the 138th and 141st meridians east See also Edit25th parallel south 27th parallel south Northern Territory borders South Australian bordersReferences Edit Porter John Surveyor General of South Australia April 1990 An Historical Perspective Longitude 129 degrees east and why it is not the longest straight line in the world National Perspectives 32nd Australian Surveyors Congress Technical Papers 31st March 6th April 1990 Canberra The Institution Eyepiece Official Organ of The Institution of Surveyors Australia W A Division pp 18 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 26th parallel south amp oldid 971897228, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
