The 12th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° south passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇦🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇿🇲 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇿🇲 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇿🇲 ! scope="row" | 🇲🇼 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Malawi ! scope="row" | 🇲🇿 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇲🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea ! scope="row" | 🇦🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | 🇦🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | 🇦🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | 🇦🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Carpentaria ! scope="row" | 🇦🇺 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean