17th parallel south

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 17° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or ocean	Notes
17°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
17°0′S 11°46′E	Angola
17°0′S 12°58′E	Namibia
17°0′S 13°25′E	Angola
17°0′S 22°40′E	Zambia	The border with Zimbabwe is in Lake Kariba
17°0′S 27°48′E	Zimbabwe
17°0′S 32°53′E	Mozambique
17°0′S 35°3′E	Malawi
17°0′S 35°18′E	Mozambique
17°0′S 39°5′E	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel - passing just north of Juan de Nova Island,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
17°0′S 44°14′E	Madagascar
17°0′S 49°33′E	Indian Ocean
17°0′S 49°51′E	Madagascar	Île Sainte-Marie
17°0′S 49°53′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just south of Coco Island,  Mauritius
17°0′S 122°21′E	Australia	Western Australia
17°0′S 123°15′E	Indian Ocean	King Sound
17°0′S 123°49′E	Australia	Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland - mainland and Wellesley Islands
17°0′S 139°5′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Carpentaria
17°0′S 139°16′E	Australia	Queensland - Horseshoe Island
17°0′S 139°17′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Carpentaria
17°0′S 139°29′E	Australia	Queensland - Bentnick Island
17°0′S 139°31′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Carpentaria
17°0′S 140°57′E	Australia	Queensland
17°0′S 145°53′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing through the Coral Sea Islands Territory,  Australia
17°0′S 168°37′E	Vanuatu	Island of Tongariki
17°0′S 168°38′E	Pacific Ocean
17°0′S 177°20′E	Fiji	Yasawa Islands
17°0′S 177°21′E	Pacific Ocean	Bligh Water
17°0′S 178°42′E	Fiji	Vanua Levu island
17°0′S 178°46′E	Pacific Ocean	Koro Sea
17°0′S 179°55′E	Fiji	Taveuni island
17°0′S 179°57′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of the Lau Islands,  Fiji Passing just south of Maupihaa atoll,  French Polynesia Passing just south of Raiatea island,  French Polynesia Passing just south of Huahine island,  French Polynesia
17°0′S 149°35′W	French Polynesia	Tetiaroa atoll
17°0′S 149°32′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Tahanea atoll,  French Polynesia Passing just north of Motutunga atoll,  French Polynesia Passing just south of Tepoto atoll,  French Polynesia
17°0′S 143°5′W	French Polynesia	Marutea atoll
17°0′S 143°4′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Rekareka atoll,  French Polynesia
17°0′S 72°6′W	Peru
17°0′S 69°22′W	Bolivia
17°0′S 58°25′W	Brazil	Mato Grosso Goiás Minas Gerais Bahia
17°0′S 39°10′W	Atlantic Ocean

• 17th parallel north
• 16th parallel south
• 18th parallel south