Following are circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south:
6th parallel south
The 6th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 6 degrees 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.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 0°0′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-valign="top"
| 6°0′S 12°24′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|-
| 6°0′S 12°43′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-valign="top"
| 6°0′S 16°36′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 29°11′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 29°46′E
! scope="row" | Tanzania
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 38°47′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Zanzibar Channel
|-
| 6°0′S 39°11′E
! scope="row" | Tanzania
| Island of Zanzibar
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 39°23′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
Passing just south of Île Platte, Seychelles
Passing just north of the Eagle Islands and Three Brothers, British Indian Ocean Territory
Passing just south of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
|-
| 6°0′S 106°2′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Passing just north of Cilegon City, Indonesia
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 106°51′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Jakarta Bay
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 107°3′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Passing north of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 107°22′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Karimun Jawa, Indonesia
Passing just south of the island of Bawean, Indonesia
|-
| 6°0′S 120°27′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Selayar
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 120°33′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 124°3′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Binongko
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 124°4′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 132°27′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Tanimbar Kei
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 132°28′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the islands of Kai Kecil and Kai Besar, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Maikoor, Indonesia
|-
| 6°0′S 134°18′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 134°42′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 138°19′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| 6°0′S 141°0′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 147°30′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 148°54′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Island of New Britain
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 151°3′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 6°0′S 154°48′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Bougainville Island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 155°24′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands
Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu
Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu
Passing just south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
|-
| 6°0′S 81°8′W
! scope="row" | Peru
| Passing just north of Moyobamba
|-valign="top"
| 6°0′S 73°8′W
! scope="row" | Brazil
| Amazonas
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Ceará
Rio Grande do Norte - passing just south of Natal
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 6°0′S 35°7′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|}
7th parallel south
The 7th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 7 degrees 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.
Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.[1]
It is the most populous parallel south of the Equator, being home to between 86.1 million and 99.8 million people as of 2019.[2]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° south passes through:[citation needed]
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! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 0°0′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7°0′S 12°50′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-
| 7°0′S 16°58′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|-valign="top"
| 7°0′S 19°32′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border
|
|-
| 7°0′S 20°18′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-
| 7°0′S 20°34′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 29°44′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7°0′S 30°34′E
! scope="row" | Tanzania
| Passing just south of Dar es Salaam
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 39°33′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7°0′S 52°44′E
! scope="row" | Seychelles
| Alphonse Atoll
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 52°46′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Coëtivy Island, Seychelles
|-
| 7°0′S 106°33′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Java
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 112°35′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7°0′S 112°46′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Madura
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 114°4′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 7°0′S 115°16′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Islands of Kangean and Paliat
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 115°40′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Tanahjampea
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 120°37′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Damar, Indonesia
Passing between the islands of Itain and Maru, Indonesia
|-
| 7°0′S 131°58′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Fordate
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 131°59′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Trangan, Indonesia
|-
| 7°0′S 138°37′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| 7°0′S 141°1′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 146°59′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
|-
| 7°0′S 155°42′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Shortland Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 155°46′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Fauro Island, Solomon Islands
|-
| 7°0′S 156°43′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Choiseul Island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 157°6′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the atolls of Nanumea and Nanumanga, Tuvalu
Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu
Passing south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
|-
| 7°0′S 79°47′W
! scope="row" | Peru
|
|-valign="top"
| 7°0′S 73°46′W
! scope="row" | Brazil
| Amazonas
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Ceará
Paraíba - passing 6.5 km north of João Pessoa at the mouth of the Paraíba River
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 7°0′S 34°49′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|}
8th parallel south
The 8th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 8 degrees 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.
Two sections of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola are defined by the parallel.[1]
It passes through 10 out of the 26 states of Brazil.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° south passes through:[citation needed]
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 0°0′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 13°11′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 17°29′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of Congo
|
|-
| 8°0′S 18°10′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 18°18′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of Congo
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 18°23′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola border
|
|-
| 8°0′S 18°31′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 18°48′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of Congo / Angola border
|
|-
| 8°0′S 19°22′E
! scope="row" | Angola
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 21°46′E
! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of Congo
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 30°27′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 30°53′E
! scope="row" | Tanzania
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 39°27′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Mafia, Tanzania
|-
| 8°0′S 39°45′E
! scope="row" | Tanzania
| Island of Chole
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 39°48′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 110°15′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Java
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 114°25′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bali Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Bali, Indonesia
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 117°9′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Flores Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 122°47′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Flores, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Alor, Indonesia
|-
| 8°0′S 125°43′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Islands of Liran and Wetar
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 125°48′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Wetar Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Kisar, Indonesia
|-
| 8°0′S 129°39′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Babar
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 129°48′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 131°12′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Island of Yamdena
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 131°19′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 137°50′E
! scope="row" | Indonesia
| Islands of Yos Sudarso and New Guinea
|-
| 8°0′S 141°1′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 143°55′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Papua
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 145°48′E
! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 147°57′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 156°31′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Island of Ranongga
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 156°35′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 156°56′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Island of Kolombangara
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 157°11′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kula Gulf
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 157°23′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Island of New Georgia
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 157°33′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | New Georgia Sound
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 158°53′E
! scope="row" | Solomon Islands
| Santa Isabel Island
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 159°24′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Dai, Solomon Islands
|-
| 8°0′S 178°20′E
! scope="row" | Tuvalu
| Nukufetau atoll
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 178°24′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | The parallel defines the northern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 140°43′W
! scope="row" | French Polynesia
| Island of Eiao
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 140°40′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 8°0′S 79°13′W
! scope="row" | Peru
|
|-valign="top"
| 8°0′S 73°40′W
! scope="row" | Brazil
| Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão - for about 11 km
Piauí
Pernambuco
Paraíba
Pernambuco - passing just north of Recife
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 8°0′S 34°50′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just to the south of Ascension Island,
|-
|}
9th parallel south
The 9th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 9 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
The parallel passes through 11 out of the 26 states of Brazil.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° south passes through:
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! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 0°0′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 9°0′S 13°1′E
! scope="row" |
|
|-valign="top"
| 9°0′S 21°51′E
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 28°27′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Mweru
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 9°0′S 29°1′E
! scope="row" |
|
|-
| 9°0′S 31°56′E
! scope="row" |
| Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 39°32′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Providence Atoll,
Passing just south of the islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok,
|-
| 9°0′S 116°44′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Sumbawa
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 117°32′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sumba Strait
Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores,
|-
| 9°0′S 124°48′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Timor - for about 16 km
|-
| 9°0′S 124°56′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Timor - for about 14 km
|-
| 9°0′S 125°5′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Timor - for about 6 km
|-
| 9°0′S 125°8′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Timor
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 126°8′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 130°59′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 9°0′S 140°50′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| 9°0′S 141°1′E
! scope="row" |
| Islands of New Guinea and Parama
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 143°27′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Papua
|-
| 9°0′S 146°36′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of New Guinea
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 148°31′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Oro Bay
|-
| 9°0′S 149°7′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of New Guinea
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 149°8′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands,
|-
| 9°0′S 152°23′E
! scope="row" |
| Islands of Nusam and Woodlark
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 152°39′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae,
|-
| 9°0′S 159°2′E
! scope="row" |
| Russell Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 159°16′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | New Georgia Sound
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Savo Island,
|-
| 9°0′S 160°3′E
! scope="row" |
| Florida Islands
|-
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 160°13′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indispensable Strait
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
|-
| 9°0′S 160°46′E
! scope="row" |
| Island of Malaita
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 161°8′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Funafuti and Nukulaelae atolls,
Passing just north of Nukunonu atoll,
|-
| 9°0′S 158°3′W
! scope="row" |
| Penrhyn Island
|-valign="top"
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 157°56′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands,
|-
| 9°0′S 78°40′W
! scope="row" |
|
|-valign="top"
| 9°0′S 72°57′W
! scope="row" |
| Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia - for about 8 km
Amazonas - for about 20 km
Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Bahia
Pernambuco - passing just north of the city of Petrolina and the city of the Juazeiro, Bahia
Bahia - passing through the São Francisco River
Pernambuco - for about 13 km
Bahia - for about 5 km
Pernambuco
Alagoas - for about 20 km
Pernambuco - for about 8 km
Alagoas - for about 15 km
Pernambuco
Alagoas - passing just north of the city of Maceió
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 9°0′S 35°12′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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10th parallel south
The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.
Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° south passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 0°0′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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| 10°0′S 13°20′E
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| 10°0′S 22°12′E
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| 10°0′S 28°38′E
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| 10°0′S 33°20′E
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 33°57′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Malawi
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| 10°0′S 34°31′E
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 39°49′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between islands in the Aldabra Group,
Passing just north of Farquhar Atoll,
Passing just north of the Agalega Islands,
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| 10°0′S 119°57′E
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| Island of Sumba
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 120°49′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Savu Sea
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| 10°0′S 123°34′E
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| Island of Timor
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 124°34′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Timor Sea
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 131°19′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 141°39′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Coral Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Torres Strait Islands,
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| 10°0′S 147°40′E
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| Island of New Guinea
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 149°51′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
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| 10°0′S 150°54′E
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| Normanby Island
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 151°17′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Guadalcanal,
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 161°20′E
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of South Malaita and Makira,
Passing just south of the island of Ulawa,
Passing between the Duff and Reef island groups,
Passing between the atolls of Nukulaelae and Niulakita,
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| 10°0′S 161°5′W
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| Rakahanga atoll
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 161°4′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
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| 10°0′S 150°15′W
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| Caroline Island
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 150°14′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
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| 10°0′S 139°8′W
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| Island of Tahuata
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 139°6′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
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| 10°0′S 138°50′W
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| Island of Mohotani
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 138°48′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| 10°0′S 78°12′W
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| 10°0′S 72°10′W
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| 10°0′S 71°21′W
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| 10°0′S 70°37′W
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| Acre
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| 10°0′S 66°45′W
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|-valign="top"
| 10°0′S 65°19′W
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| Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Bahia
Sergipe
Alagoas
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 10°0′S 36°0′W
! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
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See also
- Circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south
- Circles of latitude between the 10th parallel south and the 15th parallel south
References
- ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 489–514.
- ^ "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-05.