Circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south

Following are circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south:

6th parallel south

6°

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.

7th parallel south

7°

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]

8th parallel south

8°

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.

9th parallel south

9°

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.

10th parallel south

10°

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

Countries entirely south of 10° S

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
10°0′S 0°0′E / 10.000°S 0.000°E / -10.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
10°0′S 13°20′E / 10.000°S 13.333°E / -10.000; 13.333 (Angola)	Angola
10°0′S 22°12′E / 10.000°S 22.200°E / -10.000; 22.200 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
10°0′S 28°38′E / 10.000°S 28.633°E / -10.000; 28.633 (Zambia)	Zambia
10°0′S 33°20′E / 10.000°S 33.333°E / -10.000; 33.333 (Malawi)	Malawi
10°0′S 33°57′E / 10.000°S 33.950°E / -10.000; 33.950 (Lake Malawi)	Lake Malawi
10°0′S 34°31′E / 10.000°S 34.517°E / -10.000; 34.517 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
10°0′S 39°49′E / 10.000°S 39.817°E / -10.000; 39.817 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing between islands in the Aldabra Group,  Seychelles Passing just north of Farquhar Atoll,  Seychelles Passing just north of the Agalega Islands,  Mauritius
10°0′S 119°57′E / 10.000°S 119.950°E / -10.000; 119.950 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumba
10°0′S 120°49′E / 10.000°S 120.817°E / -10.000; 120.817 (Savu Sea)	Savu Sea
10°0′S 123°34′E / 10.000°S 123.567°E / -10.000; 123.567 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Timor
10°0′S 124°34′E / 10.000°S 124.567°E / -10.000; 124.567 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea
10°0′S 131°19′E / 10.000°S 131.317°E / -10.000; 131.317 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
10°0′S 141°39′E / 10.000°S 141.650°E / -10.000; 141.650 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea	Passing through the Torres Strait Islands,  Australia
10°0′S 147°40′E / 10.000°S 147.667°E / -10.000; 147.667 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
10°0′S 149°51′E / 10.000°S 149.850°E / -10.000; 149.850 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea
10°0′S 150°54′E / 10.000°S 150.900°E / -10.000; 150.900 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Normanby Island
10°0′S 151°17′E / 10.000°S 151.283°E / -10.000; 151.283 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea	Passing just south of the island of Guadalcanal,  Solomon Islands
10°0′S 161°20′E / 10.000°S 161.333°E / -10.000; 161.333 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of South Malaita and Makira,  Solomon Islands Passing just south of the island of Ulawa,  Solomon Islands Passing between the Duff and Reef island groups,  Solomon Islands Passing between the atolls of Nukulaelae and Niulakita,  Tuvalu
10°0′S 161°5′W / 10.000°S 161.083°W / -10.000; -161.083 (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Rakahanga atoll
10°0′S 161°4′W / 10.000°S 161.067°W / -10.000; -161.067 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 150°15′W / 10.000°S 150.250°W / -10.000; -150.250 (Kiribati)	Kiribati	Caroline Island
10°0′S 150°14′W / 10.000°S 150.233°W / -10.000; -150.233 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 139°8′W / 10.000°S 139.133°W / -10.000; -139.133 (French Polynesia)	French Polynesia	Island of Tahuata
10°0′S 139°6′W / 10.000°S 139.100°W / -10.000; -139.100 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 138°50′W / 10.000°S 138.833°W / -10.000; -138.833 (French Polynesia)	French Polynesia	Island of Mohotani
10°0′S 138°48′W / 10.000°S 138.800°W / -10.000; -138.800 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
10°0′S 78°12′W / 10.000°S 78.200°W / -10.000; -78.200 (Peru)	Peru
10°0′S 72°10′W / 10.000°S 72.167°W / -10.000; -72.167 (Brazil / Peru border)	Brazil /  Peru border
10°0′S 71°21′W / 10.000°S 71.350°W / -10.000; -71.350 (Peru)	Peru
10°0′S 70°37′W / 10.000°S 70.617°W / -10.000; -70.617 (Brazil)	Brazil	Acre
10°0′S 66°45′W / 10.000°S 66.750°W / -10.000; -66.750 (Bolivia)	Bolivia
10°0′S 65°19′W / 10.000°S 65.317°W / -10.000; -65.317 (Brazil)	Brazil	Rondônia Mato Grosso Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Sergipe Alagoas
10°0′S 36°0′W / 10.000°S 36.000°W / -10.000; -36.000 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

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