Circles of latitude
Following arecircles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south :
The 1st parallel south forms most ofTanzania 's northern border withUganda , and a short section of its border withKenya . The1st parallel south is acircle of latitude that is 1degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers)south of theEarth's equatorial plane . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Africa , theIndian Ocean ,Southeast Asia ,Australasia , thePacific Ocean andSouth America .
The parallel defines most of the border betweenUganda andTanzania , and a very short section of the border betweenKenya andTanzania .[ 1]
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° south passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 1°0′S 0°0′E / 1.000°S 0.000°E /-1.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean 1°0′S 8°52′E / 1.000°S 8.867°E /-1.000; 8.867 (Gabon ) Gabon 1°0′S 14°25′E / 1.000°S 14.417°E /-1.000; 14.417 (Republic of the Congo ) Republic of the Congo 1°0′S 17°20′E / 1.000°S 17.333°E /-1.000; 17.333 (Democratic Republic of the Congo ) Democratic Republic of the Congo 1°0′S 29°35′E / 1.000°S 29.583°E /-1.000; 29.583 (Uganda ) Uganda 1°0′S 30°45′E / 1.000°S 30.750°E /-1.000; 30.750 (Uganda / Tanzania Border ) Uganda /Tanzania borderMostly inLake Victoria 1°0′S 33°56′E / 1.000°S 33.933°E /-1.000; 33.933 (Kenya / Tanzania Border ) Kenya /Tanzania borderA short section of the border (about 11 km (6.8 mi)), entirely withinLake Victoria 1°0′S 34°1′E / 1.000°S 34.017°E /-1.000; 34.017 (Kenya ) Kenya Passing about 30 km (19 mi) north of the capital,Nairobi 1°0′S 41°7′E / 1.000°S 41.117°E /-1.000; 41.117 (Somalia ) Somalia 1°0′S 42°2′E / 1.000°S 42.033°E /-1.000; 42.033 (Indian Ocean ) Indian Ocean Passing just south ofAddu Atoll ,Maldives [ 2] 1°0′S 98°39′E / 1.000°S 98.650°E /-1.000; 98.650 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSiberut 1°0′S 98°56′E / 1.000°S 98.933°E /-1.000; 98.933 (Mentawai Strait ) Mentawai Strait 1°0′S 100°21′E / 1.000°S 100.350°E /-1.000; 100.350 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSumatra - passing just south ofPadang 1°0′S 103°59′E / 1.000°S 103.983°E /-1.000; 103.983 (Karimata Strait ) Karimata Strait 1°0′S 109°27′E / 1.000°S 109.450°E /-1.000; 109.450 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Islands ofMaya Karimata andBorneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan East Kalimantan Nusantara (at0°58′23″S 116°42′31″E / 0.97306°S 116.70861°E /-0.97306; 116.70861 (Nusantara ) 1°0′S 117°8′E / 1.000°S 117.133°E /-1.000; 117.133 (Makassar Strait ) Makassar Strait 1°0′S 119°28′E / 1.000°S 119.467°E /-1.000; 119.467 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi 1°0′S 120°30′E / 1.000°S 120.500°E /-1.000; 120.500 (Gulf of Tomini ) Gulf of Tomini 1°0′S 121°23′E / 1.000°S 121.383°E /-1.000; 121.383 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi 1°0′S 122°47′E / 1.000°S 122.783°E /-1.000; 122.783 (Banda Sea ) Banda Sea 1°0′S 123°12′E / 1.000°S 123.200°E /-1.000; 123.200 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi 1°0′S 123°22′E / 1.000°S 123.367°E /-1.000; 123.367 (Molucca Sea ) Molucca Sea 1°0′S 128°19′E / 1.000°S 128.317°E /-1.000; 128.317 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofDamar 1°0′S 128°24′E / 1.000°S 128.400°E /-1.000; 128.400 (Halmahera Sea ) Halmahera Sea 1°0′S 130°38′E / 1.000°S 130.633°E /-1.000; 130.633 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Islands ofSalawati andNew Guinea 1°0′S 134°3′E / 1.000°S 134.050°E /-1.000; 134.050 (Cenderawasih Bay ) Cenderawasih Bay 1°0′S 134°48′E / 1.000°S 134.800°E /-1.000; 134.800 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofNumfor 1°0′S 134°57′E / 1.000°S 134.950°E /-1.000; 134.950 (Cenderawasih Bay ) Cenderawasih Bay 1°0′S 135°48′E / 1.000°S 135.800°E /-1.000; 135.800 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofBiak 1°0′S 136°8′E / 1.000°S 136.133°E /-1.000; 136.133 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of the atolls ofPelleluhu andHeina ,Papua New Guinea Kaniet Islands ,Papua New Guinea Banaba Island ,Kiribati Nonouti andTabiteuea ,Kiribati 1°0′S 91°26′W / 1.000°S 91.433°W /-1.000; -91.433 (Ecuador ) Ecuador Island ofIsabela 1°0′S 91°4′W / 1.000°S 91.067°W /-1.000; -91.067 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island ofSan Cristóbal ,Ecuador 1°0′S 80°51′W / 1.000°S 80.850°W /-1.000; -80.850 (Ecuador ) Ecuador Passing just south ofManta 1°0′S 75°23′W / 1.000°S 75.383°W /-1.000; -75.383 (Peru ) Peru 1°0′S 74°16′W / 1.000°S 74.267°W /-1.000; -74.267 (Colombia ) Colombia 1°0′S 69°25′W / 1.000°S 69.417°W /-1.000; -69.417 (Brazil ) Brazil Amazonas Roraima Pará Amapá Maranhão Grande do Gurupá andMarajó , and the mainland1°0′S 46°11′W / 1.000°S 46.183°W /-1.000; -46.183 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean
The2nd parallel south is acircle of latitude that is 2degrees south of theEarth's equatorial plane . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Africa , theIndian Ocean ,Southeast Asia ,Australasia , thePacific Ocean andSouth America .
Under this latitude, the illumination time at the summer solstice is 12 hours and 14 minutes, and the illumination time at the winter solstice is 12 hours and 0 minutes[ 3]
At 2° south latitude, one degree of longitude is equivalent to 111.252 km.[ 4]
Starting at theprime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° south passes through:
The3rd parallel south is acircle of latitude that is 3degrees south of theEarth's equatorial plane . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Africa , theIndian Ocean ,Southeast Asia ,Australasia , thePacific Ocean andSouth America .
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° south passes through:
The4th parallel south is acircle of latitude that is 4degrees south of theEarth's equatorial plane . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Africa , theIndian Ocean ,Southeast Asia ,Australasia , thePacific Ocean andSouth America .
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 4° south passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 4°0′S 0°0′E / 4.000°S 0.000°E /-4.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean 4°0′S 11°13′E / 4.000°S 11.217°E /-4.000; 11.217 (Republic of the Congo ) Republic of the Congo 4°0′S 15°42′E / 4.000°S 15.700°E /-4.000; 15.700 (Democratic Republic of the Congo ) Democratic Republic of the Congo 4°0′S 29°6′E / 4.000°S 29.100°E /-4.000; 29.100 (Lake Tanganyika ) Lake Tanganyika 4°0′S 29°26′E / 4.000°S 29.433°E /-4.000; 29.433 (Burundi ) Burundi 4°0′S 30°13′E / 4.000°S 30.217°E /-4.000; 30.217 (Tanzania ) Tanzania 4°0′S 38°15′E / 4.000°S 38.250°E /-4.000; 38.250 (Kenya ) Kenya Passing throughMombasa 4°0′S 39°44′E / 4.000°S 39.733°E /-4.000; 39.733 (Indian Ocean ) Indian Ocean Passing betweenDenis Island andAride Island ,Seychelles 4°0′S 102°19′E / 4.000°S 102.317°E /-4.000; 102.317 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSumatra 4°0′S 105°52′E / 4.000°S 105.867°E /-4.000; 105.867 (Java Sea ) Java Sea 4°0′S 114°37′E / 4.000°S 114.617°E /-4.000; 114.617 (Indonesia ) Indonesia South Kalimantan , island ofBorneo 4°0′S 115°2′E / 4.000°S 115.033°E /-4.000; 115.033 (Java Sea ) Java Sea 4°0′S 116°2′E / 4.000°S 116.033°E /-4.000; 116.033 (Indonesia ) Indonesia South Kalimantan , island ofLaut 4°0′S 116°10′E / 4.000°S 116.167°E /-4.000; 116.167 (Makassar Strait ) Makassar Strait 4°0′S 119°34′E / 4.000°S 119.567°E /-4.000; 119.567 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi (South Peninsula ) 4°0′S 120°20′E / 4.000°S 120.333°E /-4.000; 120.333 (Gulf of Boni ) Gulf of Boni 4°0′S 121°25′E / 4.000°S 121.417°E /-4.000; 121.417 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi (South-east Peninsula ) 4°0′S 122°38′E / 4.000°S 122.633°E /-4.000; 122.633 (Banda Sea ) Banda Sea 4°0′S 123°0′E / 4.000°S 123.000°E /-4.000; 123.000 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofWowoni 4°0′S 123°3′E / 4.000°S 123.050°E /-4.000; 123.050 (Banda Sea ) Banda Sea Passing just south of the island ofBuru ,Indonesia Ambon ,Indonesia Seram ,Indonesia 4°0′S 131°12′E / 4.000°S 131.200°E /-4.000; 131.200 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Islands ofSeram Laut 4°0′S 131°26′E / 4.000°S 131.433°E /-4.000; 131.433 (Ceram Sea ) Ceram Sea 4°0′S 132°51′E / 4.000°S 132.850°E /-4.000; 132.850 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofNew Guinea 4°0′S 133°19′E / 4.000°S 133.317°E /-4.000; 133.317 (Arafura Sea ) Arafura Sea 4°0′S 134°11′E / 4.000°S 134.183°E /-4.000; 134.183 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Islands ofAiduma andNew Guinea 4°0′S 141°0′E / 4.000°S 141.000°E /-4.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea ) Papua New Guinea Island ofNew Guinea 4°0′S 144°34′E / 4.000°S 144.567°E /-4.000; 144.567 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea , passing just north ofManam island,Papua New Guinea 4°0′S 152°35′E / 4.000°S 152.583°E /-4.000; 152.583 (Papua New Guinea ) Papua New Guinea Island ofNew Ireland 4°0′S 152°56′E / 4.000°S 152.933°E /-4.000; 152.933 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean 4°0′S 153°42′E / 4.000°S 153.700°E /-4.000; 153.700 (Papua New Guinea ) Papua New Guinea Island ofBabase 4°0′S 153°43′E / 4.000°S 153.717°E /-4.000; 153.717 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Passing just south ofMcKean Island ,Kiribati Birnie Island ,Kiribati Manra Island ,Kiribati Rawaki Island ,Kiribati 4°0′S 154°58′W / 4.000°S 154.967°W /-4.000; -154.967 (Kiribati ) Kiribati Malden Island 4°0′S 154°54′W / 4.000°S 154.900°W /-4.000; -154.900 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean 4°0′S 80°59′W / 4.000°S 80.983°W /-4.000; -80.983 (Peru ) Peru 4°0′S 80°26′W / 4.000°S 80.433°W /-4.000; -80.433 (Ecuador ) Ecuador For about 13 km (8.1 mi) 4°0′S 80°19′W / 4.000°S 80.317°W /-4.000; -80.317 (Peru ) Peru For about 7 km (4.3 mi) 4°0′S 80°15′W / 4.000°S 80.250°W /-4.000; -80.250 (Ecuador ) Ecuador 4°0′S 78°31′W / 4.000°S 78.517°W /-4.000; -78.517 (Peru ) Peru 4°0′S 70°10′W / 4.000°S 70.167°W /-4.000; -70.167 (Colombia ) Colombia 4°0′S 69°53′W / 4.000°S 69.883°W /-4.000; -69.883 (Brazil ) Brazil Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará - passing just south ofFortaleza 4°0′S 38°14′W / 4.000°S 38.233°W /-4.000; -38.233 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south ofRocas Atoll ,Brazil Fernando de Noronha island,Brazil
The5th parallel south is acircle of latitude that is 5degrees south of theEarth's equatorial plane . It crosses theAtlantic Ocean ,Africa , theIndian Ocean ,Southeast Asia ,Australasia , thePacific Ocean andSouth America .
Starting at thePrime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° south passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 5°0′S 0°0′E / 5.000°S 0.000°E /-5.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian ) Atlantic Ocean 5°0′S 11°59′E / 5.000°S 11.983°E /-5.000; 11.983 (Republic of the Congo ) Republic of the Congo For about 7 km 5°0′S 12°2′E / 5.000°S 12.033°E /-5.000; 12.033 (Angola ) Angola Cabinda exclave 5°0′S 12°38′E / 5.000°S 12.633°E /-5.000; 12.633 (Democratic Republic of the Congo ) Democratic Republic of the Congo 5°0′S 29°7′E / 5.000°S 29.117°E /-5.000; 29.117 (Lake Tanganyika ) Lake Tanganyika 5°0′S 29°46′E / 5.000°S 29.767°E /-5.000; 29.767 (Tanzania ) Tanzania 5°0′S 39°8′E / 5.000°S 39.133°E /-5.000; 39.133 (Indian Ocean ) Indian Ocean Pemba Channel 5°0′S 39°40′E / 5.000°S 39.667°E /-5.000; 39.667 (Tanzania ) Tanzania Island ofPemba 5°0′S 39°52′E / 5.000°S 39.867°E /-5.000; 39.867 (Indian Ocean ) Indian Ocean Passing through theAmirante Islands ,Seychelles Mahé island,Seychelles Peros Banhos atoll,British Indian Ocean Territory 5°0′S 103°45′E / 5.000°S 103.750°E /-5.000; 103.750 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSumatra 5°0′S 105°52′E / 5.000°S 105.867°E /-5.000; 105.867 (Java Sea ) Java Sea Passing close by several small islands ofIndonesia 5°0′S 119°28′E / 5.000°S 119.467°E /-5.000; 119.467 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofSulawesi 5°0′S 120°18′E / 5.000°S 120.300°E /-5.000; 120.300 (Banda Sea ) Banda Sea Gulf of Boni - passing just north of the island ofKabaena ,Indonesia 5°0′S 122°23′E / 5.000°S 122.383°E /-5.000; 122.383 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Islands ofMuna andButon 5°0′S 122°57′E / 5.000°S 122.950°E /-5.000; 122.950 (Banda Sea ) Banda Sea Passing close by several small islands ofIndonesia 5°0′S 137°15′E / 5.000°S 137.250°E /-5.000; 137.250 (Indonesia ) Indonesia Island ofNew Guinea 5°0′S 141°0′E / 5.000°S 141.000°E /-5.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea ) Papua New Guinea Island ofNew Guinea 5°0′S 145°47′E / 5.000°S 145.783°E /-5.000; 145.783 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea , passing close by several small islands ofPapua New Guinea 5°0′S 151°15′E / 5.000°S 151.250°E /-5.000; 151.250 (Papua New Guinea ) Papua New Guinea Island ofNew Britain 5°0′S 151°57′E / 5.000°S 151.950°E /-5.000; 151.950 (Pacific Ocean ) Pacific Ocean Solomon Sea New Ireland ,Papua New Guinea Buka Island ,Papua New Guinea Ontong Java Atoll ,Solomon Islands Nikumaroro atoll,Kiribati 5°0′S 81°4′W / 5.000°S 81.067°W /-5.000; -81.067 (Peru ) Peru Piura 5°0′S 79°3′W / 5.000°S 79.050°W /-5.000; -79.050 (Ecuador ) Ecuador For about 4 km at the southernmost point of the country 5°0′S 79°0′W / 5.000°S 79.000°W /-5.000; -79.000 (Peru ) Peru Cajamarca Amazonas Loreto 5°0′S 72°35′W / 5.000°S 72.583°W /-5.000; -72.583 (Brazil ) Brazil Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte 5°0′S 36°50′W / 5.000°S 36.833°W /-5.000; -36.833 (Atlantic Ocean ) Atlantic Ocean
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