8th parallel north
The 8th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 8 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
The parallel defines part of the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. The Eight Degree Channel (Maliku Kandu) in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° north passes through:
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Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
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Ghana |
Passing through Lake Volta |
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Togo |
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Benin |
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Nigeria |
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Cameroon |
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Chad |
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Central African Republic |
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South Sudan |
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Ethiopia |
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Somalia / Ethiopia border |
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Somalia |
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Indian Ocean |
Passing through the Arabian Sea
Into the Eight Degree Channel - passing just south of Minicoy Island, India
And into the Laccadive Sea - passing just south of Cape Comorin, India |
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Sri Lanka |
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Indian Ocean |
Bay of Bengal |
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India |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - islands of Katchal, Camorta and Nancowry |
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Indian Ocean |
Andaman Sea |
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Thailand |
Island of Phuket |
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Phang Nga Bay |
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Thailand |
Island of Ko Yao Yai |
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Phang Nga Bay |
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Thailand |
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Gulf of Thailand |
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South China Sea |
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Philippines |
Balabac Island |
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Sulu Sea |
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Philippines |
Island of Mindanao |
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Pacific Ocean |
Passing just south of Kayangel atoll, Palau
Passing just south of Pikelot island, Federated States of Micronesia |
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Marshall Islands |
Namu Atoll |
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Pacific Ocean |
Passing just south of Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Burica Point, Panama
Passing just north of Islas Secas, Panama |
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Panama |
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Pacific Ocean |
Gulf of Panama |
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Panama |
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Colombia |
Passing through the Gulf of Urabá |
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Venezuela |
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Disputed area |
Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela |
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Atlantic Ocean |
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Sierra Leone |
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Liberia |
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Guinea |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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Ghana |
Passing through Lake Volta |
See also