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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° south passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
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Atlantic Ocean |
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Angola |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Lake Mweru |
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Zambia |
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Tanzania |
Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani |
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Indian Ocean |
Passing just north of Providence Atoll, Seychelles
Passing just south of the islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok, Indonesia |
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Indonesia |
Island of Sumbawa |
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Indian Ocean |
Sumba Strait
Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores, Indonesia |
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Indonesia |
Island of Timor - for about 16km |
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Timor-Leste |
Island of Timor - for about 14km |
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Indonesia |
Island of Timor - for about 6km |
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Timor-Leste |
Island of Timor |
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Timor Sea |
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Arafura Sea |
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Indonesia |
Island of New Guinea |
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Papua New Guinea |
Islands of New Guinea and Parama |
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Coral Sea |
Gulf of Papua |
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Papua New Guinea |
Island of New Guinea |
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Solomon Sea |
Oro Bay |
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Papua New Guinea |
Island of New Guinea |
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Solomon Sea |
Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea |
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Papua New Guinea |
Islands of Nusam and Woodlark |
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Solomon Sea |
Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae, Solomon Islands |
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Solomon Islands |
Russell Islands |
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New Georgia Sound |
Passing just north of Savo Island, Solomon Islands |
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Solomon Islands |
Florida Islands |
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Indispensable Strait |
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Solomon Islands |
Island of Malaita |
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Pacific Ocean |
Passing between the Funafuti and Nukulaelae atolls, Tuvalu
Passing just north of Nukunonu atoll, Tokelau |
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Cook Islands |
Penrhyn Island |
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Pacific Ocean |
Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands, French Polynesia |
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Peru |
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Brazil |
Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia - for about 8km
Amazonas - for about 20km
Rondônia
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Bahia
Pernambuco
Bahia
Pernambuco - for about 13km
Bahia - for about 5km
Pernambuco
Alagoas - for about 20km
Pernambuco - for about 8km
Alagoas - for about 15km
Pernambuco
Alagoas |
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Atlantic Ocean |
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See also