8th parallel north

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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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
8°0′N 0°0′E / 8.000°N 0.000°E  Ghana Passing through Lake Volta
8°0′N 0°36′E / 8.000°N 0.600°E  Togo
8°0′N 1°38′E / 8.000°N 1.633°E  Benin
8°0′N 2°42′E / 8.000°N 2.700°E  Nigeria
8°0′N 12°13′E / 8.000°N 12.217°E  Cameroon
8°0′N 15°25′E / 8.000°N 15.417°E  Chad
8°0′N 18°1′E / 8.000°N 18.017°E  Central African Republic
8°0′N 24°58′E / 8.000°N 24.967°E  South Sudan
8°0′N 33°2′E / 8.000°N 33.033°E  Ethiopia
8°0′N 46°59′E / 8.000°N 46.983°E  Somalia /  Ethiopia border
8°0′N 47°59′E / 8.000°N 47.983°E  Somalia
8°0′N 49°53′E / 8.000°N 49.883°E 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
8°0′N 79°43′E / 8.000°N 79.717°E  Sri Lanka
8°0′N 81°30′E / 8.000°N 81.500°E Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
8°0′N 93°20′E / 8.000°N 93.333°E  India Andaman and Nicobar Islands - islands of Katchal, Camorta and Nancowry
8°0′N 93°34′E / 8.000°N 93.567°E Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
8°0′N 98°17′E / 8.000°N 98.283°E  Thailand Island of Phuket
8°0′N 98°25′E / 8.000°N 98.417°E Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°35′E / 8.000°N 98.583°E  Thailand Island of Ko Yao Yai
8°0′N 98°36′E / 8.000°N 98.600°E Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°58′E / 8.000°N 98.967°E  Thailand
8°0′N 100°19′E / 8.000°N 100.317°E Gulf of Thailand
8°0′N 104°4′E / 8.000°N 104.067°E South China Sea
8°0′N 116°57′E / 8.000°N 116.950°E  Philippines Balabac Island
8°0′N 117°4′E / 8.000°N 117.067°E Sulu Sea
8°0′N 122°17′E / 8.000°N 122.283°E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
8°0′N 126°24′E / 8.000°N 126.400°E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Kayangel atoll,  Palau
Passing just south of Pikelot island,  Federated States of Micronesia
8°0′N 168°5′E / 8.000°N 168.083°E  Marshall Islands Namu Atoll
8°0′N 168°11′E / 8.000°N 168.183°E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Aur Atoll,  Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Burica Point,  Panama
Passing just north of Islas Secas,  Panama
8°0′N 81°40′W / 8.000°N 81.667°W  Panama
8°0′N 80°24′W / 8.000°N 80.400°W Pacific Ocean Gulf of Panama
8°0′N 78°25′W / 8.000°N 78.417°W  Panama
8°0′N 77°12′W / 8.000°N 77.200°W  Colombia Passing through the Gulf of Urabá
8°0′N 72°25′W / 8.000°N 72.417°W  Venezuela
8°0′N 60°8′W / 8.000°N 60.133°W Disputed area Controlled by  Guyana, claimed by  Venezuela
8°0′N 59°6′W / 8.000°N 59.100°W Atlantic Ocean
8°0′N 12°53′W / 8.000°N 12.883°W  Sierra Leone
8°0′N 10°36′W / 8.000°N 10.600°W  Liberia
8°0′N 9°25′W / 8.000°N 9.417°W  Guinea
8°0′N 8°3′W / 8.000°N 8.050°W  Ivory Coast
8°0′N 2°41′W / 8.000°N 2.683°W  Ghana Passing through Lake Volta

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