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Circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel north

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Following are whole degree circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel north:

1st parallel north

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File:1st parallel GNQ.png's southern border with Gabon.]]

The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.

The parallel defines part of the border between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.{{cite web |title=Equatorial Guinea–Gabon |url=https://sovereignlimits.com/boundaries/equatorial-guinea-gabon-land |publisher=Sovereign Limits |access-date=7 October 2022}}

=Around the world=

Starting at the Prime Meridian, and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° north passes through:

:

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! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea

! scope="col" | Notes

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Corisco, {{GNQ}}
Passing just north of the island of Elobey Grande, {{GNQ}}

{{Coord|1|0|N|9|31|E|type:country|name=Equatorial Guinea}}

! scope="row" | {{GNQ}}

| Island of Elobey Chico

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|9|31|E|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|9|35|E|type:country|name=Gabon}}

! scope="row" | {{GAB}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|9|47|E|type:country|name=Equatorial Guinea}}

! scope="row" | {{GNQ}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|10|0|E|type:landmark|name=Equatorial Guinea / Gabon border}}

! scope="row" | {{GNQ}} / {{GAB}} border

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|11|20|E|type:country|name=Gabon}}

! scope="row" | {{GAB}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|14|25|E|type:country|name=Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|17|51|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|30|13|E|type:country|name=Uganda}}

! scope="row" | {{UGA}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|34|29|E|type:country|name=Kenya}}

! scope="row" | {{KEN}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|41|0|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|43|54|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Huvadhu Atoll, {{MDV}}

{{Coord|1|0|N|97|23|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Nias

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|97|55|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|98|56|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Islands of Sumatra, Padang, Rantau and Rangsang

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|103|4|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|103|21|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Great Karimun

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|103|27|E|type:waterbody|name=Singapore Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Singapore Strait

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

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| {{Coord|1|0|N|103|47|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Islands including Kapaladjernih, Bulan, Batam, Bintan and Mapur

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|104|51|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|107|23|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Tambelan archipelago

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|107|36|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|108|58|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| West Kalimantan

{{Coord|1|0|N|110|16|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak - for about 3 km

{{Coord|1|0|N|110|18|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| West Kalimantan - for about 4 km

{{Coord|1|0|N|110|20|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak

{{Coord|1|0|N|110|53|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| West Kalimantan

{{Coord|1|0|N|111|31|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak - for about 8 km

{{Coord|1|0|N|111|35|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| West Kalimantan

{{Coord|1|0|N|110|46|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak - for about 8 km

{{Coord|1|0|N|111|51|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| West Kalimantan
East Kalimantan

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|118|59|E|type:waterbody|name=Makassar Strait}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Makassar Strait

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|120|44|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sulawesi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|122|28|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|124|14|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sulawesi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|124|54|E|type:waterbody|name=Molucca Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Gureda, {{IDN}}

{{Coord|1|0|N|127|28|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Halmahera

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|127|38|E|type:waterbody|name=Kao Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kao Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|1|0|N|127|56|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Halmahera

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|128|33|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Fani, {{IDN}}
Passing just north of the Mapia Islands, {{IDN}}
Passing just south of Kapingamarangi atoll, {{FSM}}

{{Coord|1|0|N|173|0|E|type:country|name=Kiribati}}

! scope="row" | {{KIR}}

| Maiana atoll

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|173|3|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Howland Island, {{UMI}}
Passing between Wolf Island and Pinta Island in the Galápagos Islands, {{ECU}}

{{Coord|1|0|N|79|31|W|type:country|name=Ecuador}}

! scope="row" | {{ECU}}

| Passing just north of Esmeraldas

{{Coord|1|0|N|78|13|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|69|13|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas

{{Coord|1|0|N|66|36|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

{{Coord|1|0|N|65|41|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas - for about 11 km

{{Coord|1|0|N|65|36|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

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| {{Coord|1|0|N|65|10|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas
Roraima
Pará
Amapá
Pará - an island in the mouth of the Amazon River

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|1|0|N|49|56|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

2nd parallel north

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The 2nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.

=Around the world=

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° north passes through:

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! scope="col" | Coordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea

! scope="col" | Notes

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea

{{Coord|2|0|N|9|47|E|type:country|name=Equatorial Guinea}}

! scope="row" | {{GNQ}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|11|20|E|type:country|name=Gabon}}

! scope="row" | {{GAB}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|13|14|E|type:country|name=Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|15|2|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

| For about 9 km

{{Coord|2|0|N|15|7|E|type:country|name=Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

| For about 17 km

{{Coord|2|0|N|15|16|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|16|3|E|type:country|name=Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|18|5|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|31|3|E|type:waterbody|name=Lake Albert}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Albert

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | The border with Uganda is in the lake at {{Coord|2|0|N|31|14|E|type:country|name=Uganda}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|31|24|E|type:country|name=Uganda}}

! scope="row" | {{UGA}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|34|59|E|type:country|name=Kenya}}

! scope="row" | {{KEN}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|41|0|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|45|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Mogadishu, {{SOM}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|73|21|E|type:country|name=Maldives}}

! scope="row" | {{MDV}}

| Laamu Atoll{{cite book |last=Karan |first=P.P. |last2=Subbiah |first2=S.P. |last3=Gilbreath |first3=D. |title=The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8131-2652-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DEedXAZnyVAC&pg=PA129 |access-date=13 November 2024 |page=129}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|73|33|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the Banyak Islands, {{IDN}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|98|27|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Islands of Sumatra and Rupat

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|101|46|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|102|35|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Johor

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|104|6|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|109|35|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| island of Borneo
West Kalimantan – for about 3 km

{{Coord|2|0|N|109|37|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak – for about 3 km

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|109|39|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|111|10|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| island of Borneo
Sarawak

{{Coord|2|0|N|114|52|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| North Kalimantan
East Kalimantan

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|117|50|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|125|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Molucca Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Biaro, {{IDN}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|127|46|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Halmahera

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|127|57|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|128|16|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Morotai – for about 1 km

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|128|17|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Abaiang atoll, {{KIR}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|173|15|E|type:country|name=Kiribati}}

! scope="row" | {{KIR}}

| Marakei atoll

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|173|18|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|157|47|W|type:country|name=Kiribati}}

! scope="row" | {{KIR}}

| Kiritimati atoll{{cite book |title=Acts of the Parliament of Canada |publisher=Queen's Printer |issue=2 |year=1998 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCJKAQAAIAAJ |access-date=10 November 2024 |page=91 |quote=Kiribati Kiritimati 2,0 N 157,0 O}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|157|40|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|2|0|N|78|39|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|68|13|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas – for about 3 km

{{Coord|2|0|N|68|11|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|67|39|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas

{{Coord|2|0|N|67|18|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|67|7|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

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| {{Coord|2|0|N|63|46|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amazonas
Roraima

{{Coord|2|0|N|59|44|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{VEN}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|58|28|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

|

{{Coord|2|0|N|57|55|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{SUR}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|57|9|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Pará – for about 8 km

{{Coord|2|0|N|57|4|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{SUR}}

{{Coord|2|0|N|56|38|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

|

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| {{Coord|2|0|N|55|55|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Pará
Amapá – mainland and the island of {{ill|Maracá|ceb|Ilha de Maracá (pulo sa Brasil, Amapá)|pt|Ilha de Maracá|sv|Ilha de Maracá}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|2|0|N|50|17|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

3rd parallel north

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The 3rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 3 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.

=Around the world=

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° north passes through:

:

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! scope="col" | Coordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea

! scope="col" | Notes

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea – passing just south of Bioko island, {{GNQ}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|9|56|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|12|57|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

| For about 2km

{{Coord|3|0|N|15|59|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

| For about 3km

{{Coord|3|0|N|16|0|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|16|30|E|type:country|name=Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COG}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|18|30|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|30|49|E|type:country|name=Uganda}}

! scope="row" | {{UGA}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|34|35|E|type:country|name=Kenya}}

! scope="row" | {{KEN}}

| Passing through Lake Turkana

{{Coord|3|0|N|41|10|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|46|36|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|73|28|E|type:country|name=Maldives}}

! scope="row" | {{MDV}}

| Meemu Atoll{{cite book |last=Karan |first=P.P. |last2=Subbiah |first2=S.P. |last3=Gilbreath |first3=D. |title=The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-8131-2652-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DEedXAZnyVAC&pg=PA129 |access-date=13 November 2024 |page=129}}

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|73|33|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Simeulue, {{IDN}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|97|22|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sumatra

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|99|54|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|101|14|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, on Peninsular Malaysia

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|103|26|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Tioman, {{MYS}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|105|41|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Jemaja

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|105|44|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|107|45|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Midai

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|107|48|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|108|50|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Subi

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|108|53|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|112|26|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak, island of Borneo

{{Coord|3|0|N|115|15|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| North Kalimantan, island of Borneo – for about 8km

{{Coord|3|0|N|115|19|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak, island of Borneo – for about 10km

{{Coord|3|0|N|115|25|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| North Kalimantan, island of Borneo

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|117|35|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|125|30|E|type:waterbody|name=Molucca Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|128|13|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Butaritari atoll, {{KIR}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|78|11|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

| Island of Gorgona island, and mainland

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|78|10|W|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|3|0|N|77|41|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|67|42|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|64|8|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Roraima

{{Coord|3|0|N|59|57|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{VEN}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|58|9|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|57|30|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{SUR}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|57|12|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

|

{{Coord|3|0|N|54|11|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between France and Suriname}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{FRA}}, claimed by {{SUR}}

{{Coord|3|0|N|53|59|W|type:country|name=France}}

! scope="row" | {{FRA}}

| French Guiana

{{Coord|3|0|N|52|22|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amapá

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|3|0|N|50|57|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

4th parallel north

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The 4th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 4 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.

=Around the world=

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 4° north passes through:

:

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" | Coordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea

! scope="col" | Notes

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea – passing just north of Bioko island, {{GNQ}}

{{Coord|4|0|N|9|13|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

| Passing just south of Douala

{{Coord|4|0|N|15|3|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|18|39|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|30|12|E|type:country|name=South Sudan}}

! scope="row" | {{SSD}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|33|46|E|type:country|name=Uganda}}

! scope="row" | {{UGA}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|34|4|E|type:country|name=Kenya}}

! scope="row" | {{KEN}}

| Passing through Lake Turkana

{{Coord|4|0|N|37|35|E|type:country|name=Ethiopia}}

! scope="row" | {{ETH}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|40|7|E|type:country|name=Kenya}}

! scope="row" | {{KEN}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|41|6|E|type:country|name=Ethiopia}}

! scope="row" | {{ETH}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|41|55|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|47|32|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|72|41|E|type:country|name=Maldives}}

! scope="row" | {{MDV}}

| Ari Atoll

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|72|56|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|73|21|E|type:country|name=Maldives}}

! scope="row" | {{MDV}}

| Malé Atoll

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|73|30|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|96|17|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sumatra

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|98|32|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|100|43|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Perak, Pahang, Terengganu and Pahang again, on Peninsular Malaysia

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|103|25|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|107|59|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Natuna Besar

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|108|21|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|113|43|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sarawak, island of Borneo

{{Coord|4|0|N|115|39|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| North Kalimantan, islands of Borneo and Nunukan

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|117|43|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|4|0|N|126|37|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Talaud Islands

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|126|47|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Merir island, {{PLW}}
Passing just north of Nukuoro atoll, {{FSM}}
Passing just north of Tabuaeran atoll, {{KIR}}
Passing just north of Malpelo island, {{COL}}

{{Coord|4|0|N|77|25|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|67|42|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|64|39|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Roraima

{{Coord|4|0|N|64|4|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|62|45|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Roraima

{{Coord|4|0|N|59|35|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{VEN}}

{{Coord|4|0|N|58|26|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|58|2|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

|

{{Coord|4|0|N|54|18|W|type:country|name=France}}

! scope="row" | {{FRA}}

| French Guiana

{{Coord|4|0|N|51|45|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Amapá

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|4|0|N|51|10|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Cape Palmas, {{LBR}}

5th parallel north

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The 5th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 5 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.

The Pacific Ocean is at its widest (approximately 19,300 km) on this parallel.{{cite web|title=Pacific Ocean|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/437703/Pacific-Ocean|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=27 August 2012}}

=Around the world=

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° north passes through:

:

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! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates

! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea

! scope="col" | Notes

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|0|0|E|type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bight of Benin

{{Coord|5|0|N|5|26|E|type:country|name=Nigeria}}

! scope="row" | {{NGA}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|8|41|E|type:country|name=Cameroon}}

! scope="row" | {{CMR}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|14|41|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|19|14|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|19|53|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|24|18|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|24|38|E|type:country|name=Central African Republic}}

! scope="row" | {{CAF}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|25|8|E|type:country|name=Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

! scope="row" | {{COD}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|27|29|E|type:country|name=South Sudan}}

! scope="row" | {{SSD}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|35|21|E|type:country|name=Ilemi Triangle}}

! scope="row" | Ilemi Triangle

| Disputed territory, controlled by {{KEN}} and claimed by {{SSD}}

{{Coord|5|0|N|35|25|E|type:country|name=South Sudan}}

! scope="row" | {{SSD}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|35|49|E|type:country|name=Ethiopia}}

! scope="row" | {{ETH}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|45|3|E|type:country|name=Somalia}}

! scope="row" | {{SOM}}

|

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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|48|16|E|type:waterbody|name=Indian Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between Southern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll and Horsburgh Atoll, {{MDV}}
Passing just north of the island of Kaashidhoo, {{MDV}}

{{Coord|5|0|N|95|21|E|type:country|name=Indonesia}}

! scope="row" | {{IDN}}

| Island of Sumatra

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|97|44|E|type:waterbody|name=Strait of Malacca}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|0|N|100|29|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, on Peninsular Malaysia

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|103|19|E|type:waterbody|name=South China Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|0|N|114|55|E|type:country|name=Brunei}}

! scope="row" | {{BRN}}

| On the island of Borneo

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|115|7|E|type:waterbody|name=Brunei Bay}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Brunei Bay

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|0|N|115|27|E|type:country|name=Malaysia}}

! scope="row" | {{MYS}}

| Sabah, island of Borneo

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|118|52|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing north of the Sibutu islands, {{PHL}}
Passing between the islands of Bongao and Simunul, {{PHL}}

{{Coord|5|0|N|120|0|E|type:country|name=Philippines}}

! scope="row" | {{PHL}}

| Island of Bilatan

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|120|1|E|type:waterbody|name=Celebes Sea}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the islands of Banaran and Mantabuan, {{PHL}}

valign="top"

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|125|23|E|type:waterbody|name=Pacific Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Sonsorol and Pulo Anna, {{PLW}}
Passing just south of Satawan and Kosrae atolls, {{FSM}}
Passing between Namdrik and Ebon atolls, {{MHL}}
Passing just north of Teraina atoll, {{KIR}}
Passing just south of Cocos Island, {{CRI}}

{{Coord|5|0|N|77|22|W|type:country|name=Colombia}}

! scope="row" | {{COL}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|67|48|W|type:country|name=Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | {{VEN}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|60|35|W|type:country|name=Brazil}}

! scope="row" | {{BRA}}

| Roraima

{{Coord|5|0|N|59|59|W|type:country|name=Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela}}

! scope="row" | Disputed area

| Controlled by {{GUY}}, claimed by {{VEN}}

{{Coord|5|0|N|58|50|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|57|42|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

| For about 7 km

{{Coord|5|0|N|57|38|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

| For about 6 km

{{Coord|5|0|N|57|34|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

| For about 8 km

{{Coord|5|0|N|57|30|W|type:country|name=Guyana}}

! scope="row" | {{GUY}}

| For about 12 km

{{Coord|5|0|N|57|24|W|type:country|name=Suriname}}

! scope="row" | {{SUR}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|54|26|W|type:country|name=French Guiana}}

! scope="row" | {{flag|French Guiana|local}}

| Overseas department of France

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|52|25|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |

{{Coord|5|0|N|9|2|W|type:country|name=Liberia}}

! scope="row" | {{LBR}}

|

{{Coord|5|0|N|7|32|W|type:country|name=Côte d'Ivoire}}

! scope="row" | {{CIV}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|5|56|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea

{{Coord|5|0|N|2|40|W|type:country|name=Ghana}}

! scope="row" | {{GHA}}

|

style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{Coord|5|0|N|1|38|W|type:waterbody|name=Atlantic Ocean}}

! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bight of Benin

See also

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite book

| last = Karan

| first = P.P.

| last2 = Subbiah

| first2 = S.P.

| last3 = Gilbreath

| first3 = D.

| title = The Indian Ocean Tsunami: The Global Response to a Natural Disaster

| publisher = University Press of Kentucky

| year = 2011

| isbn = 978-0-8131-2652-4

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DEedXAZnyVAC&pg=PA129

| access-date = 13 November 2024

| page = 129

}}

{{cite book

| author = United States. Hydrographic Office

| title = Sailing Directions for the West Coast of India from Point Calimere to Cape Monze Including Ceylon, Pamban Pass, and Palk Gulf: Issued Under Authority of the Secretary of the Navy

| publisher = U.S. Government Printing Office

| series = H.O. pub 159

| year = 1931

| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=60QPAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP457

| access-date = 13 November 2024

| page = 457

}}

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