6th parallel south

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6th parallel south

The 6th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 6 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
6°0′S 0°0′E / 6.000°S 0.000°E / -6.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′S 12°24′E / 6.000°S 12.400°E / -6.000; 12.400 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 12°43′E / 6.000°S 12.717°E / -6.000; 12.717 (Angola)	Angola
6°0′S 16°36′E / 6.000°S 16.600°E / -6.000; 16.600 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 29°11′E / 6.000°S 29.183°E / -6.000; 29.183 (Lake Tanganyika)	Lake Tanganyika
6°0′S 29°46′E / 6.000°S 29.767°E / -6.000; 29.767 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
6°0′S 38°47′E / 6.000°S 38.783°E / -6.000; 38.783 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Zanzibar Channel
6°0′S 39°11′E / 6.000°S 39.183°E / -6.000; 39.183 (Tanzania)	Tanzania	Island of Zanzibar
6°0′S 39°23′E / 6.000°S 39.383°E / -6.000; 39.383 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Passing just south of Île Platte, Seychelles Passing just north of the Eagle Islands and Three Brothers, British Indian Ocean Territory Passing just south of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
6°0′S 106°2′E / 6.000°S 106.033°E / -6.000; 106.033 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Passing just north of Cilegon City, Indonesia
6°0′S 106°51′E / 6.000°S 106.850°E / -6.000; 106.850 (Java Sea)	Jakarta Bay
6°0′S 107°3′E / 6.000°S 107.050°E / -6.000; 107.050 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Passing north of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia
6°0′S 107°22′E / 6.000°S 107.367°E / -6.000; 107.367 (Java Sea)	Java Sea	Passing just south of the island of Karimun Jawa, Indonesia Passing just south of the island of Bawean, Indonesia
6°0′S 120°27′E / 6.000°S 120.450°E / -6.000; 120.450 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Selayar
6°0′S 120°33′E / 6.000°S 120.550°E / -6.000; 120.550 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
6°0′S 124°3′E / 6.000°S 124.050°E / -6.000; 124.050 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Binongko
6°0′S 124°4′E / 6.000°S 124.067°E / -6.000; 124.067 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
6°0′S 132°27′E / 6.000°S 132.450°E / -6.000; 132.450 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Tanimbar Kei
6°0′S 132°28′E / 6.000°S 132.467°E / -6.000; 132.467 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Kai Kecil and Kai Besar, Indonesia Passing just north of the island of Maikoor, Indonesia
6°0′S 134°18′E / 6.000°S 134.300°E / -6.000; 134.300 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
6°0′S 134°42′E / 6.000°S 134.700°E / -6.000; 134.700 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
6°0′S 138°19′E / 6.000°S 138.317°E / -6.000; 138.317 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 141°0′E / 6.000°S 141.000°E / -6.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 147°30′E / 6.000°S 147.500°E / -6.000; 147.500 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 148°54′E / 6.000°S 148.900°E / -6.000; 148.900 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Britain
6°0′S 151°3′E / 6.000°S 151.050°E / -6.000; 151.050 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 154°48′E / 6.000°S 154.800°E / -6.000; 154.800 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Bougainville Island
6°0′S 155°24′E / 6.000°S 155.400°E / -6.000; 155.400 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu Passing just south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
6°0′S 81°8′W / 6.000°S 81.133°W / -6.000; -81.133 (Peru)	Peru	Passing just north of Moyobamba
6°0′S 73°8′W / 6.000°S 73.133°W / -6.000; -73.133 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte - passing just south of Natal
6°0′S 35°7′W / 6.000°S 35.117°W / -6.000; -35.117 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

References

See also

• 5th parallel south
• 7th parallel south

This page was last edited on 22 February 2024, at 21:54