3rd parallel north

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.

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3rd parallel north

Around the world

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

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
3°0′N 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea - passing just south of Bioko island,  Equatorial Guinea
3°0′N 9°56′E  Cameroon
3°0′N 12°57′E  Central African Republic For about 2km
3°0′N 15°59′E  Cameroon For about 3km
3°0′N 16°0′E  Central African Republic
3°0′N 16°30′E  Republic of the Congo
3°0′N 18°30′E  Democratic Republic of the Congo
3°0′N 30°49′E  Uganda
3°0′N 34°35′E  Kenya Passing through Lake Turkana
3°0′N 41°10′E  Somalia
3°0′N 46°36′E Indian Ocean
3°0′N 73°21′E  Maldives Laamu Atoll
3°0′N 73°33′E Indian Ocean Passing just north of the island of Simeulue,  Indonesia
3°0′N 97°22′E  Indonesia Island of Sumatra
3°0′N 99°54′E Strait of Malacca
3°0′N 101°14′E  Malaysia Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang again, on Peninsular Malaysia
3°0′N 103°26′E South China Sea Passing just north of the island of Tioman,  Malaysia
3°0′N 105°41′E  Indonesia Island of Jemaja
3°0′N 105°44′E South China Sea
3°0′N 107°45′E  Indonesia Island of Midai
3°0′N 107°48′E South China Sea
3°0′N 108°50′E  Indonesia Island of Subi
3°0′N 108°53′E South China Sea
3°0′N 112°26′E  Malaysia Sarawak, island of Borneo
3°0′N 115°15′E  Indonesia North Kalimantan, island of Borneo - for about 8km
3°0′N 115°19′E  Malaysia Sarawak, island of Borneo - for about 10km
3°0′N 115°25′E  Indonesia North Kalimantan, island of Borneo
3°0′N 117°35′E Celebes Sea
3°0′N 125°30′E Molucca Sea
3°0′N 128°13′E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Butaritari atoll,  Kiribati
3°0′N 78°11′W  Colombia Island of Gorgona island, and mainland
3°0′N 78°10′W Pacific Ocean
3°0′N 77°41′W  Colombia
3°0′N 67°42′W  Venezuela
3°0′N 64°8′W  Brazil Roraima
3°0′N 59°57′W Disputed area Controlled by  Guyana, claimed by  Venezuela
3°0′N 58°9′W  Guyana
3°0′N 57°30′W Disputed area Controlled by  Guyana, claimed by  Suriname
3°0′N 57°12′W  Suriname
3°0′N 54°11′W Disputed area Controlled by  France, claimed by  Suriname
3°0′N 53°59′W  France French Guiana
3°0′N 52°22′W  Brazil Amapá
3°0′N 50°57′W Atlantic Ocean

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