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.

9th parallel south

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° south passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
9°0′S 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean
9°0′S 13°1′E  Angola
9°0′S 21°51′E  Democratic Republic of the Congo
9°0′S 28°27′E Lake Mweru
9°0′S 29°1′E  Zambia
9°0′S 31°56′E  Tanzania Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani
9°0′S 39°32′E Indian Ocean Passing just north of Providence Atoll,  Seychelles
Passing just south of the islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok,  Indonesia
9°0′S 116°44′E  Indonesia Island of Sumbawa
9°0′S 117°32′E Indian Ocean Sumba Strait
Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores,  Indonesia
9°0′S 124°48′E  Indonesia Island of Timor - for about 16 km
9°0′S 124°56′E  Timor-Leste Island of Timor - for about 14 km
9°0′S 125°5′E  Indonesia Island of Timor - for about 6 km
9°0′S 125°8′E  Timor-Leste Island of Timor
9°0′S 126°8′E Timor Sea
9°0′S 130°59′E Arafura Sea
9°0′S 140°50′E  Indonesia Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 141°1′E  Papua New Guinea Islands of New Guinea and Parama
9°0′S 143°27′E Coral Sea Gulf of Papua
9°0′S 146°36′E  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 148°31′E Solomon Sea Oro Bay
9°0′S 149°7′E  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 149°8′E Solomon Sea Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands,  Papua New Guinea
9°0′S 152°23′E  Papua New Guinea Islands of Nusam and Woodlark
9°0′S 152°39′E Solomon Sea Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae,  Solomon Islands
9°0′S 159°2′E  Solomon Islands Russell Islands
9°0′S 159°16′E New Georgia Sound Passing just north of Savo Island,  Solomon Islands
9°0′S 160°3′E  Solomon Islands Florida Islands
9°0′S 160°13′E Indispensable Strait
9°0′S 160°46′E  Solomon Islands Island of Malaita
9°0′S 161°8′E Pacific Ocean Passing between the Funafuti and Nukulaelae atolls,  Tuvalu
Passing just north of Nukunonu atoll,  Tokelau
9°0′S 158°3′W  Cook Islands Penrhyn Island
9°0′S 157°56′W Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands,  French Polynesia
9°0′S 78°40′W  Peru
9°0′S 72°57′W  Brazil Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia - for about 8 km, Amazonas - for about 20 km, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Pará, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Pernambuco, Bahia, Pernambuco - for about 13 km, Bahia - for about 5 km, Pernambuco, Alagoas - for about 20 km, Pernambuco - for about 8 km, Alagoas - for about 15 km, Pernambuco, Alagoas
9°0′S 35°12′W Atlantic Ocean

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