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.

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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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