5th parallel south
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The 5th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 5 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 5° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Republic of the Congo
For about 7 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Angola
Cabinda exclave Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Lake Tanganyika Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tanzania
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Pemba Channel Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tanzania
Island of Pemba Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
Passing just south of Mahé island,Seychelles
Passing just north of Peros Banhos atoll,British Indian Ocean Territory
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of Sumatra Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Java Sea Passing close by several small islands of Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of Sulawesi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Banda Sea Gulf of Boni - passing just north of the island of Kabaena, Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Islands of Muna and Buton Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Banda Sea Passing close by several small islands of Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of New Guinea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Papua New Guinea
Island of New Guinea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Bismarck Sea, passing close by several small islands of Papua New Guinea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Papua New Guinea
Island of New Britain Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Solomon Sea
- Passing just south of the island of New Ireland,Papua New Guinea
- Passing just north of Buka Island,Papua New Guinea
An unnamed part of the ocean
- Passing just north of Ontong Java Atoll,Solomon Islands
- Passing just south of Nikumaroro atoll,Kiribati
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Peru
Piura Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Ecuador
For about 4 km at the southernmost point of the country Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Peru
Cajamarca
Amazonas
LoretoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Brazil
Amazonas
Pará
Maranhão
Piauí
Ceará
Rio Grande do NorteLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean