8th parallel south
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The 8th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 8 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.
Two sections of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola are defined by the parallel.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° 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. Angola
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. Angola
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. Democratic Republic of the Congo /
Angola border
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Angola
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Democratic Republic of the Congo /
Angola border
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Angola
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 Passing just south of the island of Mafia, Tanzania
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tanzania
Island of Chole Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of Java Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bali Sea Passing just north of the island of Bali, Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Flores Sea Passing just north of the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Banda Sea Passing just north of the island of Flores, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Alor,Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Islands of Liran and Wetar Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Wetar Strait Passing just north of the island of Kisar, Indonesia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of Babar Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Timor Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Island of Yamdena Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Arafura Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indonesia
Islands of Yos Sudarso and 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. Gulf of Papua 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. Solomon Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solomon Islands
Island of Ranongga Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solomon Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solomon Islands
Island of Kolombangara Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Kula Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solomon Islands
Island of New Georgia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. New Georgia Sound Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Solomon Islands
Santa Isabel Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Dai, Solomon Islands
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Tuvalu
Nukufetau atoll Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean The parallel defines the northern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. French Polynesia
Island of Eiao Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Peru
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Brazil
Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão - for about 11 km
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Pernambuco
Paraíba
PernambucoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just to the south of Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha