6th parallel south

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6th parallel south

The 6th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 6 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.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
6°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′S 12°24′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 12°43′E	Angola
6°0′S 16°36′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 29°11′E	Lake Tanganyika
6°0′S 29°46′E	Tanzania
6°0′S 38°47′E	Indian Ocean	Zanzibar Channel
6°0′S 39°11′E	Tanzania	Island of Zanzibar
6°0′S 39°23′E	Indian Ocean	Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Passing just south of Île Platte, Seychelles Passing just north of the Eagle Islands and Three Brothers, British Indian Ocean Territory Passing just south of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
6°0′S 105°58′E	Indonesia	Island of Java
6°0′S 106°21′E	Java Sea
6°0′S 107°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Java
6°0′S 107°22′E	Java Sea	Passing just south of the island of Karimun Jawa, Indonesia Passing just south of the island of Bawean, Indonesia
6°0′S 120°27′E	Indonesia	Island of Selayar
6°0′S 120°33′E	Banda Sea
6°0′S 124°3′E	Indonesia	Island of Binongko
6°0′S 124°4′E	Banda Sea
6°0′S 132°27′E	Indonesia	Island of Tanimbar Kei
6°0′S 132°28′E	Arafura Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Kai Kecil and Kai Besar, Indonesia Passing just north of the island of Maikoor, Indonesia
6°0′S 134°18′E	Indonesia	Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
6°0′S 134°42′E	Arafura Sea
6°0′S 138°19′E	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 141°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 147°30′E	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 148°54′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Britain
6°0′S 151°3′E	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 154°48′E	Papua New Guinea	Bougainville Island
6°0′S 155°24′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu Passing just south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
6°0′S 81°8′W	Peru
6°0′S 73°8′W	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte
6°0′S 35°7′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 5th parallel south
• 7th parallel south