8th parallel north

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8th parallel north

The 8th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 8 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

The parallel defines part of the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. The Eight Degree Channel (Maliku Kandu) in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
8°0′N 0°0′E	Ghana	Passing through Lake Volta
8°0′N 0°36′E	Togo
8°0′N 1°38′E	Benin
8°0′N 2°42′E	Nigeria
8°0′N 12°13′E	Cameroon
8°0′N 15°25′E	Chad
8°0′N 18°1′E	Central African Republic
8°0′N 24°58′E	South Sudan
8°0′N 33°2′E	Ethiopia
8°0′N 46°59′E	Somalia / Ethiopia border
8°0′N 47°59′E	Somalia
8°0′N 49°53′E	Indian Ocean	Passing through the Arabian Sea Into the Eight Degree Channel - passing just south of Minicoy Island, India And into the Laccadive Sea - passing just south of Cape Comorin, India
8°0′N 79°43′E	Sri Lanka
8°0′N 81°30′E	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
8°0′N 93°20′E	India	Andaman and Nicobar Islands - islands of Katchal, Camorta and Nancowry
8°0′N 93°34′E	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
8°0′N 98°17′E	Thailand	Island of Phuket
8°0′N 98°25′E	Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°35′E	Thailand	Island of Ko Yao Yai
8°0′N 98°36′E	Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°58′E	Thailand
8°0′N 100°19′E	Gulf of Thailand
8°0′N 104°4′E	South China Sea
8°0′N 116°57′E	Philippines	Balabac Island
8°0′N 117°4′E	Sulu Sea
8°0′N 122°17′E	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
8°0′N 126°24′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Kayangel atoll, Palau Passing just south of Pikelot island, Federated States of Micronesia
8°0′N 168°5′E	Marshall Islands	Namu Atoll
8°0′N 168°11′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands Passing just south of Burica Point, Panama Passing just north of Islas Secas, Panama
8°0′N 81°40′W	Panama
8°0′N 80°24′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Panama
8°0′N 78°25′W	Panama
8°0′N 77°12′W	Colombia	Passing through the Gulf of Urabá
8°0′N 72°25′W	Venezuela
8°0′N 60°8′W	Disputed area	Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela
8°0′N 59°6′W	Atlantic Ocean
8°0′N 12°53′W	Sierra Leone
8°0′N 10°36′W	Liberia
8°0′N 9°25′W	Guinea
8°0′N 8°3′W	Côte d'Ivoire
8°0′N 2°41′W	Ghana	Passing through Lake Volta

See also

• 7th parallel north
• 9th parallel north