9th parallel south

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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.

The parallel passes through 11 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

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	Sambia
9°0′S 31°56′E	Tansania	Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani
9°0′S 39°32′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Providence Atoll, Seychellen Passing just south of the islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok, Indonesien
9°0′S 116°44′E	Indonesien	Island of Sumbawa
9°0′S 117°32′E	Indian Ocean	Sumba Strait Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores, Indonesien
9°0′S 124°48′E	Indonesien	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	Indonesien	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	Indonesien	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 141°1′E	Papua-Neuguinea	Islands of New Guinea and Parama
9°0′S 143°27′E	Coral Sea	Gulf of Papua
9°0′S 146°36′E	Papua-Neuguinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 148°31′E	Solomon Sea	Oro Bay
9°0′S 149°7′E	Papua-Neuguinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 149°8′E	Solomon Sea	Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands, Papua-Neuguinea
9°0′S 152°23′E	Papua-Neuguinea	Islands of Nusam and Woodlark
9°0′S 152°39′E	Solomon Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae, Salomonen
9°0′S 159°2′E	Salomonen	Russell Islands
9°0′S 159°16′E	New Georgia Sound	Passing just north of Savo Island, Salomonen
9°0′S 160°3′E	Salomonen	Florida Islands
9°0′S 160°13′E	Indispensable Strait
9°0′S 160°46′E	Salomonen	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 Inseln	Penrhyn Island
9°0′S 157°56′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands, Französisch-Polynesien
9°0′S 78°40′W	Peru
9°0′S 72°57′W	Brasilien	Acre Amazonas Rondônia - for about 8 km Amazonas - for about 20 km Rondônia Mato Grosso Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Pernambuco - passing just north of the city of Petrolina and the city of the Juazeiro, Bahia Bahia - passing through the São Francisco River 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 - passing just north of the city of Maceió
9°0′S 35°12′W	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 8th parallel south
• 10th parallel south