6th parallel south

Line across the Earth

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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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
6°0′S 0°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′S 12°24′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 12°43′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Angola
6°0′S 16°36′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°0′S 29°11′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Lake Tanganyika
6°0′S 29°46′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Tanzania
6°0′S 38°47′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indian Ocean	Zanzibar Channel
6°0′S 39°11′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Tanzania	Island of Zanzibar
6°0′S 39°23′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	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 106°2′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Passing just north of Cilegon City, Indonesia
6°0′S 106°51′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Jakarta Bay
6°0′S 107°3′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Passing north of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia
6°0′S 107°22′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	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 Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Island of Selayar
6°0′S 120°33′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Banda Sea
6°0′S 124°3′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Island of Binongko
6°0′S 124°4′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Banda Sea
6°0′S 132°27′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Island of Tanimbar Kei
6°0′S 132°28′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	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 Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
6°0′S 134°42′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Arafura Sea
6°0′S 138°19′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 141°0′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
6°0′S 147°30′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 148°54′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Britain
6°0′S 151°3′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Solomon Sea
6°0′S 154°48′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Papua New Guinea	Bougainville Island
6°0′S 155°24′E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	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 Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Peru	Passing just north of Moyobamba
6°0′S 73°8′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte - passing just south of Natal
6°0′S 35°7′W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 5th parallel south
• 7th parallel south

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