3rd parallel north

The 3rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 3 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° north passes through:


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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea - passing just south of Bioko island, 🇬🇶
 * 3°N, 9.93333°W
 * 3°N, 9.93333°W
 * 3°N, 12.95°W
 * 3°N, 12.95°W
 * 3°N, 12.95°W
 * For about 2km
 * 3°N, 15.98333°W
 * 3°N, 15.98333°W
 * For about 3km
 * 3°N, 16°W
 * 3°N, 16°W
 * 3°N, 16.5°W
 * 3°N, 16.5°W
 * 3°N, 16.5°W
 * 3°N, 18.5°W
 * 3°N, 18.5°W
 * 3°N, 18.5°W
 * 3°N, 30.81667°W
 * 3°N, 30.81667°W
 * 3°N, 30.81667°W
 * 3°N, 34.58333°W
 * 3°N, 34.58333°W
 * 3°N, 34.58333°W
 * Passing through Lake Turkana
 * 3°N, 41.16667°W
 * 3°N, 41.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 46.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 46.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 46.6°W
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 * 3°N, 73.35°W
 * 3°N, 73.35°W
 * Laamu Atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 73.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 73.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Simeulue, 🇮🇩
 * 3°N, 97.36667°W
 * 3°N, 97.36667°W
 * Island of Sumatra
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 99.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 99.9°W
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 * 3°N, 101.23333°W
 * 3°N, 101.23333°W
 * Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, on Peninsular Malaysia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 103.43333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 103.43333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Tioman, 🇲🇾
 * 3°N, 105.68333°W
 * 3°N, 105.68333°W
 * Island of Jemaja
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 105.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 105.73333°W
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 * 3°N, 107.75°W
 * 3°N, 107.75°W
 * Island of Midai
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 107.8°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 107.8°W
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 * 3°N, 108.83333°W
 * 3°N, 108.83333°W
 * Island of Subi
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 108.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 108.88333°W
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 * 3°N, 112.43333°W
 * 3°N, 112.43333°W
 * Sarawak, island of Borneo
 * 3°N, 115.25°W
 * 3°N, 115.25°W
 * North Kalimantan, island of Borneo - for about 8km
 * 3°N, 115.31667°W
 * 3°N, 115.31667°W
 * Sarawak, island of Borneo - for about 10km
 * 3°N, 115.41667°W
 * 3°N, 115.41667°W
 * North Kalimantan, island of Borneo
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 117.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 117.58333°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 125.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 125.5°W
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 128.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, 128.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Butaritari atoll, 🇰🇮
 * 3°N, -78.18333°W
 * 3°N, -78.18333°W
 * Island of Gorgona island, and mainland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, -78.16667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, -78.16667°W
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 * 3°N, -77.68333°W
 * 3°N, -77.68333°W
 * 3°N, -67.7°W
 * 3°N, -67.7°W
 * 3°N, -67.7°W
 * 3°N, -64.13333°W
 * 3°N, -64.13333°W
 * 3°N, -64.13333°W
 * Roraima
 * 3°N, -59.95°W
 * 3°N, -59.95°W
 * Controlled by 🇬🇾, claimed by 🇻🇪
 * 3°N, -58.15°W
 * 3°N, -58.15°W
 * 3°N, -57.5°W
 * 3°N, -57.5°W
 * 3°N, -57.5°W
 * Controlled by 🇬🇾, claimed by 🇸🇷
 * 3°N, -57.2°W
 * 3°N, -57.2°W
 * 3°N, -54.18333°W
 * 3°N, -54.18333°W
 * 3°N, -54.18333°W
 * Controlled by 🇫🇷, claimed by 🇸🇷
 * 3°N, -53.98333°W
 * 3°N, -53.98333°W
 * French Guiana
 * 3°N, -52.36667°W
 * 3°N, -52.36667°W
 * Amapá
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, -50.95°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 3°N, -50.95°W
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