3rd parallel south

The 3rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 3 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 3° south passes through:


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! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇬🇦 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇬 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇮 ! scope="row" | 🇹🇿 ! scope="row" | 🇰🇪 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Mentawai Strait ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bangka Strait ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Makassar Strait ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Boni ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Ceram Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Cenderawasih Bay ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇪🇨 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇪🇨 ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -3°N, 10.3°W
 * -3°N, 10.3°W
 * -3°N, 11.8°W
 * -3°N, 11.8°W
 * -3°N, 11.8°W
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 * -3°N, 16.18333°W
 * -3°N, 16.18333°W
 * -3°N, 29.15°W
 * -3°N, 29.15°W
 * -3°N, 29.15°W
 * -3°N, 30.83333°W
 * -3°N, 30.83333°W
 * -3°N, 30.83333°W
 * -3°N, 37.58333°W
 * -3°N, 37.58333°W
 * -3°N, 37.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 40.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 40.21667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 40.21667°W
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 * -3°N, 100.18333°W
 * -3°N, 100.18333°W
 * Island of South Pagai
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 100.43333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 100.43333°W
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 * -3°N, 101.45°W
 * -3°N, 101.45°W
 * Island of Sumatra - passing through Palembang
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 106.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 106.05°W
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 * -3°N, 106.43333°W
 * -3°N, 106.43333°W
 * Islands of Bangka and Lepar
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 106.88333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 106.88333°W
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 * -3°N, 107.55°W
 * -3°N, 107.55°W
 * Island of Belitung
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 108.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 108.2°W
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 * -3°N, 110.61667°W
 * -3°N, 110.61667°W
 * Island of Borneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 111.15°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 111.15°W
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 * -3°N, 111.8°W
 * -3°N, 111.8°W
 * Island of Borneo Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 116.28333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 116.28333°W
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 * -3°N, 118.83333°W
 * -3°N, 118.83333°W
 * Island of Sulawesi (South Peninsula)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 120.2°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 120.2°W
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 * -3°N, 121.08333°W
 * -3°N, 121.08333°W
 * Island of Sulawesi (South-east Peninsula)
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 122.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 122.25°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Buru, 🇮🇩
 * -3°N, 127.85°W
 * -3°N, 127.85°W
 * Islands of Boano and Seram
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 130.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 130.38333°W
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 * -3°N, 132.4°W
 * -3°N, 132.4°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 134.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 134.85°W
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 * -3°N, 135.85°W
 * -3°N, 135.85°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * -3°N, 141°W
 * -3°N, 141°W
 * Island of New Guinea
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 142.03333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Bismarck Sea, passing just south of the Purdy Islands, 🇵🇬 Passing just south of the island of Dyaul, 🇵🇬
 * -3°N, 151.3°W
 * -3°N, 151.3°W
 * Island of New Ireland
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 151.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 151.56667°W
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 * -3°N, 152.03333°W
 * -3°N, 152.03333°W
 * Island of Tabar
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, 152.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Lihir Group, 🇵🇬 Passing just north of the Nuguria islands, 🇵🇬 Passing just south of Kanton Island, 🇰🇮 Passing just north of Enderbury Island, 🇰🇮
 * -3°N, -80.36667°W
 * -3°N, -80.36667°W
 * Puná Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, -80.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, -80.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Jambelí Channel
 * -3°N, -79.83333°W
 * -3°N, -79.83333°W
 * -3°N, -77.81667°W
 * -3°N, -77.81667°W
 * -3°N, -77.81667°W
 * -3°N, -70.18333°W
 * -3°N, -70.18333°W
 * -3°N, -70.18333°W
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 * -3°N, -69.7°W
 * -3°N, -69.7°W
 * Amazonas - passing through Manaus Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, -39.7°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -3°N, -39.7°W
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