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:


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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" | Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" | Angola ! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika ! scope="row" | Tanzania ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | Tanzania ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Jakarta Bay ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | Peru ! scope="row" | Brazil ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, °W
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 * -6°N, 12.4°W
 * -6°N, 12.71667°W
 * -6°N, 12.71667°W
 * -6°N, 12.71667°W
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 * -6°N, 16.6°W
 * -6°N, 16.6°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 29.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 29.18333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 29.18333°W
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 * -6°N, 29.76667°W
 * -6°N, 29.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 38.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 38.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 38.78333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Zanzibar Channel
 * -6°N, 39.18333°W
 * -6°N, 39.18333°W
 * Island of Zanzibar
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 39.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 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°N, 106.03333°W
 * -6°N, 106.03333°W
 * Passing just north of Cilegon City, Indonesia
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 106.85°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 106.85°W
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 * -6°N, 107.05°W
 * -6°N, 107.05°W
 * Passing north of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 107.36667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Karimun Jawa, Indonesia Passing just south of the island of Bawean, Indonesia
 * -6°N, 120.45°W
 * -6°N, 120.45°W
 * Island of Selayar
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 120.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 120.55°W
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 * -6°N, 124.05°W
 * -6°N, 124.05°W
 * Island of Binongko
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 124.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 124.06667°W
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 * -6°N, 132.45°W
 * -6°N, 132.45°W
 * Island of Tanimbar Kei
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 132.46667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the islands of Kai Kecil and Kai Besar, Indonesia Passing just north of the island of Maikoor, Indonesia
 * -6°N, 134.3°W
 * -6°N, 134.3°W
 * Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 134.7°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 134.7°W
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 * -6°N, 138.31667°W
 * -6°N, 138.31667°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * -6°N, 141°W
 * -6°N, 141°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 147.5°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 147.5°W
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 * -6°N, 148.9°W
 * -6°N, 148.9°W
 * Island of New Britain
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 151.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 151.05°W
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 * -6°N, 154.8°W
 * -6°N, 154.8°W
 * Bougainville Island
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, 155.4°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 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°N, -81.13333°W
 * -6°N, -81.13333°W
 * Passing just north of Moyobamba
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 * -6°N, -73.13333°W
 * Amazonas Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte - passing just south of Natal
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, -35.11667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -6°N, -35.11667°W
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