7th parallel south

The 7th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 7 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.

Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.

It is the most populous parallel south of the Equator, being home to between 86.1 million and 99.8 million people as of 2019.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° 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" | Angola ! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border ! 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" | Seychelles ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | Solomon Islands ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | Solomon Islands ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | Peru ! scope="row" | Brazil ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, °W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -7°N, 12.83333°W
 * -7°N, 12.83333°W
 * -7°N, 16.96667°W
 * -7°N, 16.96667°W
 * -7°N, 16.96667°W
 * -valign="top"
 * -7°N, 19.53333°W
 * -7°N, 19.53333°W
 * -7°N, 20.3°W
 * -7°N, 20.3°W
 * -7°N, 20.3°W
 * -7°N, 20.56667°W
 * -7°N, 20.56667°W
 * -7°N, 20.56667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 29.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 29.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 29.73333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -7°N, 30.56667°W
 * -7°N, 30.56667°W
 * Passing just south of Dar es Salaam
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 39.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 39.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -7°N, 52.73333°W
 * -7°N, 52.73333°W
 * Alphonse Atoll
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 52.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 52.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Coëtivy Island, Seychelles
 * -7°N, 106.55°W
 * -7°N, 106.55°W
 * Island of Java
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 112.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 112.58333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -7°N, 112.76667°W
 * -7°N, 112.76667°W
 * Island of Madura
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 114.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 114.06667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
 * -7°N, 115.26667°W
 * -7°N, 115.26667°W
 * Islands of Kangean and Paliat
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 115.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 115.66667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Tanahjampea
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 120.61667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Damar, Indonesia Passing between the islands of Itain and Maru, Indonesia
 * -7°N, 131.96667°W
 * -7°N, 131.96667°W
 * Island of Fordate
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 131.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 131.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Trangan, Indonesia
 * -7°N, 138.61667°W
 * -7°N, 138.61667°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * -7°N, 141.01667°W
 * -7°N, 141.01667°W
 * Island of New Guinea
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 146.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 146.98333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea
 * -7°N, 155.7°W
 * -7°N, 155.7°W
 * Shortland Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 155.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 155.76667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Fauro Island, Solomon Islands
 * -7°N, 156.71667°W
 * -7°N, 156.71667°W
 * Choiseul Island
 * -valign="top"
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, 157.1°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the atolls of Nanumea and Nanumanga, Tuvalu Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu Passing south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
 * -7°N, -79.78333°W
 * -7°N, -79.78333°W
 * -valign="top"
 * -7°N, -73.76667°W
 * -7°N, -73.76667°W
 * Amazonas Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Ceará Paraíba - passing 6.5 km north of João Pessoa at the mouth of the Paraíba River
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, -34.81667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | -7°N, -34.81667°W
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