9th parallel south

The 9th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 9 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

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9th parallel south

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
9°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
9°0′S 13°1′E	Angola
9°0′S 21°51′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
9°0′S 28°27′E	Lake Mweru
9°0′S 29°1′E	Zambia
9°0′S 31°56′E	Tanzania	Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani
9°0′S 39°32′E	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Providence Atoll, Seychelles Passing just south of the islands of Java, Bali, Nusa Penida and Lombok, Indonesia
9°0′S 116°44′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
9°0′S 117°32′E	Indian Ocean	Sumba Strait Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores, Indonesia
9°0′S 124°48′E	Indonesia	Island of Timor - for about 16 km
9°0′S 124°56′E	Timor-Leste	Island of Timor - for about 14 km
9°0′S 125°5′E	Indonesia	Island of Timor - for about 6 km
9°0′S 125°8′E	Timor-Leste	Island of Timor
9°0′S 126°8′E	Timor Sea
9°0′S 130°59′E	Arafura Sea
9°0′S 140°50′E	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 141°1′E	Papua New Guinea	Islands of New Guinea and Parama
9°0′S 143°27′E	Coral Sea	Gulf of Papua
9°0′S 146°36′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 148°31′E	Solomon Sea	Oro Bay
9°0′S 149°7′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S 149°8′E	Solomon Sea	Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
9°0′S 152°23′E	Papua New Guinea	Islands of Nusam and Woodlark
9°0′S 152°39′E	Solomon Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae, Solomon Islands
9°0′S 159°2′E	Solomon Islands	Russell Islands
9°0′S 159°16′E	New Georgia Sound	Passing just north of Savo Island, Solomon Islands
9°0′S 160°3′E	Solomon Islands	Florida Islands
9°0′S 160°13′E	Indispensable Strait
9°0′S 160°46′E	Solomon Islands	Island of Malaita
9°0′S 161°8′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the Funafuti and Nukulaelae atolls, Tuvalu Passing just north of Nukunonu atoll, Tokelau
9°0′S 158°3′W	Cook Islands	Penrhyn Island
9°0′S 157°56′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands, French Polynesia
9°0′S 78°40′W	Peru
9°0′S 72°57′W	Brazil	Acre Amazonas Rondônia - for about 8 km Amazonas - for about 20 km Rondônia Mato Grosso Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Pernambuco Bahia Pernambuco - for about 13 km Bahia - for about 5 km Pernambuco Alagoas - for about 20 km Pernambuco - for about 8 km Alagoas - for about 15 km Pernambuco Alagoas
9°0′S 35°12′W	Atlantic Ocean