6th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
6°0′N 0°0′E / 6.000°N 0.000°E / 6.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Ghana
6°0′N 1°3′E / 6.000°N 1.050°E / 6.000; 1.050 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin - passing just south of Lomé, Togo
6°0′N 4°53′E / 6.000°N 4.883°E / 6.000; 4.883 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
6°0′N 9°3′E / 6.000°N 9.050°E / 6.000; 9.050 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
6°0′N 14°26′E / 6.000°N 14.433°E / 6.000; 14.433 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
6°0′N 26°46′E / 6.000°N 26.767°E / 6.000; 26.767 (South Sudan)	South Sudan
6°0′N 35°0′E / 6.000°N 35.000°E / 6.000; 35.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
6°0′N 46°2′E / 6.000°N 46.033°E / 6.000; 46.033 (Somalia)	Somalia
6°0′N 48°57′E / 6.000°N 48.950°E / 6.000; 48.950 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
6°0′N 73°4′E / 6.000°N 73.067°E / 6.000; 73.067 (Maldives)	Maldives	Passing through Shaviyani Atoll
6°0′N 73°17′E / 6.000°N 73.283°E / 6.000; 73.283 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
6°0′N 80°16′E / 6.000°N 80.267°E / 6.000; 80.267 (Sri Lanka)	Sri Lanka
6°0′N 80°46′E / 6.000°N 80.767°E / 6.000; 80.767 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Weh Island, Indonesia
6°0′N 100°20′E / 6.000°N 100.333°E / 6.000; 100.333 (Malaysia)	Malaysia
6°0′N 101°6′E / 6.000°N 101.100°E / 6.000; 101.100 (Thailand)	Thailand
6°0′N 101°58′E / 6.000°N 101.967°E / 6.000; 101.967 (Malaysia)	Malaysia
6°0′N 102°26′E / 6.000°N 102.433°E / 6.000; 102.433 (South China Sea)	South China Sea
6°0′N 116°2′E / 6.000°N 116.033°E / 6.000; 116.033 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Sabah - islands of Pulau Gaya and Borneo
6°0′N 117°42′E / 6.000°N 117.700°E / 6.000; 117.700 (Labuk Bay)	Labuk Bay
6°0′N 117°55′E / 6.000°N 117.917°E / 6.000; 117.917 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Sabah - island of Borneo
6°0′N 118°2′E / 6.000°N 118.033°E / 6.000; 118.033 (Sulu Sea)	Sulu Sea	Passing between islands in the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines
6°0′N 120°53′E / 6.000°N 120.883°E / 6.000; 120.883 (Philippines)	Philippines	Islands of Jolo and Balanguingui
6°0′N 121°41′E / 6.000°N 121.683°E / 6.000; 121.683 (Celebes Sea)	Celebes Sea	Passing just south of the island of Tongquil, Philippines
6°0′N 124°35′E / 6.000°N 124.583°E / 6.000; 124.583 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°7′E / 6.000°N 125.117°E / 6.000; 125.117 (Sarangani Bay)	Sarangani Bay
6°0′N 125°17′E / 6.000°N 125.283°E / 6.000; 125.283 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°41′E / 6.000°N 125.683°E / 6.000; 125.683 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Namoluk atoll, Federated States of Micronesia Passing just north of Ngatik atoll, Federated States of Micronesia Passing just south of Pingelap atoll, Federated States of Micronesia
6°0′N 169°26′E / 6.000°N 169.433°E / 6.000; 169.433 (Marshall Islands)	Marshall Islands	Jaluit Atoll
6°0′N 169°44′E / 6.000°N 169.733°E / 6.000; 169.733 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
6°0′N 172°4′E / 6.000°N 172.067°E / 6.000; 172.067 (Marshall Islands)	Marshall Islands	Mili Atoll
6°0′N 172°6′E / 6.000°N 172.100°E / 6.000; 172.100 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Palmyra Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
6°0′N 77°20′W / 6.000°N 77.333°W / 6.000; -77.333 (Colombia)	Colombia
6°0′N 67°25′W / 6.000°N 67.417°W / 6.000; -67.417 (Venezuela)	Venezuela
6°0′N 61°19′W / 6.000°N 61.317°W / 6.000; -61.317 (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela)	Disputed area	Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela
6°0′N 58°34′W / 6.000°N 58.567°W / 6.000; -58.567 (Guyana)	Guyana
6°0′N 57°9′W / 6.000°N 57.150°W / 6.000; -57.150 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 55°3′W / 6.000°N 55.050°W / 6.000; -55.050 (Suriname)	Suriname	Northernmost point - for about 3km
6°0′N 55°1′W / 6.000°N 55.017°W / 6.000; -55.017 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 10°12′W / 6.000°N 10.200°W / 6.000; -10.200 (Liberia)	Liberia
6°0′N 7°47′W / 6.000°N 7.783°W / 6.000; -7.783 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
6°0′N 3°5′W / 6.000°N 3.083°W / 6.000; -3.083 (Ghana)	Ghana