Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° south passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 8°0′S 0°0′E / 8.000°S 0.000°E / -8.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean 8°0′S 13°11′E / 8.000°S 13.183°E / -8.000; 13.183 (Angola) Angola 8°0′S 17°29′E / 8.000°S 17.483°E / -8.000; 17.483 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 8°0′S 18°10′E / 8.000°S 18.167°E / -8.000; 18.167 (Angola) Angola 8°0′S 18°18′E / 8.000°S 18.300°E / -8.000; 18.300 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 8°0′S 18°23′E / 8.000°S 18.383°E / -8.000; 18.383 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border 8°0′S 18°31′E / 8.000°S 18.517°E / -8.000; 18.517 (Angola) Angola 8°0′S 18°48′E / 8.000°S 18.800°E / -8.000; 18.800 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border 8°0′S 19°22′E / 8.000°S 19.367°E / -8.000; 19.367 (Angola) Angola 8°0′S 21°46′E / 8.000°S 21.767°E / -8.000; 21.767 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo 8°0′S 30°27′E / 8.000°S 30.450°E / -8.000; 30.450 (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika 8°0′S 30°53′E / 8.000°S 30.883°E / -8.000; 30.883 (Tanzania) Tanzania 8°0′S 39°27′E / 8.000°S 39.450°E / -8.000; 39.450 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the island of Mafia, Tanzania 8°0′S 39°45′E / 8.000°S 39.750°E / -8.000; 39.750 (Tanzania) Tanzania Island of Chole 8°0′S 39°48′E / 8.000°S 39.800°E / -8.000; 39.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 8°0′S 110°15′E / 8.000°S 110.250°E / -8.000; 110.250 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Java 8°0′S 114°25′E / 8.000°S 114.417°E / -8.000; 114.417 (Bali Sea) Bali Sea Passing just north of the island of Bali, Indonesia 8°0′S 117°9′E / 8.000°S 117.150°E / -8.000; 117.150 (Flores Sea) Flores Sea Passing just north of the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia 8°0′S 122°47′E / 8.000°S 122.783°E / -8.000; 122.783 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Passing just north of the island of Flores, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Alor, Indonesia8°0′S 125°43′E / 8.000°S 125.717°E / -8.000; 125.717 (Indonesia) Indonesia Islands of Liran and Wetar 8°0′S 125°48′E / 8.000°S 125.800°E / -8.000; 125.800 (Wetar Strait) Wetar Strait Passing just north of the island of Kisar, Indonesia 8°0′S 129°39′E / 8.000°S 129.650°E / -8.000; 129.650 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Babar 8°0′S 129°48′E / 8.000°S 129.800°E / -8.000; 129.800 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea 8°0′S 131°12′E / 8.000°S 131.200°E / -8.000; 131.200 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Yamdena 8°0′S 131°19′E / 8.000°S 131.317°E / -8.000; 131.317 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea 8°0′S 137°50′E / 8.000°S 137.833°E / -8.000; 137.833 (Indonesia) Indonesia Islands of Yos Sudarso and New Guinea 8°0′S 141°1′E / 8.000°S 141.017°E / -8.000; 141.017 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 8°0′S 143°55′E / 8.000°S 143.917°E / -8.000; 143.917 (Gulf of Papua) Gulf of Papua 8°0′S 145°48′E / 8.000°S 145.800°E / -8.000; 145.800 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea 8°0′S 147°57′E / 8.000°S 147.950°E / -8.000; 147.950 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 8°0′S 156°31′E / 8.000°S 156.517°E / -8.000; 156.517 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Island of Ranongga 8°0′S 156°35′E / 8.000°S 156.583°E / -8.000; 156.583 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea 8°0′S 156°56′E / 8.000°S 156.933°E / -8.000; 156.933 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Island of Kolombangara 8°0′S 157°11′E / 8.000°S 157.183°E / -8.000; 157.183 (Kula Gulf) Kula Gulf 8°0′S 157°23′E / 8.000°S 157.383°E / -8.000; 157.383 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Island of New Georgia 8°0′S 157°33′E / 8.000°S 157.550°E / -8.000; 157.550 (New Georgia Sound) New Georgia Sound 8°0′S 158°53′E / 8.000°S 158.883°E / -8.000; 158.883 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Santa Isabel Island 8°0′S 159°24′E / 8.000°S 159.400°E / -8.000; 159.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Dai, Solomon Islands 8°0′S 178°20′E / 8.000°S 178.333°E / -8.000; 178.333 (Tuvalu) Tuvalu Nukufetau atoll 8°0′S 178°24′E / 8.000°S 178.400°E / -8.000; 178.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean The parallel defines the northern maritime boundary of the Cook Islands from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west 8°0′S 140°43′W / 8.000°S 140.717°W / -8.000; -140.717 (French Polynesia) French Polynesia Island of Eiao 8°0′S 140°40′W / 8.000°S 140.667°W / -8.000; -140.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 8°0′S 79°13′W / 8.000°S 79.217°W / -8.000; -79.217 (Peru) Peru 8°0′S 73°40′W / 8.000°S 73.667°W / -8.000; -73.667 (Brazil) Brazil Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão - for about 11km
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Pernambuco
Paraíba
Pernambuco8°0′S 34°50′W / 8.000°S 34.833°W / -8.000; -34.833 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just to the south of Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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