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The 8th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 8 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.

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Two sections of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola are defined by the parallel. [1]

It passes through 10 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° south passes through:[ citation needed ]

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
8°0′S0°0′E / 8.000°S 0.000°E / -8.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
8°0′S13°11′E / 8.000°S 13.183°E / -8.000; 13.183 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
8°0′S17°29′E / 8.000°S 17.483°E / -8.000; 17.483 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°0′S18°10′E / 8.000°S 18.167°E / -8.000; 18.167 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
8°0′S18°18′E / 8.000°S 18.300°E / -8.000; 18.300 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°0′S18°23′E / 8.000°S 18.383°E / -8.000; 18.383 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo / Flag of Angola.svg  Angola border
8°0′S18°31′E / 8.000°S 18.517°E / -8.000; 18.517 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
8°0′S18°48′E / 8.000°S 18.800°E / -8.000; 18.800 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo / Flag of Angola.svg  Angola border
8°0′S19°22′E / 8.000°S 19.367°E / -8.000; 19.367 (Angola) Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
8°0′S21°46′E / 8.000°S 21.767°E / -8.000; 21.767 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
8°0′S30°27′E / 8.000°S 30.450°E / -8.000; 30.450 (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika
8°0′S30°53′E / 8.000°S 30.883°E / -8.000; 30.883 (Tanzania) Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
8°0′S39°27′E / 8.000°S 39.450°E / -8.000; 39.450 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the island of Mafia, Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
8°0′S39°45′E / 8.000°S 39.750°E / -8.000; 39.750 (Tanzania) Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Island of Chole
8°0′S39°48′E / 8.000°S 39.800°E / -8.000; 39.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
8°0′S110°15′E / 8.000°S 110.250°E / -8.000; 110.250 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Java
8°0′S114°25′E / 8.000°S 114.417°E / -8.000; 114.417 (Bali Sea) Bali Sea Passing just north of the island of Bali, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
8°0′S117°9′E / 8.000°S 117.150°E / -8.000; 117.150 (Flores Sea) Flores Sea Passing just north of the island of Sumbawa, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
8°0′S122°47′E / 8.000°S 122.783°E / -8.000; 122.783 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Passing just north of the island of Flores, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Alor, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
8°0′S125°43′E / 8.000°S 125.717°E / -8.000; 125.717 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Islands of Liran and Wetar
8°0′S125°48′E / 8.000°S 125.800°E / -8.000; 125.800 (Wetar Strait) Wetar Strait Passing just north of the island of Kisar, Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
8°0′S129°39′E / 8.000°S 129.650°E / -8.000; 129.650 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Babar
8°0′S129°48′E / 8.000°S 129.800°E / -8.000; 129.800 (Timor Sea) Timor Sea
8°0′S131°12′E / 8.000°S 131.200°E / -8.000; 131.200 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Island of Yamdena
8°0′S131°19′E / 8.000°S 131.317°E / -8.000; 131.317 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea
8°0′S137°50′E / 8.000°S 137.833°E / -8.000; 137.833 (Indonesia) Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Islands of Yos Sudarso and New Guinea
8°0′S141°1′E / 8.000°S 141.017°E / -8.000; 141.017 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
8°0′S143°55′E / 8.000°S 143.917°E / -8.000; 143.917 (Gulf of Papua) Gulf of Papua
8°0′S145°48′E / 8.000°S 145.800°E / -8.000; 145.800 (Papua New Guinea) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
8°0′S147°57′E / 8.000°S 147.950°E / -8.000; 147.950 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
8°0′S156°31′E / 8.000°S 156.517°E / -8.000; 156.517 (Solomon Islands) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Island of Ranongga
8°0′S156°35′E / 8.000°S 156.583°E / -8.000; 156.583 (Solomon Sea) Solomon Sea
8°0′S156°56′E / 8.000°S 156.933°E / -8.000; 156.933 (Solomon Islands) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Island of Kolombangara
8°0′S157°11′E / 8.000°S 157.183°E / -8.000; 157.183 (Kula Gulf) Kula Gulf
8°0′S157°23′E / 8.000°S 157.383°E / -8.000; 157.383 (Solomon Islands) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Island of New Georgia
8°0′S157°33′E / 8.000°S 157.550°E / -8.000; 157.550 (New Georgia Sound) New Georgia Sound
8°0′S158°53′E / 8.000°S 158.883°E / -8.000; 158.883 (Solomon Islands) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Santa Isabel Island
8°0′S159°24′E / 8.000°S 159.400°E / -8.000; 159.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Dai, Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
8°0′S178°20′E / 8.000°S 178.333°E / -8.000; 178.333 (Tuvalu) Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Nukufetau atoll
8°0′S178°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 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands from the 167th meridian west to the 156th meridian west
8°0′S140°43′W / 8.000°S 140.717°W / -8.000; -140.717 (French Polynesia) Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia Island of Eiao
8°0′S140°40′W / 8.000°S 140.667°W / -8.000; -140.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
8°0′S79°13′W / 8.000°S 79.217°W / -8.000; -79.217 (Peru) Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
8°0′S73°40′W / 8.000°S 73.667°W / -8.000; -73.667 (Brazil) Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Acre
Amazonas
Rondônia
Amazonas
Mato Grosso
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão - for about 11 km
Piauí
Pernambuco
Paraíba
Pernambuco - passing just north of Recife
8°0′S34°50′W / 8.000°S 34.833°W / -8.000; -34.833 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just to the south of Ascension Island, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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References

  1. Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 489–514.