9th parallel north

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

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

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
9°0′N0°0′E / 9.000°N 0.000°E / 9.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
9°0′N0°28′E / 9.000°N 0.467°E / 9.000; 0.467 (Togo) Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
9°0′N1°38′E / 9.000°N 1.633°E / 9.000; 1.633 (Benin) Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
9°0′N2°47′E / 9.000°N 2.783°E / 9.000; 2.783 (Nigeria) Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Passing just south of Abuja
9°0′N12°51′E / 9.000°N 12.850°E / 9.000; 12.850 (Cameroon) Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
9°0′N14°34′E / 9.000°N 14.567°E / 9.000; 14.567 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
9°0′N19°3′E / 9.000°N 19.050°E / 9.000; 19.050 (Central African Republic) Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
9°0′N23°28′E / 9.000°N 23.467°E / 9.000; 23.467 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan For about 11 km
9°0′N23°34′E / 9.000°N 23.567°E / 9.000; 23.567 (Central African Republic) Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic For about 3 km
9°0′N23°35′E / 9.000°N 23.583°E / 9.000; 23.583 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
9°0′N24°33′E / 9.000°N 24.550°E / 9.000; 24.550 (South Sudan) Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
9°0′N34°8′E / 9.000°N 34.133°E / 9.000; 34.133 (Ethiopia) Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Passing through Addis Ababa
9°0′N44°0′E / 9.000°N 44.000°E / 9.000; 44.000 (Somalia) Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Passing through Somaliland
9°0′N50°34′E / 9.000°N 50.567°E / 9.000; 50.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing through the Arabian Sea
9°0′N76°31′E / 9.000°N 76.517°E / 9.000; 76.517 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Kerala
Tamil Nadu
9°0′N78°16′E / 9.000°N 78.267°E / 9.000; 78.267 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Mannar
9°0′N79°51′E / 9.000°N 79.850°E / 9.000; 79.850 (Sri Lanka) Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Mannar Island and mainland
9°0′N80°57′E / 9.000°N 80.950°E / 9.000; 80.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Passing just south of Car Nicobar island, Flag of India.svg  India
Andaman Sea
9°0′N98°15′E / 9.000°N 98.250°E / 9.000; 98.250 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Island of Ko Kho Khao and the mainland
9°0′N99°56′E / 9.000°N 99.933°E / 9.000; 99.933 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
9°0′N104°48′E / 9.000°N 104.800°E / 9.000; 104.800 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
9°0′N105°25′E / 9.000°N 105.417°E / 9.000; 105.417 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
9°0′N117°37′E / 9.000°N 117.617°E / 9.000; 117.617 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Palawan
9°0′N118°4′E / 9.000°N 118.067°E / 9.000; 118.067 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea
9°0′N123°0′E / 9.000°N 123.000°E / 9.000; 123.000 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea
9°0′N124°48′E / 9.000°N 124.800°E / 9.000; 124.800 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N124°53′E / 9.000°N 124.883°E / 9.000; 124.883 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Gingoog Bay
9°0′N125°10′E / 9.000°N 125.167°E / 9.000; 125.167 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N125°16′E / 9.000°N 125.267°E / 9.000; 125.267 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Butuan Bay
9°0′N125°29′E / 9.000°N 125.483°E / 9.000; 125.483 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N126°16′E / 9.000°N 126.267°E / 9.000; 126.267 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Namonuito Atoll, Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia
9°0′N165°38′E / 9.000°N 165.633°E / 9.000; 165.633 (Marshall Islands) Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Passing through Ujae Atoll
9°0′N165°43′E / 9.000°N 165.717°E / 9.000; 165.717 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Lae Atoll, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
9°0′N167°34′E / 9.000°N 167.567°E / 9.000; 167.567 (Marshall Islands) Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Passing through Kwajalein Atoll
9°0′N167°44′E / 9.000°N 167.733°E / 9.000; 167.733 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Erikub Atoll, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Passing just north of Maloelap Atoll, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
9°0′N83°38′W / 9.000°N 83.633°W / 9.000; -83.633 (Costa Rica) Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
9°0′N82°46′W / 9.000°N 82.767°W / 9.000; -82.767 (Panama) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Passing through Chiriquí Lagoon
9°0′N81°42′W / 9.000°N 81.700°W / 9.000; -81.700 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
9°0′N80°44′W / 9.000°N 80.733°W / 9.000; -80.733 (Panama) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Passing through the outskirts of Panama City
9°0′N79°29′W / 9.000°N 79.483°W / 9.000; -79.483 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Panama
9°0′N79°7′W / 9.000°N 79.117°W / 9.000; -79.117 (Panama) Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
9°0′N77°45′W / 9.000°N 77.750°W / 9.000; -77.750 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Darién
9°0′N76°16′W / 9.000°N 76.267°W / 9.000; -76.267 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
9°0′N72°44′W / 9.000°N 72.733°W / 9.000; -72.733 (Venezuela) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
9°0′N60°49′W / 9.000°N 60.817°W / 9.000; -60.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
9°0′N13°17′W / 9.000°N 13.283°W / 9.000; -13.283 (Sierra Leone) Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
9°0′N10°36′W / 9.000°N 10.600°W / 9.000; -10.600 (Guinea) Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
9°0′N7°55′W / 9.000°N 7.917°W / 9.000; -7.917 (Côte d'Ivoire) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
9°0′N2°39′W / 9.000°N 2.650°W / 9.000; -2.650 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

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