9th parallel south

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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.

The parallel passes through 11 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

Around the world

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

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
9°0′S0°0′E / 9.000°S 0.000°E / -9.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
9°0′S13°1′E / 9.000°S 13.017°E / -9.000; 13.017 (Angola)	Angola
9°0′S21°51′E / 9.000°S 21.850°E / -9.000; 21.850 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
9°0′S28°27′E / 9.000°S 28.450°E / -9.000; 28.450 (Lake Mweru)	Lake Mweru
9°0′S29°1′E / 9.000°S 29.017°E / -9.000; 29.017 (Zambia)	Zambia
9°0′S31°56′E / 9.000°S 31.933°E / -9.000; 31.933 (Tanzania)	Tanzania	Mainland and island of Kilwa Kisiwani
9°0′S39°32′E / 9.000°S 39.533°E / -9.000; 39.533 (Indian Ocean)	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′S116°44′E / 9.000°S 116.733°E / -9.000; 116.733 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumbawa
9°0′S117°32′E / 9.000°S 117.533°E / -9.000; 117.533 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Sumba Strait Savu Sea - passing just south of the island of Flores,   Indonesia
9°0′S124°48′E / 9.000°S 124.800°E / -9.000; 124.800 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Timor - for about 16 km
9°0′S124°56′E / 9.000°S 124.933°E / -9.000; 124.933 (Timor-Leste)	Timor-Leste	Island of Timor - for about 14 km
9°0′S125°5′E / 9.000°S 125.083°E / -9.000; 125.083 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Timor - for about 6 km
9°0′S125°8′E / 9.000°S 125.133°E / -9.000; 125.133 (Timor-Leste)	Timor-Leste	Island of Timor
9°0′S126°8′E / 9.000°S 126.133°E / -9.000; 126.133 (Timor Sea)	Timor Sea
9°0′S130°59′E / 9.000°S 130.983°E / -9.000; 130.983 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
9°0′S140°50′E / 9.000°S 140.833°E / -9.000; 140.833 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S141°1′E / 9.000°S 141.017°E / -9.000; 141.017 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Islands of New Guinea and Parama
9°0′S143°27′E / 9.000°S 143.450°E / -9.000; 143.450 (Coral Sea)	Coral Sea	Gulf of Papua
9°0′S146°36′E / 9.000°S 146.600°E / -9.000; 146.600 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S148°31′E / 9.000°S 148.517°E / -9.000; 148.517 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea	Oro Bay
9°0′S149°7′E / 9.000°S 149.117°E / -9.000; 149.117 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
9°0′S149°8′E / 9.000°S 149.133°E / -9.000; 149.133 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea	Passing between the D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands,   Papua New Guinea
9°0′S152°23′E / 9.000°S 152.383°E / -9.000; 152.383 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Islands of Nusam and Woodlark
9°0′S152°39′E / 9.000°S 152.650°E / -9.000; 152.650 (Solomon Sea)	Solomon Sea	Passing just south of the islands of Tetepare, Vangunu and Nggatokae,   Solomon Islands
9°0′S159°2′E / 9.000°S 159.033°E / -9.000; 159.033 (Solomon Islands)	Solomon Islands	Russell Islands
9°0′S159°16′E / 9.000°S 159.267°E / -9.000; 159.267 (New Georgia Sound)	New Georgia Sound	Passing just north of Savo Island,   Solomon Islands
9°0′S160°3′E / 9.000°S 160.050°E / -9.000; 160.050 (Solomon Islands)	Solomon Islands	Florida Islands
9°0′S160°13′E / 9.000°S 160.217°E / -9.000; 160.217 (Indispensable Strait)	Indispensable Strait
9°0′S160°46′E / 9.000°S 160.767°E / -9.000; 160.767 (Solomon Islands)	Solomon Islands	Island of Malaita
9°0′S161°8′E / 9.000°S 161.133°E / -9.000; 161.133 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the Funafuti and Nukulaelae atolls,   Tuvalu Passing just north of Nukunonu atoll,   Tokelau
9°0′S158°3′W / 9.000°S 158.050°W / -9.000; -158.050 (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Penrhyn Island
9°0′S157°56′W / 9.000°S 157.933°W / -9.000; -157.933 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Nuku Hiva and Ua Huka islands,   French Polynesia
9°0′S78°40′W / 9.000°S 78.667°W / -9.000; -78.667 (Peru)	Peru
9°0′S72°57′W / 9.000°S 72.950°W / -9.000; -72.950 (Brazil)	Brazil	Acre Amazonas Rondônia - for about 8 km Amazonas - for about 20 km Rondônia Mato Grosso Pará Tocantins Maranhão Piauí Bahia Pernambuco - passing just north of the city of Petrolina and the city of the Juazeiro, Bahia Bahia - passing through the São Francisco River 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 - passing just north of the city of Maceió
9°0′S35°12′W / 9.000°S 35.200°W / -9.000; -35.200 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 8th parallel south
• 10th parallel south