8th parallel south

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8th parallel south

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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 .

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 .

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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
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
8°0′S 18°23′E / 8.000°S 18.383°E / -8.000; 18.383	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
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
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 , Indonesia
8°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 Rondonia Amazonas Mato Grosso Para Tocantins Maranhao - for about 11 km Piaui Pernambuco Paraiba Pernambuco - passing just north of Recife
8°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