6th parallel north

The 6th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 6 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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6th parallel north

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
6°0′N 0°0′E  Ghana
6°0′N 1°3′E Atlantic Ocean Bight of Benin - passing just south of Lomé,  Togo
6°0′N 4°53′E  Nigeria
6°0′N 9°3′E  Cameroon
6°0′N 14°26′E  Central African Republic
6°0′N 26°46′E  South Sudan
6°0′N 35°0′E  Ethiopia
6°0′N 46°2′E  Somalia
6°0′N 48°57′E Indian Ocean
6°0′N 73°4′E  Maldives Passing through Shaviyani Atoll
6°0′N 73°17′E Indian Ocean
6°0′N 80°16′E  Sri Lanka
6°0′N 80°46′E Indian Ocean Passing just north of Weh Island,  Indonesia

Passing just south of Indira Point, Great Nicobar,  India

6°0′N 100°20′E  Malaysia Kedah on Peninsular Malaysia
6°0′N 101°6′E  Thailand Yala and Narathiwat provinces
6°0′N 101°58′E  Malaysia Kelantan on Peninsular Malaysia
6°0′N 102°26′E South China Sea
6°0′N 116°2′E  Malaysia Sabah - islands of Pulau Gaya and Borneo
6°0′N 117°42′E Labuk Bay
6°0′N 117°55′E  Malaysia Sabah - island of Borneo
6°0′N 118°2′E Sulu Sea Passing between islands in the Sulu Archipelago,  Philippines
6°0′N 120°53′E  Philippines Islands of Jolo and Balanguingui
6°0′N 121°41′E Celebes Sea Passing just south of the island of Tongquil,  Philippines
6°0′N 124°35′E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°7′E Sarangani Bay
6°0′N 125°17′E  Philippines Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°41′E Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Namoluk atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia
Passing just north of Ngatik atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia
Passing just south of Pingelap atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia
6°0′N 169°26′E  Marshall Islands Jaluit Atoll
6°0′N 169°44′E Pacific Ocean
6°0′N 172°4′E  Marshall Islands Mili Atoll
6°0′N 172°6′E Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Palmyra Atoll,  United States Minor Outlying Islands
6°0′N 77°20′W  Colombia
6°0′N 67°25′W  Venezuela
6°0′N 61°19′W Disputed area Controlled by  Guyana, claimed by  Venezuela
6°0′N 58°34′W  Guyana
6°0′N 57°9′W Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 55°3′W  Suriname Northernmost point - for about 3 km
6°0′N 55°1′W Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 10°12′W  Liberia
6°0′N 7°47′W  Ivory Coast
6°0′N 3°5′W  Ghana

See also
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