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:^{[citation needed]}

Coordinates	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)	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)	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)	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 Rondônia Amazonas Mato Grosso Pará Tocantins Maranhão - for about 11 km Piauí Pernambuco Paraíba 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