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5th parallel south

The 5th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 5 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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
5°0′S 0°0′E / 5.000°S 0.000°E / -5.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
5°0′S 11°59′E / 5.000°S 11.983°E / -5.000; 11.983 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo	For about 7 km
5°0′S 12°2′E / 5.000°S 12.033°E / -5.000; 12.033 (Angola)	Angola	Cabinda exclave
5°0′S 12°38′E / 5.000°S 12.633°E / -5.000; 12.633 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
5°0′S 29°7′E / 5.000°S 29.117°E / -5.000; 29.117 (Lake Tanganyika)	Lake Tanganyika
5°0′S 29°46′E / 5.000°S 29.767°E / -5.000; 29.767 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
5°0′S 39°8′E / 5.000°S 39.133°E / -5.000; 39.133 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Pemba Channel
5°0′S 39°40′E / 5.000°S 39.667°E / -5.000; 39.667 (Tanzania)	Tanzania	Island of Pemba
5°0′S 39°52′E / 5.000°S 39.867°E / -5.000; 39.867 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing through the Amirante Islands,  Seychelles Passing just south of Mahé island,  Seychelles Passing just north of Peros Banhos atoll,  British Indian Ocean Territory
5°0′S 103°45′E / 5.000°S 103.750°E / -5.000; 103.750 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
5°0′S 105°52′E / 5.000°S 105.867°E / -5.000; 105.867 (Java Sea)	Java Sea	Passing close by several small islands of  Indonesia
5°0′S 119°28′E / 5.000°S 119.467°E / -5.000; 119.467 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi
5°0′S 120°18′E / 5.000°S 120.300°E / -5.000; 120.300 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Gulf of Boni - passing just north of the island of Kabaena,  Indonesia
5°0′S 122°23′E / 5.000°S 122.383°E / -5.000; 122.383 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Muna and Buton
5°0′S 122°57′E / 5.000°S 122.950°E / -5.000; 122.950 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing close by several small islands of  Indonesia
5°0′S 137°15′E / 5.000°S 137.250°E / -5.000; 137.250 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
5°0′S 141°0′E / 5.000°S 141.000°E / -5.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
5°0′S 145°47′E / 5.000°S 145.783°E / -5.000; 145.783 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea, passing close by several small islands of  Papua New Guinea
5°0′S 151°15′E / 5.000°S 151.250°E / -5.000; 151.250 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Britain
5°0′S 151°57′E / 5.000°S 151.950°E / -5.000; 151.950 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Solomon Sea - Passing just south of the island of New Ireland,  Papua New Guinea - Passing just north of Buka Island,  Papua New Guinea An unnamed part of the ocean - Passing just north of Ontong Java Atoll,  Solomon Islands - Passing just south of Nikumaroro atoll,  Kiribati
5°0′S 81°4′W / 5.000°S 81.067°W / -5.000; -81.067 (Peru)	Peru	Piura
5°0′S 79°3′W / 5.000°S 79.050°W / -5.000; -79.050 (Ecuador)	Ecuador	For about 4 km at the southernmost point of the country
5°0′S 79°0′W / 5.000°S 79.000°W / -5.000; -79.000 (Peru)	Peru	Cajamarca Amazonas Loreto
5°0′S 72°35′W / 5.000°S 72.583°W / -5.000; -72.583 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará Rio Grande do Norte
5°0′S 36°50′W / 5.000°S 36.833°W / -5.000; -36.833 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean