Following are whole degree circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel north:
1st parallel north
The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.
The parallel defines part of the border between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian, and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° north passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Corisco, Passing just north of the island of Elobey Grande,
! scope="row" | | Island of Elobey Chico |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Huvadhu Atoll,
! scope="row" | | Island of Nias |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Islands of Sumatra, Padang, Rantau and Rangsang |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Great Karimun |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Singapore Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Islands including Kapaladjernih, Bulan, Batam, Bintan and Mapur |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Tambelan archipelago |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | West Kalimantan
! scope="row" | | Sarawak - for about 3 km
! scope="row" | | West Kalimantan - for about 4 km
! scope="row" | | Sarawak
! scope="row" | | West Kalimantan
! scope="row" | | Sarawak - for about 8 km
! scope="row" | | West Kalimantan
! scope="row" | | Sarawak - for about 8 km
! scope="row" | | West KalimantanEast Kalimantan |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Makassar Strait | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Sulawesi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Gureda,
! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Kao Bay | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Fani, Passing just north of the Mapia Islands, Passing just south of Kapingamarangi atoll,
! scope="row" | | Maiana atoll |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Howland Island, Passing between Wolf Island and Pinta Island in the Galápagos Islands,
! scope="row" | | Passing just north of Esmeraldas
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! scope="row" | | Amazonas
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! scope="row" | | Amazonas - for about 11 km
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Amazonas Roraima Pará Amapá Pará - an island in the mouth of the Amazon River |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
2nd parallel north
The 2nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° north passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea
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! scope="row" | | For about 9 km
! scope="row" | | For about 17 km
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Albert | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | The border with Uganda is in the lake at
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Mogadishu,
! scope="row" | | Laamu Atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the Banyak Islands,
! scope="row" | | Islands of Sumatra and Rupat |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Johor |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | island of BorneoWest Kalimantan – for about 3 km
! scope="row" | | Sarawak – for about 3 km |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | island of BorneoSarawak
! scope="row" | | North KalimantanEast Kalimantan |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Biaro,
! scope="row" | | Island of Halmahera |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Morotai – for about 1 km |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Abaiang atoll,
! scope="row" | | Marakei atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Kiritimati atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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! scope="row" | | Amazonas – for about 3 km
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! scope="row" | | Amazonas
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! scope="row" | | |- valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Amazonas Roraima
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! scope="row" | | Pará – for about 8 km
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! scope="row" | | |- valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Pará Amapá – mainland and the island of |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
3rd parallel north
The 3rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 3 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° north passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes |- valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Guinea – passing just south of Bioko island,
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! scope="row" | | For about 2km
! scope="row" | | For about 3km
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! scope="row" | | Passing through Lake Turkana
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Meemu Atoll |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Simeulue,
! scope="row" | | Island of Sumatra |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Strait of Malacca | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, on Peninsular Malaysia |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the island of Tioman,
! scope="row" | | Island of Jemaja |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Midai |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Subi |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Sarawak, island of Borneo
! scope="row" | | North Kalimantan, island of Borneo – for about 8km
! scope="row" | | Sarawak, island of Borneo – for about 10km
! scope="row" | | North Kalimantan, island of Borneo |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Celebes Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Molucca Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Butaritari atoll,
! scope="row" | | Island of Gorgona island, and mainland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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! scope="row" | | Roraima
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! scope="row" | | French Guiana
! scope="row" | | Amapá |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
4th parallel north
The 4th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 4 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and South America.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 4° north passes through:
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea