Circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south

Following are circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south:

6th parallel south

The 6th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 6 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 6° south passes through:

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! scope="row" | | Island of Zanzibar |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles Passing just south of Île Platte, Seychelles Passing just north of the Eagle Islands and Three Brothers, British Indian Ocean Territory Passing just south of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia

! scope="row" | | Island of New Guinea

! scope="row" | | Bougainville Island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu Passing just south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati

7th parallel south

The 7th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 7 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.

Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.

It is the most populous parallel south of the Equator, being home to between 86.1 million and 99.8 million people as of 2019.

Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° south passes through:

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! scope="row" | | Island of New Guinea

8th parallel south

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.

It passes through 10 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° south passes through:

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! scope="row" | | Islands of Yos Sudarso and New Guinea

Circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south

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