7th parallel south

Summary

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.

Line across the Earth
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7th parallel south

Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.[1]

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.[2]

Around the world edit

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° south passes through:[citation needed]

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
7°0′S 0°0′E / 7.000°S 0.000°E / -7.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean
7°0′S 12°50′E / 7.000°S 12.833°E / -7.000; 12.833 (Angola) Angola
7°0′S 16°58′E / 7.000°S 16.967°E / -7.000; 16.967 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°0′S 19°32′E / 7.000°S 19.533°E / -7.000; 19.533 (Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border) Democratic Republic of the Congo / Angola border
7°0′S 20°18′E / 7.000°S 20.300°E / -7.000; 20.300 (Angola) Angola
7°0′S 20°34′E / 7.000°S 20.567°E / -7.000; 20.567 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°0′S 29°44′E / 7.000°S 29.733°E / -7.000; 29.733 (Lake Tanganyika) Lake Tanganyika
7°0′S 30°34′E / 7.000°S 30.567°E / -7.000; 30.567 (Tanzania) Tanzania Passing just south of Dar es Salaam
7°0′S 39°33′E / 7.000°S 39.550°E / -7.000; 39.550 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean
7°0′S 52°44′E / 7.000°S 52.733°E / -7.000; 52.733 (Seychelles) Seychelles Alphonse Atoll
7°0′S 52°46′E / 7.000°S 52.767°E / -7.000; 52.767 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just north of Coëtivy Island, Seychelles
7°0′S 106°33′E / 7.000°S 106.550°E / -7.000; 106.550 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Java
7°0′S 112°35′E / 7.000°S 112.583°E / -7.000; 112.583 (Java Sea) Java Sea
7°0′S 112°46′E / 7.000°S 112.767°E / -7.000; 112.767 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Madura
7°0′S 114°4′E / 7.000°S 114.067°E / -7.000; 114.067 (Java Sea) Java Sea
7°0′S 115°16′E / 7.000°S 115.267°E / -7.000; 115.267 (Indonesia) Indonesia Islands of Kangean and Paliat
7°0′S 115°40′E / 7.000°S 115.667°E / -7.000; 115.667 (Java Sea) Java Sea Passing just north of the island of Tanahjampea
7°0′S 120°37′E / 7.000°S 120.617°E / -7.000; 120.617 (Banda Sea) Banda Sea Passing just north of the island of Damar, Indonesia
Passing between the islands of Itain and Maru, Indonesia
7°0′S 131°58′E / 7.000°S 131.967°E / -7.000; 131.967 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of Fordate
7°0′S 131°59′E / 7.000°S 131.983°E / -7.000; 131.983 (Arafura Sea) Arafura Sea Passing just south of the island of Trangan, Indonesia
7°0′S 138°37′E / 7.000°S 138.617°E / -7.000; 138.617 (Indonesia) Indonesia Island of New Guinea
7°0′S 141°1′E / 7.000°S 141.017°E / -7.000; 141.017 (Papua New Guinea) Papua New Guinea Island of New Guinea
7°0′S 146°59′E / 7.000°S 146.983°E / -7.000; 146.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Solomon Sea
7°0′S 155°42′E / 7.000°S 155.700°E / -7.000; 155.700 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Shortland Island
7°0′S 155°46′E / 7.000°S 155.767°E / -7.000; 155.767 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Fauro Island, Solomon Islands
7°0′S 156°43′E / 7.000°S 156.717°E / -7.000; 156.717 (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Choiseul Island
7°0′S 157°6′E / 7.000°S 157.100°E / -7.000; 157.100 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the atolls of Nanumea and Nanumanga, Tuvalu
Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu
Passing south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
7°0′S 79°47′W / 7.000°S 79.783°W / -7.000; -79.783 (Peru) Peru
7°0′S 73°46′W / 7.000°S 73.767°W / -7.000; -73.767 (Brazil) Brazil Amazonas
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Ceará
Paraíba - passing 6.5 km north of João Pessoa at the mouth of the Paraíba River
7°0′S 34°49′W / 7.000°S 34.817°W / -7.000; -34.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean

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References edit

  1. ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 489–514.
  2. ^ "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-05.