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8th parallel north

The 8th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 8 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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8th parallel north

The parallel defines part of the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. The Eight Degree Channel (Maliku Kandu) in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
8°0′N 0°0′E / 8.000°N 0.000°E / 8.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   Ghana Passing through Lake Volta
8°0′N 0°36′E / 8.000°N 0.600°E / 8.000; 0.600 (Togo)   Togo
8°0′N 1°38′E / 8.000°N 1.633°E / 8.000; 1.633 (Benin)   Benin
8°0′N 2°42′E / 8.000°N 2.700°E / 8.000; 2.700 (Nigeria)   Nigeria
8°0′N 12°13′E / 8.000°N 12.217°E / 8.000; 12.217 (Cameroon)   Cameroon
8°0′N 15°25′E / 8.000°N 15.417°E / 8.000; 15.417 (Chad)   Chad
8°0′N 18°1′E / 8.000°N 18.017°E / 8.000; 18.017 (Central African Republic)   Central African Republic
8°0′N 24°58′E / 8.000°N 24.967°E / 8.000; 24.967 (South Sudan)   South Sudan
8°0′N 33°2′E / 8.000°N 33.033°E / 8.000; 33.033 (Ethiopia)   Ethiopia
8°0′N 46°59′E / 8.000°N 46.983°E / 8.000; 46.983 (Somalia / Ethiopia border)   Somalia /   Ethiopia border
8°0′N 47°59′E / 8.000°N 47.983°E / 8.000; 47.983 (Somalia)   Somalia
8°0′N 49°53′E / 8.000°N 49.883°E / 8.000; 49.883 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing through the Arabian Sea
Into the Eight Degree Channel - passing just south of Minicoy Island,   India
And into the Laccadive Sea - passing just south of Kanyakumari(Cape Comorin),   India
8°0′N 79°43′E / 8.000°N 79.717°E / 8.000; 79.717 (Sri Lanka)   Sri Lanka
8°0′N 81°30′E / 8.000°N 81.500°E / 8.000; 81.500 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
8°0′N 93°20′E / 8.000°N 93.333°E / 8.000; 93.333 (India)   India Andaman and Nicobar Islands - islands of Katchal, Camorta and Nancowry
8°0′N 93°34′E / 8.000°N 93.567°E / 8.000; 93.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
8°0′N 98°17′E / 8.000°N 98.283°E / 8.000; 98.283 (Thailand)   Thailand Island of Phuket
8°0′N 98°25′E / 8.000°N 98.417°E / 8.000; 98.417 (Phang Nga Bay) Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°35′E / 8.000°N 98.583°E / 8.000; 98.583 (Thailand)   Thailand Island of Ko Yao Yai
8°0′N 98°36′E / 8.000°N 98.600°E / 8.000; 98.600 (Phang Nga Bay) Phang Nga Bay
8°0′N 98°58′E / 8.000°N 98.967°E / 8.000; 98.967 (Thailand)   Thailand Krabi and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces
8°0′N 100°19′E / 8.000°N 100.317°E / 8.000; 100.317 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
8°0′N 104°4′E / 8.000°N 104.067°E / 8.000; 104.067 (South China Sea) South China Sea
8°0′N 116°57′E / 8.000°N 116.950°E / 8.000; 116.950 (Philippines)   Philippines Balabac Island
8°0′N 117°4′E / 8.000°N 117.067°E / 8.000; 117.067 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea
8°0′N 122°17′E / 8.000°N 122.283°E / 8.000; 122.283 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Mindanao
8°0′N 126°24′E / 8.000°N 126.400°E / 8.000; 126.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Kayangel atoll,   Palau
Passing just south of Pikelot island,   Federated States of Micronesia
8°0′N 168°5′E / 8.000°N 168.083°E / 8.000; 168.083 (Marshall Islands)   Marshall Islands Namu Atoll
8°0′N 168°11′E / 8.000°N 168.183°E / 8.000; 168.183 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Aur Atoll,   Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Burica Point,   Panama
Passing just north of Islas Secas,   Panama
8°0′N 81°40′W / 8.000°N 81.667°W / 8.000; -81.667 (Panama)   Panama
8°0′N 80°24′W / 8.000°N 80.400°W / 8.000; -80.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Panama
8°0′N 78°25′W / 8.000°N 78.417°W / 8.000; -78.417 (Panama)   Panama
8°0′N 77°12′W / 8.000°N 77.200°W / 8.000; -77.200 (Colombia)   Colombia Passing through the Gulf of Urabá
8°0′N 72°25′W / 8.000°N 72.417°W / 8.000; -72.417 (Venezuela)   Venezuela
8°0′N 60°8′W / 8.000°N 60.133°W / 8.000; -60.133 (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela) Disputed area Controlled by   Guyana, claimed by   Venezuela
8°0′N 59°6′W / 8.000°N 59.100°W / 8.000; -59.100 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
8°0′N 12°53′W / 8.000°N 12.883°W / 8.000; -12.883 (Sierra Leone)   Sierra Leone
8°0′N 10°36′W / 8.000°N 10.600°W / 8.000; -10.600 (Liberia)   Liberia
8°0′N 9°25′W / 8.000°N 9.417°W / 8.000; -9.417 (Guinea)   Guinea
8°0′N 8°3′W / 8.000°N 8.050°W / 8.000; -8.050 (Côte d'Ivoire)   Ivory Coast
8°0′N 2°41′W / 8.000°N 2.683°W / 8.000; -2.683 (Ghana)   Ghana Passing through Lake Volta

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