7th parallel south

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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.^[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]

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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
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

References[edit]

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

[Brownlie,_I.-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.

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