4th parallel south

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The 4th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 4 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

and heading eastwards, the parallel 4° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
4°0′S 0°0′E / 4.000°S 0.000°E / -4.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
4°0′S 11°13′E / 4.000°S 11.217°E / -4.000; 11.217 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
4°0′S 15°42′E / 4.000°S 15.700°E / -4.000; 15.700 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
4°0′S 29°6′E / 4.000°S 29.100°E / -4.000; 29.100 (Lake Tanganyika)	Lake Tanganyika
4°0′S 29°26′E / 4.000°S 29.433°E / -4.000; 29.433 (Burundi)	Burundi
4°0′S 30°13′E / 4.000°S 30.217°E / -4.000; 30.217 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
4°0′S 38°15′E / 4.000°S 38.250°E / -4.000; 38.250 (Kenya)	Kenya	Passing through Mombasa
4°0′S 39°44′E / 4.000°S 39.733°E / -4.000; 39.733 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing between Denis Island and Aride Island,  Seychelles
4°0′S 102°19′E / 4.000°S 102.317°E / -4.000; 102.317 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
4°0′S 105°52′E / 4.000°S 105.867°E / -4.000; 105.867 (Java Sea)	Java Sea
4°0′S 114°37′E / 4.000°S 114.617°E / -4.000; 114.617 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	South Kalimantan, island of Borneo
4°0′S 115°2′E / 4.000°S 115.033°E / -4.000; 115.033 (Java Sea)	Java Sea
4°0′S 116°2′E / 4.000°S 116.033°E / -4.000; 116.033 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	South Kalimantan, island of Laut
4°0′S 116°10′E / 4.000°S 116.167°E / -4.000; 116.167 (Makassar Strait)	Makassar Strait
4°0′S 119°34′E / 4.000°S 119.567°E / -4.000; 119.567 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi (South Peninsula)
4°0′S 120°20′E / 4.000°S 120.333°E / -4.000; 120.333 (Gulf of Boni)	Gulf of Boni
4°0′S 121°25′E / 4.000°S 121.417°E / -4.000; 121.417 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of South-east Peninsula )
4°0′S 122°38′E / 4.000°S 122.633°E / -4.000; 122.633 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea
4°0′S 123°0′E / 4.000°S 123.000°E / -4.000; 123.000 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Wowoni
4°0′S 123°3′E / 4.000°S 123.050°E / -4.000; 123.050 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing just south of the island of Seram,  Indonesia
4°0′S 131°12′E / 4.000°S 131.200°E / -4.000; 131.200 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Seram Laut
4°0′S 131°26′E / 4.000°S 131.433°E / -4.000; 131.433 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
4°0′S 132°51′E / 4.000°S 132.850°E / -4.000; 132.850 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
4°0′S 133°19′E / 4.000°S 133.317°E / -4.000; 133.317 (Arafura Sea)	Arafura Sea
4°0′S 134°11′E / 4.000°S 134.183°E / -4.000; 134.183 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Aiduma and New Guinea
4°0′S 141°0′E / 4.000°S 141.000°E / -4.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
4°0′S 144°34′E / 4.000°S 144.567°E / -4.000; 144.567 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Manam island,  Papua New Guinea
4°0′S 152°35′E / 4.000°S 152.583°E / -4.000; 152.583 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Ireland
4°0′S 152°56′E / 4.000°S 152.933°E / -4.000; 152.933 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
4°0′S 153°42′E / 4.000°S 153.700°E / -4.000; 153.700 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of Babase
4°0′S 153°43′E / 4.000°S 153.717°E / -4.000; 153.717 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Rawaki Island,  Kiribati
4°0′S 154°58′W / 4.000°S 154.967°W / -4.000; -154.967 (Kiribati)	Kiribati	Malden Island
4°0′S 154°54′W / 4.000°S 154.900°W / -4.000; -154.900 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
4°0′S 80°59′W / 4.000°S 80.983°W / -4.000; -80.983 (Peru)	Peru
4°0′S 80°26′W / 4.000°S 80.433°W / -4.000; -80.433 (Ecuador)	Ecuador	For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
4°0′S 80°19′W / 4.000°S 80.317°W / -4.000; -80.317 (Peru)	Peru	For about 7 km (4.3 mi)
4°0′S 80°15′W / 4.000°S 80.250°W / -4.000; -80.250 (Ecuador)	Ecuador
4°0′S 78°31′W / 4.000°S 78.517°W / -4.000; -78.517 (Peru)	Peru
4°0′S 70°10′W / 4.000°S 70.167°W / -4.000; -70.167 (Colombia)	Colombia
4°0′S 69°53′W / 4.000°S 69.883°W / -4.000; -69.883 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará - passing just south of Fortaleza
4°0′S 38°14′W / 4.000°S 38.233°W / -4.000; -38.233 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of Rocas Atoll,  Brazil Passing just south of Fernando de Noronha island,  Brazil

See also

• 3rd parallel south
• 5th parallel south

References