6th parallel north

The 6th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 6 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

Around the world

Starting at the

and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
6°0′N 0°0′E / 6.000°N 0.000°E / 6.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Ghana
6°0′N 1°3′E / 6.000°N 1.050°E / 6.000; 1.050 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin - passing just south of Lomé,  Togo
6°0′N 4°53′E / 6.000°N 4.883°E / 6.000; 4.883 (Nigeria)	Nigeria
6°0′N 9°3′E / 6.000°N 9.050°E / 6.000; 9.050 (Cameroon)	Cameroon
6°0′N 14°26′E / 6.000°N 14.433°E / 6.000; 14.433 (Central African Republic)	Central African Republic
6°0′N 26°46′E / 6.000°N 26.767°E / 6.000; 26.767 (South Sudan)	South Sudan
6°0′N 35°0′E / 6.000°N 35.000°E / 6.000; 35.000 (Ethiopia)	Ethiopia
6°0′N 46°2′E / 6.000°N 46.033°E / 6.000; 46.033 (Somalia)	Somalia
6°0′N 48°57′E / 6.000°N 48.950°E / 6.000; 48.950 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
6°0′N 73°4′E / 6.000°N 73.067°E / 6.000; 73.067 (Maldives)	Maldives	Passing through Shaviyani Atoll
6°0′N 73°17′E / 6.000°N 73.283°E / 6.000; 73.283 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
6°0′N 80°16′E / 6.000°N 80.267°E / 6.000; 80.267 (Sri Lanka)	Sri Lanka
6°0′N 80°46′E / 6.000°N 80.767°E / 6.000; 80.767 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Passing just north of Weh Island,  Indonesia Passing just south of Great Nicobar,  India
6°0′N 100°20′E / 6.000°N 100.333°E / 6.000; 100.333 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Kedah on Peninsular Malaysia
6°0′N 101°6′E / 6.000°N 101.100°E / 6.000; 101.100 (Thailand)	Thailand	Narathiwat provinces
6°0′N 101°58′E / 6.000°N 101.967°E / 6.000; 101.967 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Kelantan on Peninsular Malaysia
6°0′N 102°26′E / 6.000°N 102.433°E / 6.000; 102.433 (South China Sea)	South China Sea
6°0′N 116°2′E / 6.000°N 116.033°E / 6.000; 116.033 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Pulau Gaya and Borneo
6°0′N 117°42′E / 6.000°N 117.700°E / 6.000; 117.700 (Labuk Bay)	Labuk Bay
6°0′N 117°55′E / 6.000°N 117.917°E / 6.000; 117.917 (Malaysia)	Malaysia	Sabah - island of Borneo
6°0′N 118°2′E / 6.000°N 118.033°E / 6.000; 118.033 (Sulu Sea)	Sulu Sea	Passing between islands in the Sulu Archipelago,  Philippines
6°0′N 120°53′E / 6.000°N 120.883°E / 6.000; 120.883 (Philippines)	Philippines	Islands of Balanguingui
6°0′N 121°41′E / 6.000°N 121.683°E / 6.000; 121.683 (Celebes Sea)	Celebes Sea	Passing just south of the island of Tongquil,  Philippines
6°0′N 124°35′E / 6.000°N 124.583°E / 6.000; 124.583 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°7′E / 6.000°N 125.117°E / 6.000; 125.117 (Sarangani Bay)	Sarangani Bay
6°0′N 125°17′E / 6.000°N 125.283°E / 6.000; 125.283 (Philippines)	Philippines	Island of Mindanao
6°0′N 125°41′E / 6.000°N 125.683°E / 6.000; 125.683 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Ngatik atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia Passing just south of Pingelap atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia
6°0′N 169°26′E / 6.000°N 169.433°E / 6.000; 169.433 (Marshall Islands)	Marshall Islands	Jaluit Atoll
6°0′N 169°44′E / 6.000°N 169.733°E / 6.000; 169.733 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
6°0′N 172°4′E / 6.000°N 172.067°E / 6.000; 172.067 (Marshall Islands)	Marshall Islands	Mili Atoll
6°0′N 172°6′E / 6.000°N 172.100°E / 6.000; 172.100 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Palmyra Atoll,  United States Minor Outlying Islands
6°0′N 77°20′W / 6.000°N 77.333°W / 6.000; -77.333 (Colombia)	Colombia
6°0′N 67°25′W / 6.000°N 67.417°W / 6.000; -67.417 (Venezuela)	Venezuela
6°0′N 61°19′W / 6.000°N 61.317°W / 6.000; -61.317 (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela)	Disputed area	Controlled by  Guyana, claimed by  Venezuela
6°0′N 58°34′W / 6.000°N 58.567°W / 6.000; -58.567 (Guyana)	Guyana
6°0′N 57°9′W / 6.000°N 57.150°W / 6.000; -57.150 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 55°3′W / 6.000°N 55.050°W / 6.000; -55.050 (Suriname)	Suriname	Northernmost point - for about 3 km
6°0′N 55°1′W / 6.000°N 55.017°W / 6.000; -55.017 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
6°0′N 10°12′W / 6.000°N 10.200°W / 6.000; -10.200 (Liberia)	Liberia
6°0′N 7°47′W / 6.000°N 7.783°W / 6.000; -7.783 (Côte d'Ivoire)	Ivory Coast
6°0′N 3°5′W / 6.000°N 3.083°W / 6.000; -3.083 (Ghana)	Ghana

See also

• 5th parallel north
• 7th parallel north