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.

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.

Around the world

Starting at the

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 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	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	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

See also

• 7th parallel north
• 9th parallel north