The 9th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 9 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.

Line across the Earth
9th parallel north

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
9°0′N 0°0′E / 9.000°N 0.000°E / 9.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   Ghana
9°0′N 0°28′E / 9.000°N 0.467°E / 9.000; 0.467 (Togo)   Togo
9°0′N 1°38′E / 9.000°N 1.633°E / 9.000; 1.633 (Benin)   Benin
9°0′N 2°47′E / 9.000°N 2.783°E / 9.000; 2.783 (Nigeria)   Nigeria Passing just south of Abuja
9°0′N 12°51′E / 9.000°N 12.850°E / 9.000; 12.850 (Cameroon)   Cameroon
9°0′N 14°34′E / 9.000°N 14.567°E / 9.000; 14.567 (Chad)   Chad
9°0′N 19°3′E / 9.000°N 19.050°E / 9.000; 19.050 (Central African Republic)   Central African Republic
9°0′N 23°28′E / 9.000°N 23.467°E / 9.000; 23.467 (Sudan)   Sudan For about 11 km
9°0′N 23°34′E / 9.000°N 23.567°E / 9.000; 23.567 (Central African Republic)   Central African Republic For about 3 km
9°0′N 23°35′E / 9.000°N 23.583°E / 9.000; 23.583 (Sudan)   Sudan
9°0′N 24°33′E / 9.000°N 24.550°E / 9.000; 24.550 (South Sudan)   South Sudan
9°0′N 34°8′E / 9.000°N 34.133°E / 9.000; 34.133 (Ethiopia)   Ethiopia Passing through Addis Ababa
9°0′N 44°0′E / 9.000°N 44.000°E / 9.000; 44.000 (Somalia)   Somalia Passing through Somaliland
9°0′N 50°34′E / 9.000°N 50.567°E / 9.000; 50.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing through the Arabian Sea
9°0′N 76°31′E / 9.000°N 76.517°E / 9.000; 76.517 (India)   India Kerala
Tamil Nadu
9°0′N 78°16′E / 9.000°N 78.267°E / 9.000; 78.267 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Mannar
9°0′N 79°51′E / 9.000°N 79.850°E / 9.000; 79.850 (Sri Lanka)   Sri Lanka Mannar Island and mainland
9°0′N 80°57′E / 9.000°N 80.950°E / 9.000; 80.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Passing just south of Car Nicobar island,   India
Andaman Sea
9°0′N 98°15′E / 9.000°N 98.250°E / 9.000; 98.250 (Thailand)   Thailand Island of Ko Kho Khao and the mainland
9°0′N 99°56′E / 9.000°N 99.933°E / 9.000; 99.933 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
9°0′N 104°48′E / 9.000°N 104.800°E / 9.000; 104.800 (Vietnam)   Vietnam
9°0′N 105°25′E / 9.000°N 105.417°E / 9.000; 105.417 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
9°0′N 117°37′E / 9.000°N 117.617°E / 9.000; 117.617 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Palawan
9°0′N 118°4′E / 9.000°N 118.067°E / 9.000; 118.067 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea
9°0′N 123°0′E / 9.000°N 123.000°E / 9.000; 123.000 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea
9°0′N 124°48′E / 9.000°N 124.800°E / 9.000; 124.800 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N 124°53′E / 9.000°N 124.883°E / 9.000; 124.883 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Gingoog Bay
9°0′N 125°10′E / 9.000°N 125.167°E / 9.000; 125.167 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N 125°16′E / 9.000°N 125.267°E / 9.000; 125.267 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Butuan Bay
9°0′N 125°29′E / 9.000°N 125.483°E / 9.000; 125.483 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Mindanao
9°0′N 126°16′E / 9.000°N 126.267°E / 9.000; 126.267 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Namonuito Atoll,   Federated States of Micronesia
9°0′N 165°38′E / 9.000°N 165.633°E / 9.000; 165.633 (Marshall Islands)   Marshall Islands Passing through Ujae Atoll
9°0′N 165°43′E / 9.000°N 165.717°E / 9.000; 165.717 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Lae Atoll,   Marshall Islands
9°0′N 167°34′E / 9.000°N 167.567°E / 9.000; 167.567 (Marshall Islands)   Marshall Islands Passing through Kwajalein Atoll
9°0′N 167°44′E / 9.000°N 167.733°E / 9.000; 167.733 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Erikub Atoll,   Marshall Islands
Passing just north of Maloelap Atoll,   Marshall Islands
9°0′N 83°38′W / 9.000°N 83.633°W / 9.000; -83.633 (Costa Rica)   Costa Rica
9°0′N 82°46′W / 9.000°N 82.767°W / 9.000; -82.767 (Panama)   Panama Passing through Chiriquí Lagoon
9°0′N 81°42′W / 9.000°N 81.700°W / 9.000; -81.700 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
9°0′N 80°44′W / 9.000°N 80.733°W / 9.000; -80.733 (Panama)   Panama Passing through the outskirts of Panama City
9°0′N 79°29′W / 9.000°N 79.483°W / 9.000; -79.483 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Panama
9°0′N 79°7′W / 9.000°N 79.117°W / 9.000; -79.117 (Panama)   Panama
9°0′N 77°45′W / 9.000°N 77.750°W / 9.000; -77.750 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Darién
9°0′N 76°16′W / 9.000°N 76.267°W / 9.000; -76.267 (Colombia)   Colombia
9°0′N 72°44′W / 9.000°N 72.733°W / 9.000; -72.733 (Venezuela)   Venezuela
9°0′N 60°49′W / 9.000°N 60.817°W / 9.000; -60.817 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
9°0′N 13°17′W / 9.000°N 13.283°W / 9.000; -13.283 (Sierra Leone)   Sierra Leone
9°0′N 10°36′W / 9.000°N 10.600°W / 9.000; -10.600 (Guinea)   Guinea
9°0′N 7°55′W / 9.000°N 7.917°W / 9.000; -7.917 (Côte d'Ivoire)   Ivory Coast
9°0′N 2°39′W / 9.000°N 2.650°W / 9.000; -2.650 (Ghana)   Ghana

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