title: 7th parallel north
text: # 7th parallel north
  
  The 7th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 7 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° north passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 7°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 7.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Ghana Passing through Lake Volta 7°0′N 0°33′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 0.550°E﻿ / 7.000; 0.550﻿ (Togo)  Togo 7°0′N 1°38′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 1.633°E﻿ / 7.000; 1.633﻿ (Benin)  Benin 7°0′N 2°44′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 2.733°E﻿ / 7.000; 2.733﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria 7°0′N 10°7′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 10.117°E﻿ / 7.000; 10.117﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon For about 6 km 7°0′N 10°10′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 10.167°E﻿ / 7.000; 10.167﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria 7°0′N 10°33′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 10.550°E﻿ / 7.000; 10.550﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon For about 17 km 7°0′N 10°42′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 10.700°E﻿ / 7.000; 10.700﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria 7°0′N 11°40′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 11.667°E﻿ / 7.000; 11.667﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 7°0′N 15°9′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 15.150°E﻿ / 7.000; 15.150﻿ (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic 7°0′N 26°3′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 26.050°E﻿ / 7.000; 26.050﻿ (South Sudan)  South Sudan 7°0′N 34°16′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 34.267°E﻿ / 7.000; 34.267﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia 7°0′N 47°1′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 47.017°E﻿ / 7.000; 47.017﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia 7°0′N 49°22′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 49.367°E﻿ / 7.000; 49.367﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 7°0′N 72°52′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 72.867°E﻿ / 7.000; 72.867﻿ (Maldives)  Maldives Northern Thiladhunmathi Atoll 7°0′N 72°58′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 72.967°E﻿ / 7.000; 72.967﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Laccadive Sea - passing just north of the island of Kelaa, Maldives 7°0′N 79°52′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 79.867°E﻿ / 7.000; 79.867﻿ (Sri Lanka)  Sri Lanka Passing just north of Colombo 7°0′N 81°52′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 81.867°E﻿ / 7.000; 81.867﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 7°0′N 93°42′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 93.700°E﻿ / 7.000; 93.700﻿ (India)  India Andaman and Nicobar Islands - island of Great Nicobar 7°0′N 93°57′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 93.950°E﻿ / 7.000; 93.950﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 7°0′N 99°40′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 99.667°E﻿ / 7.000; 99.667﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand Passing just south of Hat Yai 7°0′N 100°45′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 100.750°E﻿ / 7.000; 100.750﻿ (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand 7°0′N 103°2′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 103.033°E﻿ / 7.000; 103.033﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 7°0′N 116°43′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 116.717°E﻿ / 7.000; 116.717﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Sabah, island of Borneo - for about 6 km 7°0′N 116°47′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 116.783°E﻿ / 7.000; 116.783﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea Marudu Bay 7°0′N 117°7′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 117.117°E﻿ / 7.000; 117.117﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Sabah, island of Borneo - for about 3 km 7°0′N 117°9′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 117.150°E﻿ / 7.000; 117.150﻿ (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea Passing just south of Malawali Island, Malaysia 7°0′N 118°25′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 118.417°E﻿ / 7.000; 118.417﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Cagayan de Sulu 7°0′N 118°31′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 118.517°E﻿ / 7.000; 118.517﻿ (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea 7°0′N 121°55′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 121.917°E﻿ / 7.000; 121.917﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula) 7°0′N 122°11′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 122.183°E﻿ / 7.000; 122.183﻿ (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea Moro Gulf - passing just north of Sacol Island, Philippines 7°0′N 123°59′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 123.983°E﻿ / 7.000; 123.983﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Mindanao 7°0′N 125°30′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 125.500°E﻿ / 7.000; 125.500﻿ (Davao Gulf) Davao Gulf 7°0′N 125°43′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 125.717°E﻿ / 7.000; 125.717﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Samal 7°0′N 125°47′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 125.783°E﻿ / 7.000; 125.783﻿ (Davao Gulf) Davao Gulf 7°0′N 125°59′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 125.983°E﻿ / 7.000; 125.983﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Mindanao 7°0′N 126°27′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 126.450°E﻿ / 7.000; 126.450﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 7°0′N 134°14′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 134.233°E﻿ / 7.000; 134.233﻿ (Palau)  Palau Island of Peleliu 7°0′N 134°16′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 134.267°E﻿ / 7.000; 134.267﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Truk Lagoon, Federated States of Micronesia 7°0′N 158°14′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 158.233°E﻿ / 7.000; 158.233﻿ (Federated States of Micronesia)  Federated States of Micronesia Parempei island (just to the north of Pohnpei island) 7°0′N 158°15′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 158.250°E﻿ / 7.000; 158.250﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands Passing just south of Majuro atoll, Federated States of Micronesia 7°0′N 171°35′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 171.583°E﻿ / 7.000; 171.583﻿ (Marshall Islands)  Marshall Islands Arno Atoll 7°0′N 171°45′E﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 171.750°E﻿ / 7.000; 171.750﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Jicarón island, and the Azuero Peninsula, Panama 7°0′N 77°40′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 77.667°W﻿ / 7.000; -77.667﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 7°0′N 71°1′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 71.017°W﻿ / 7.000; -71.017﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela For about 18 km 7°0′N 70°57′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 70.950°W﻿ / 7.000; -70.950﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 7°0′N 70°26′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 70.433°W﻿ / 7.000; -70.433﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela 7°0′N 60°21′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 60.350°W﻿ / 7.000; -60.350﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela 7°0′N 58°27′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 58.450°W﻿ / 7.000; -58.450﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana Island of Wakenaam 7°0′N 58°23′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 58.383°W﻿ / 7.000; -58.383﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 7°0′N 11°37′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 11.617°W﻿ / 7.000; -11.617﻿ (Sierra Leone)  Sierra Leone 7°0′N 11°27′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 11.450°W﻿ / 7.000; -11.450﻿ (Liberia)  Liberia 7°0′N 8°17′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 8.283°W﻿ / 7.000; -8.283﻿ (Côte d'Ivoire)  Ivory Coast 7°0′N 3°7′W﻿ / ﻿7.000°N 3.117°W﻿ / 7.000; -3.117﻿ (Ghana)  Ghana
  