5th parallel north

Points on parallel 5° north

The 5th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 5 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° north passes through:

Country, territory or sea	Notes
Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin
Nigeria
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sudan
Ethiopia
Somalia
Indian Ocean
Maldives	Passing through Baa Atoll
Indian Ocean
Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
Strait of Malacca
Malaysia
South China Sea
Brunei	On the island of Borneo
Malaysia	Sabah, Borneo
Philippines	Island of Bilatan in the Sulu Archipelago
Celebes Sea
Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of Sonsorol and Pulo Anna, Palau Passing just south of Satawan and Kosrae atolls, FS Micronesia Passing between Namdrik and Ebon atolls, Marshall Islands Passing just north of Teraina atoll, Kiribati Passing just south of Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
Guyana	Including some territory claimed by Venezuela
Suriname
France	French Guiana
Atlantic Ocean
Liberia
Côte d'Ivoire
Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Guinea
Ghana
Atlantic Ocean	Bight of Benin

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