1st parallel north

The 1st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 1 degree (69.2 miles/111.36 kilometers) north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Line across the Earth
1°
1st parallel north
The 1st parallel north defines most of Equatorial Guinea's southern border with Gabon.

The parallel defines part of the border between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian, and heading eastwards, the parallel 1° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
1°0′N 0°0′E Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the island of Corisco,  Equatorial Guinea
Passing just north of the island of Elobey Grande,  Equatorial Guinea
1°0′N 9°31′E  Equatorial Guinea Island of Elobey Chico
1°0′N 9°31′E Atlantic Ocean
1°0′N 9°35′E  Gabon
1°0′N 9°47′E  Equatorial Guinea
1°0′N 10°0′E  Equatorial Guinea /  Gabon border
1°0′N 11°20′E  Gabon
1°0′N 14°25′E  Republic of the Congo
1°0′N 17°51′E  Democratic Republic of the Congo
1°0′N 30°13′E  Uganda
1°0′N 34°29′E  Kenya
1°0′N 41°0′E  Somalia
1°0′N 43°54′E Indian Ocean Passing just north of Huvadhu Atoll,  Maldives
1°0′N 97°23′E  Indonesia Island of Nias
1°0′N 97°55′E Indian Ocean
1°0′N 98°56′E  Indonesia Islands of Sumatra, Padang, Rantau and Rangsang
1°0′N 103°4′E Strait of Malacca
1°0′N 103°21′E  Indonesia Island of Great Karimun
1°0′N 103°27′E Singapore Strait
1°0′N 103°47′E  Indonesia Islands including Kapaladjernih, Bulan, Batam, Bintan and Mapur
1°0′N 104°51′E South China Sea
1°0′N 107°23′E  Indonesia Tambelan archipelago
1°0′N 107°36′E South China Sea
1°0′N 108°58′E  Indonesia West Kalimantan
1°0′N 110°16′E  Malaysia Sarawak - for about 3 km
1°0′N 110°18′E  Indonesia West Kalimantan - for about 4 km
1°0′N 110°20′E  Malaysia Sarawak
1°0′N 110°53′E  Indonesia West Kalimantan
1°0′N 111°31′E  Malaysia Sarawak - for about 8 km
1°0′N 111°35′E  Indonesia West Kalimantan
1°0′N 110°46′E  Malaysia Sarawak - for about 8 km
1°0′N 111°51′E  Indonesia West Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
1°0′N 118°59′E Makassar Strait
1°0′N 120°44′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°0′N 122°28′E Celebes Sea
1°0′N 124°14′E  Indonesia Island of Sulawesi
1°0′N 124°54′E Molucca Sea Passing just north of the island of Gureda,  Indonesia
1°0′N 127°28′E  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
1°0′N 127°38′E Kao Bay
1°0′N 127°56′E  Indonesia Island of Halmahera
1°0′N 128°33′E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fani,  Indonesia
Passing just north of the Mapia Islands,  Indonesia
Passing just south of Kapingamarangi atoll,  Federated States of Micronesia
1°0′N 173°0′E  Kiribati Maiana atoll
1°0′N 173°3′E Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Howland Island,  United States Minor Outlying Islands
Passing between Wolf Island and Pinta Island in the Galápagos Islands,  Ecuador
1°0′N 79°31′W  Ecuador Passing just north of Esmeraldas
1°0′N 78°13′W  Colombia
1°0′N 69°13′W  Brazil Amazonas
1°0′N 66°36′W  Venezuela
1°0′N 65°41′W  Brazil Amazonas - for about 11 km
1°0′N 65°36′W  Venezuela
1°0′N 65°10′W  Brazil Amazonas
Roraima
Pará
Amapá
Pará - an island in the mouth of the Amazon River
1°0′N 49°56′W Atlantic Ocean

See also

References
  1. "Equatorial Guinea–Gabon". Sovereign Limits. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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