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3rd parallel south

The 3rd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 3 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° south passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
3°0′S 0°0′E / 3.000°S 0.000°E / -3.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Atlantic Ocean
3°0′S 10°18′E / 3.000°S 10.300°E / -3.000; 10.300 (Gabon)	Gabon
3°0′S 11°48′E / 3.000°S 11.800°E / -3.000; 11.800 (Republic of the Congo)	Republic of the Congo
3°0′S 16°11′E / 3.000°S 16.183°E / -3.000; 16.183 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
3°0′S 29°9′E / 3.000°S 29.150°E / -3.000; 29.150 (Burundi)	Burundi
3°0′S 30°50′E / 3.000°S 30.833°E / -3.000; 30.833 (Tanzania)	Tanzania
3°0′S 37°35′E / 3.000°S 37.583°E / -3.000; 37.583 (Kenya)	Kenya
3°0′S 40°13′E / 3.000°S 40.217°E / -3.000; 40.217 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean
3°0′S 100°11′E / 3.000°S 100.183°E / -3.000; 100.183 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of South Pagai
3°0′S 100°26′E / 3.000°S 100.433°E / -3.000; 100.433 (Mentawai Strait)	Mentawai Strait
3°0′S 101°27′E / 3.000°S 101.450°E / -3.000; 101.450 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra - passing through Palembang
3°0′S 106°3′E / 3.000°S 106.050°E / -3.000; 106.050 (Bangka Strait)	Bangka Strait
3°0′S 106°26′E / 3.000°S 106.433°E / -3.000; 106.433 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Bangka and Lepar
3°0′S 106°53′E / 3.000°S 106.883°E / -3.000; 106.883 (Java Sea)	Java Sea
3°0′S 107°33′E / 3.000°S 107.550°E / -3.000; 107.550 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Belitung
3°0′S 108°12′E / 3.000°S 108.200°E / -3.000; 108.200 (Java Sea)	Java Sea
3°0′S 110°37′E / 3.000°S 110.617°E / -3.000; 110.617 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Borneo West Kalimantan Central Kalimantan
3°0′S 111°9′E / 3.000°S 111.150°E / -3.000; 111.150 (Java Sea)	Java Sea
3°0′S 111°48′E / 3.000°S 111.800°E / -3.000; 111.800 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Borneo Central Kalimantan South Kalimantan
3°0′S 116°17′E / 3.000°S 116.283°E / -3.000; 116.283 (Makassar Strait)	Makassar Strait
3°0′S 118°50′E / 3.000°S 118.833°E / -3.000; 118.833 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi ( South Peninsula)
3°0′S 120°12′E / 3.000°S 120.200°E / -3.000; 120.200 (Gulf of Boni)	Gulf of Boni
3°0′S 121°5′E / 3.000°S 121.083°E / -3.000; 121.083 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi ( South-east Peninsula)
3°0′S 122°15′E / 3.000°S 122.250°E / -3.000; 122.250 (Banda Sea)	Banda Sea	Passing just north of the island of Buru,   Indonesia
3°0′S 127°51′E / 3.000°S 127.850°E / -3.000; 127.850 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Islands of Boano and Seram
3°0′S 130°23′E / 3.000°S 130.383°E / -3.000; 130.383 (Ceram Sea)	Ceram Sea
3°0′S 132°24′E / 3.000°S 132.400°E / -3.000; 132.400 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
3°0′S 134°51′E / 3.000°S 134.850°E / -3.000; 134.850 (Cenderawasih Bay)	Cenderawasih Bay
3°0′S 135°51′E / 3.000°S 135.850°E / -3.000; 135.850 (Indonesia)	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
3°0′S 141°0′E / 3.000°S 141.000°E / -3.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
3°0′S 142°2′E / 3.000°S 142.033°E / -3.000; 142.033 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea, passing just south of the Purdy Islands,   Papua New Guinea Passing just south of the island of Dyaul,   Papua New Guinea
3°0′S 151°18′E / 3.000°S 151.300°E / -3.000; 151.300 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Ireland
3°0′S 151°34′E / 3.000°S 151.567°E / -3.000; 151.567 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
3°0′S 152°2′E / 3.000°S 152.033°E / -3.000; 152.033 (Papua New Guinea)	Papua New Guinea	Island of Tabar
3°0′S 152°3′E / 3.000°S 152.050°E / -3.000; 152.050 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing through the Lihir Group,   Papua New Guinea Passing just north of the Nuguria islands,   Papua New Guinea Passing just south of Kanton Island,   Kiribati Passing just north of Enderbury Island,   Kiribati
3°0′S 80°22′W / 3.000°S 80.367°W / -3.000; -80.367 (Ecuador)	Ecuador	Puná Island
3°0′S 80°7′W / 3.000°S 80.117°W / -3.000; -80.117 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Jambelí Channel
3°0′S 79°50′W / 3.000°S 79.833°W / -3.000; -79.833 (Ecuador)	Ecuador
3°0′S 77°49′W / 3.000°S 77.817°W / -3.000; -77.817 (Peru)	Peru
3°0′S 70°11′W / 3.000°S 70.183°W / -3.000; -70.183 (Colombia)	Colombia
3°0′S 69°42′W / 3.000°S 69.700°W / -3.000; -69.700 (Brazil)	Brazil	Amazonas - passing through Manaus Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará
3°0′S 39°42′W / 3.000°S 39.700°W / -3.000; -39.700 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean

See also

• 2nd parallel south
• 4th parallel south

References