4th parallel south

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4th parallel south

The 4th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 4 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 4° south passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
4°0′S 0°0′E	Atlantic Ocean
4°0′S 11°13′E	Republic of the Congo
4°0′S 15°42′E	Democratic Republic of the Congo
4°0′S 29°6′E	Lake Tanganyika
4°0′S 29°26′E	Burundi
4°0′S 30°13′E	Tanzania
4°0′S 38°15′E	Kenya	Passing through Mombasa
4°0′S 39°44′E	Indian Ocean	Passing between Denis Island and Aride Island, Seychelles
4°0′S 102°19′E	Indonesia	Island of Sumatra
4°0′S 105°52′E	Java Sea
4°0′S 114°37′E	Indonesia	South Kalimantan, island of Borneo
4°0′S 115°2′E	Java Sea
4°0′S 116°2′E	Indonesia	South Kalimantan, island of Laut
4°0′S 116°10′E	Makassar Strait
4°0′S 119°34′E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi (South Peninsula)
4°0′S 120°20′E	Gulf of Boni
4°0′S 121°25′E	Indonesia	Island of Sulawesi (South-east Peninsula)
4°0′S 122°38′E	Banda Sea
4°0′S 123°0′E	Indonesia	Island of Wowoni
4°0′S 123°3′E	Banda Sea	Passing just south of the island of Buru, Indonesia Passing just south of the island of Ambon, Indonesia Passing just south of the island of Seram, Indonesia
4°0′S 131°12′E	Indonesia	Islands of Seram Laut
4°0′S 131°26′E	Ceram Sea
4°0′S 132°51′E	Indonesia	Island of New Guinea
4°0′S 133°19′E	Arafura Sea
4°0′S 134°11′E	Indonesia	Islands of Aiduma and New Guinea
4°0′S 141°0′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Guinea
4°0′S 144°34′E	Pacific Ocean	Bismarck Sea, passing just north of Manam island, Papua New Guinea
4°0′S 152°35′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of New Ireland
4°0′S 152°56′E	Pacific Ocean
4°0′S 153°42′E	Papua New Guinea	Island of Babase
4°0′S 153°43′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of McKean Island, Kiribati Passing just south of Birnie Island, Kiribati Passing just north of Manra Island, Kiribati Passing just south of Rawaki Island, Kiribati
4°0′S 154°58′W	Kiribati	Malden Island
4°0′S 154°54′W	Pacific Ocean
4°0′S 80°59′W	Peru
4°0′S 80°26′W	Ecuador	For about 13 km (8.1 mi)
4°0′S 80°19′W	Peru	For about 7 km (4.3 mi)
4°0′S 80°15′W	Ecuador
4°0′S 78°31′W	Peru
4°0′S 70°10′W	Colombia
4°0′S 69°53′W	Brazil	Amazonas Pará Maranhão Piauí Ceará - passing just south of Fortaleza
4°0′S 38°14′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of Rocas Atoll, Brazil Passing just south of Fernando de Noronha island, Brazil

See also

• 3rd parallel south
• 5th parallel south