| Coordinates
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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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| 6°0′S 0°0′E / 6.000°S 0.000°E / -6.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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Atlantic Ocean
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| 6°0′S 12°24′E / 6.000°S 12.400°E / -6.000; 12.400 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 6°0′S 12°43′E / 6.000°S 12.717°E / -6.000; 12.717 (Angola)
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Angola
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| 6°0′S 16°36′E / 6.000°S 16.600°E / -6.000; 16.600 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| 6°0′S 29°11′E / 6.000°S 29.183°E / -6.000; 29.183 (Lake Tanganyika)
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Lake Tanganyika
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| 6°0′S 29°46′E / 6.000°S 29.767°E / -6.000; 29.767 (Tanzania)
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Tanzania
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| 6°0′S 38°47′E / 6.000°S 38.783°E / -6.000; 38.783 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Zanzibar Channel
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| 6°0′S 39°11′E / 6.000°S 39.183°E / -6.000; 39.183 (Tanzania)
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Tanzania
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Island of Zanzibar
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| 6°0′S 39°23′E / 6.000°S 39.383°E / -6.000; 39.383 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Passing through the Amirante Islands, Seychelles
Passing just south of Île Platte, Seychelles
Passing just north of the Eagle Islands and Three Brothers, British Indian Ocean Territory
Passing just south of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia
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| 6°0′S 106°2′E / 6.000°S 106.033°E / -6.000; 106.033 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Passing just north of Cilegon City, Indonesia
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| 6°0′S 106°51′E / 6.000°S 106.850°E / -6.000; 106.850 (Java Sea)
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Jakarta Bay
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| 6°0′S 107°3′E / 6.000°S 107.050°E / -6.000; 107.050 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Passing north of Bekasi Regency, Indonesia
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| 6°0′S 107°22′E / 6.000°S 107.367°E / -6.000; 107.367 (Java Sea)
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Java Sea
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Passing just south of the island of Karimun Jawa, Indonesia
Passing just south of the island of Bawean, Indonesia
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| 6°0′S 120°27′E / 6.000°S 120.450°E / -6.000; 120.450 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Island of Selayar
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| 6°0′S 120°33′E / 6.000°S 120.550°E / -6.000; 120.550 (Banda Sea)
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Banda Sea
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| 6°0′S 124°3′E / 6.000°S 124.050°E / -6.000; 124.050 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Island of Binongko
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| 6°0′S 124°4′E / 6.000°S 124.067°E / -6.000; 124.067 (Banda Sea)
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Banda Sea
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| 6°0′S 132°27′E / 6.000°S 132.450°E / -6.000; 132.450 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Island of Tanimbar Kei
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| 6°0′S 132°28′E / 6.000°S 132.467°E / -6.000; 132.467 (Arafura Sea)
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Arafura Sea
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Passing just south of the islands of Kai Kecil and Kai Besar, Indonesia
Passing just north of the island of Maikoor, Indonesia
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| 6°0′S 134°18′E / 6.000°S 134.300°E / -6.000; 134.300 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Islands of Tanahbesar and Kobroor
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| 6°0′S 134°42′E / 6.000°S 134.700°E / -6.000; 134.700 (Arafura Sea)
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Arafura Sea
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| 6°0′S 138°19′E / 6.000°S 138.317°E / -6.000; 138.317 (Indonesia)
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Indonesia
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Island of New Guinea
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| 6°0′S 141°0′E / 6.000°S 141.000°E / -6.000; 141.000 (Papua New Guinea)
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Papua New Guinea
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Island of New Guinea
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| 6°0′S 147°30′E / 6.000°S 147.500°E / -6.000; 147.500 (Solomon Sea)
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Solomon Sea
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| 6°0′S 148°54′E / 6.000°S 148.900°E / -6.000; 148.900 (Papua New Guinea)
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Papua New Guinea
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Island of New Britain
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| 6°0′S 151°3′E / 6.000°S 151.050°E / -6.000; 151.050 (Solomon Sea)
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Solomon Sea
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| 6°0′S 154°48′E / 6.000°S 154.800°E / -6.000; 154.800 (Papua New Guinea)
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Papua New Guinea
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Bougainville Island
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| 6°0′S 155°24′E / 6.000°S 155.400°E / -6.000; 155.400 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Passing between Roncador Reef and Ontong Java Atoll, Solomon Islands
Passing between Nanumea atoll and Nanumanga island, Tuvalu
Passing just north of Niutao island, Tuvalu
Passing just south of Starbuck Island, Kiribati
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| 6°0′S 81°8′W / 6.000°S 81.133°W / -6.000; -81.133 (Peru)
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Peru
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Passing just north of Moyobamba
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| 6°0′S 73°8′W / 6.000°S 73.133°W / -6.000; -73.133 (Brazil)
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Brazil
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Amazonas
Pará
Tocantins
Maranhão
Piauí
Ceará
Rio Grande do Norte - passing just south of Natal
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| 6°0′S 35°7′W / 6.000°S 35.117°W / -6.000; -35.117 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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6°class=notpageimage| 6th parallel south
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