# 3rd parallel north

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

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 3°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 3.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea – passing just south of Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea 3°0′N 9°56′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 9.933°E﻿ / 3.000; 9.933﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 3°0′N 12°57′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 12.950°E﻿ / 3.000; 12.950﻿ (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic For about 2km 3°0′N 15°59′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 15.983°E﻿ / 3.000; 15.983﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon For about 3km 3°0′N 16°0′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 16.000°E﻿ / 3.000; 16.000﻿ (Central African Republic)  Central African Republic 3°0′N 16°30′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 16.500°E﻿ / 3.000; 16.500﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo 3°0′N 18°30′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 18.500°E﻿ / 3.000; 18.500﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 3°0′N 30°49′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 30.817°E﻿ / 3.000; 30.817﻿ (Uganda)  Uganda 3°0′N 34°35′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 34.583°E﻿ / 3.000; 34.583﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya Passing through Lake Turkana 3°0′N 41°10′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 41.167°E﻿ / 3.000; 41.167﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia 3°0′N 46°36′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 46.600°E﻿ / 3.000; 46.600﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 3°0′N 73°28′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 73.467°E﻿ / 3.000; 73.467﻿ (Maldives)  Maldives Meemu Atoll 3°0′N 73°33′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 73.550°E﻿ / 3.000; 73.550﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just north of the island of Simeulue, Indonesia 3°0′N 97°22′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 97.367°E﻿ / 3.000; 97.367﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Sumatra 3°0′N 99°54′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 99.900°E﻿ / 3.000; 99.900﻿ (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca 3°0′N 101°14′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 101.233°E﻿ / 3.000; 101.233﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang, on Peninsular Malaysia 3°0′N 103°26′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 103.433°E﻿ / 3.000; 103.433﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of the island of Tioman, Malaysia 3°0′N 105°41′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 105.683°E﻿ / 3.000; 105.683﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Jemaja 3°0′N 105°44′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 105.733°E﻿ / 3.000; 105.733﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 3°0′N 107°45′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 107.750°E﻿ / 3.000; 107.750﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Midai 3°0′N 107°48′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 107.800°E﻿ / 3.000; 107.800﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 3°0′N 108°50′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 108.833°E﻿ / 3.000; 108.833﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Subi 3°0′N 108°53′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 108.883°E﻿ / 3.000; 108.883﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 3°0′N 112°26′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 112.433°E﻿ / 3.000; 112.433﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Sarawak, island of Borneo 3°0′N 115°15′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 115.250°E﻿ / 3.000; 115.250﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia North Kalimantan, island of Borneo – for about 8km 3°0′N 115°19′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 115.317°E﻿ / 3.000; 115.317﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Sarawak, island of Borneo – for about 10km 3°0′N 115°25′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 115.417°E﻿ / 3.000; 115.417﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia North Kalimantan, island of Borneo 3°0′N 117°35′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 117.583°E﻿ / 3.000; 117.583﻿ (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea 3°0′N 125°30′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 125.500°E﻿ / 3.000; 125.500﻿ (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea 3°0′N 128°13′E﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 128.217°E﻿ / 3.000; 128.217﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Butaritari atoll, Kiribati 3°0′N 78°11′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 78.183°W﻿ / 3.000; -78.183﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia Island of Gorgona island, and mainland 3°0′N 78°10′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 78.167°W﻿ / 3.000; -78.167﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 3°0′N 77°41′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 77.683°W﻿ / 3.000; -77.683﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 3°0′N 67°42′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 67.700°W﻿ / 3.000; -67.700﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela 3°0′N 64°8′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 64.133°W﻿ / 3.000; -64.133﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Roraima 3°0′N 59°57′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 59.950°W﻿ / 3.000; -59.950﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela 3°0′N 58°9′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 58.150°W﻿ / 3.000; -58.150﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana 3°0′N 57°30′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 57.500°W﻿ / 3.000; -57.500﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Suriname 3°0′N 57°12′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 57.200°W﻿ / 3.000; -57.200﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 3°0′N 54°11′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 54.183°W﻿ / 3.000; -54.183﻿ (Area disputed between France and Suriname) Disputed area Controlled by France, claimed by Suriname 3°0′N 53°59′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 53.983°W﻿ / 3.000; -53.983﻿ (France)  France French Guiana 3°0′N 52°22′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 52.367°W﻿ / 3.000; -52.367﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amapá 3°0′N 50°57′W﻿ / ﻿3.000°N 50.950°W﻿ / 3.000; -50.950﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean