2nd parallel north
# 2nd parallel north

The 2nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 2 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 2° north passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 2°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 2.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian) Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Guinea 2°0′N 9°47′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 9.783°E﻿ / 2.000; 9.783﻿ (Equatorial Guinea)  Equatorial Guinea 2°0′N 11°20′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 11.333°E﻿ / 2.000; 11.333﻿ (Gabon)  Gabon 2°0′N 13°14′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 13.233°E﻿ / 2.000; 13.233﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo 2°0′N 15°2′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 15.033°E﻿ / 2.000; 15.033﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon For about 9 km 2°0′N 15°7′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 15.117°E﻿ / 2.000; 15.117﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo For about 17 km 2°0′N 15°16′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 15.267°E﻿ / 2.000; 15.267﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 2°0′N 16°3′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 16.050°E﻿ / 2.000; 16.050﻿ (Republic of the Congo)  Republic of the Congo 2°0′N 18°5′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 18.083°E﻿ / 2.000; 18.083﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo)  Democratic Republic of the Congo 2°0′N 31°3′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 31.050°E﻿ / 2.000; 31.050﻿ (Lake Albert) Lake Albert The border with Uganda is in the lake at 2°0′N 31°14′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 31.233°E﻿ / 2.000; 31.233﻿ (Uganda) 2°0′N 31°24′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 31.400°E﻿ / 2.000; 31.400﻿ (Uganda)  Uganda 2°0′N 34°59′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 34.983°E﻿ / 2.000; 34.983﻿ (Kenya)  Kenya 2°0′N 41°0′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 41.000°E﻿ / 2.000; 41.000﻿ (Somalia)  Somalia 2°0′N 45°17′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 45.283°E﻿ / 2.000; 45.283﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of Mogadishu, Somalia 2°0′N 73°21′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 73.350°E﻿ / 2.000; 73.350﻿ (Maldives)  Maldives Laamu Atoll 2°0′N 73°33′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 73.550°E﻿ / 2.000; 73.550﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Passing just south of the Banyak Islands, Indonesia 2°0′N 98°27′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 98.450°E﻿ / 2.000; 98.450﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Islands of Sumatra and Rupat 2°0′N 101°46′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 101.767°E﻿ / 2.000; 101.767﻿ (Strait of Malacca) Strait of Malacca 2°0′N 102°35′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 102.583°E﻿ / 2.000; 102.583﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Johor 2°0′N 104°6′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 104.100°E﻿ / 2.000; 104.100﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 2°0′N 109°35′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 109.583°E﻿ / 2.000; 109.583﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia island of Borneo West Kalimantan - for about 3 km 2°0′N 109°37′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 109.617°E﻿ / 2.000; 109.617﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia Sarawak - for about 3 km 2°0′N 109°39′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 109.650°E﻿ / 2.000; 109.650﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea 2°0′N 111°10′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 111.167°E﻿ / 2.000; 111.167﻿ (Malaysia)  Malaysia island of Borneo Sarawak 2°0′N 114°52′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 114.867°E﻿ / 2.000; 114.867﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia North Kalimantan East Kalimantan 2°0′N 117°50′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 117.833°E﻿ / 2.000; 117.833﻿ (Celebes Sea) Celebes Sea 2°0′N 125°17′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 125.283°E﻿ / 2.000; 125.283﻿ (Molucca Sea) Molucca Sea Passing just south of the island of Biaro, Indonesia 2°0′N 127°46′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 127.767°E﻿ / 2.000; 127.767﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Halmahera 2°0′N 127°57′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 127.950°E﻿ / 2.000; 127.950﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 2°0′N 128°16′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 128.267°E﻿ / 2.000; 128.267﻿ (Indonesia)  Indonesia Island of Morotai - for about 1 km 2°0′N 128°17′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 128.283°E﻿ / 2.000; 128.283﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Abaiang atoll, Kiribati 2°0′N 173°15′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 173.250°E﻿ / 2.000; 173.250﻿ (Kiribati)  Kiribati Marakei atoll 2°0′N 173°18′E﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 173.300°E﻿ / 2.000; 173.300﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 2°0′N 157°47′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 157.783°W﻿ / 2.000; -157.783﻿ (Kiribati)  Kiribati Kiritimati atoll 2°0′N 157°40′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 157.667°W﻿ / 2.000; -157.667﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 2°0′N 78°39′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 78.650°W﻿ / 2.000; -78.650﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 2°0′N 68°13′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 68.217°W﻿ / 2.000; -68.217﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas - for about 3 km 2°0′N 68°11′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 68.183°W﻿ / 2.000; -68.183﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 2°0′N 67°39′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 67.650°W﻿ / 2.000; -67.650﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas 2°0′N 67°18′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 67.300°W﻿ / 2.000; -67.300﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia 2°0′N 67°7′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 67.117°W﻿ / 2.000; -67.117﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela 2°0′N 63°46′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 63.767°W﻿ / 2.000; -63.767﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Amazonas Roraima 2°0′N 59°44′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 59.733°W﻿ / 2.000; -59.733﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Venezuela) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Venezuela 2°0′N 58°28′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 58.467°W﻿ / 2.000; -58.467﻿ (Guyana)  Guyana 2°0′N 57°55′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 57.917°W﻿ / 2.000; -57.917﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Suriname 2°0′N 57°9′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 57.150°W﻿ / 2.000; -57.150﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará - for about 8 km 2°0′N 57°4′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 57.067°W﻿ / 2.000; -57.067﻿ (Area disputed between Guyana and Suriname) Disputed area Controlled by Guyana, claimed by Suriname 2°0′N 56°38′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 56.633°W﻿ / 2.000; -56.633﻿ (Suriname)  Suriname 2°0′N 55°55′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 55.917°W﻿ / 2.000; -55.917﻿ (Brazil)  Brazil Pará Amapá - mainland and the island of Maracá 2°0′N 50°17′W﻿ / ﻿2.000°N 50.283°W﻿ / 2.000; -50.283﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
