A circle of latitude, on the Earth, is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations that share a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.... that is 8 degrees
Degree (angle)
A degree , usually denoted by ? , is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1/360 of a Turn ; one degree is equivalent to p/180 radians.... north
True north
True north is the direction along the earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole.True north usually differs from magnetic north pole and grid north .... of the Earth's
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather... equatorial plane
Equator
The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass.... .
The parallel defines part of the border between Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.... and Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast.... . The Eight Degree Channel
Maliku Kandu
File:Lakshadweep map.jpgMaliku Kandu and Mamale Kandu Divehi are the traditional names of the broad Minicoy Channel between Maliku Atoll and Ihavandippolhu in the north of the Maldives.... (Maliku Kandu) in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean .... is named after the parallel.
A circle of latitude, on the Earth, is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations that share a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.... that is 8 degrees
Degree (angle)
A degree , usually denoted by ? , is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1/360 of a Turn ; one degree is equivalent to p/180 radians.... north
True north
True north is the direction along the earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole.True north usually differs from magnetic north pole and grid north .... of the Earth's
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather... equatorial plane
Equator
The equator is the intersection of the Earth's surface with the Plane perpendicular to the Earth's rotation and containing the Earth's center of mass.... .
The parallel defines part of the border between Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.... and Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the east and Djibouti to the northeast.... . The Eight Degree Channel
Maliku Kandu
File:Lakshadweep map.jpgMaliku Kandu and Mamale Kandu Divehi are the traditional names of the broad Minicoy Channel between Maliku Atoll and Ihavandippolhu in the north of the Maldives.... (Maliku Kandu) in the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean .... is named after the parallel.
Starting at the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which longitude is defined to be 0?.The Prime Meridian and the opposite 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemispheres.... and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° north passes through:
Lake Volta is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world, lying in Ghana and covering almost 1 E9 m?. Its northernmost point is at the town of Yapei, and southernmost at the Akosombo Dam, 520 kilometers downstream....
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia, Socotra, Kanyakumari in India, and the western coast of Sri Lanka....
File:Lakshadweep map.jpgMaliku Kandu and Mamale Kandu Divehi are the traditional names of the broad Minicoy Channel between Maliku Atoll and Ihavandippolhu in the north of the Maldives.... - passing just south of Minicoy Island
Minicoy Island
Minicoy Island or Maliku is the only inhabited island of the Maliku Atoll and is located at . It is the second largest and the southern-most among the islands of the Lakshadweep archipelago, measuring about 10 km from its northern end to its southernmost point.... , Laccadive Sea
Laccadive Sea
The Laccadive Sea lies off the southwest coast of India, north of a line extending from the southern point of Sri Lanka to the southernmost of the Maldive Islands, and east of the Maldives and the Lakshadweep or Lakshadweep islands belonging to India.... - passing just south of Cape Comorin,
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
The Bay of Bengal is a Headlands and bays that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered by India and Sri Lanka to the West, Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to the North , and Myanmar, southern part of Thailand and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the East....
Katchal is one of the Nicobar Islands, India. Its area is 174.4 km?.It is approximately 1600 km away from mainland and 305 km south to capital Port Blair.... , Camorta
Camorta
Camorta is one of the Nicobar Islands, India. Its area is 188 km?.... and Nancowry
Nancowry
Nancowry refers both to a single island, and to the group of adjoining islands, that are a part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.... ,
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
The Andaman Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Myanmar, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
Phuket is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga province and Krabi province, but as Phuket is an island there are no land boundaries.... and Ko Yao Yai
Ko Yao Yai (island)
Ko Yao Yai is the largest island in the Ko Yao Archipelago. The island group is situated in the Phang Nga Bay in the Phang Nga province of Thailand. Ko Yao Yai means Big Yao Island.... , and the mainland
The Gulf of Thailand is a body of water that borders, but is not part of the South China Sea . The gulf is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam....
Balabac Island is an island in the Philippines, at . It is a part of the Palawan province.The island is home to various endemism species. It is the home of birds like Grey Imperial-pigeon , Philippine Cockatoo , Blue-headed Racquet-tail , and the Palawan Hornbill ....
The Sulu Sea is a large sea in the southwestern area of the Philippines. It is separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan, and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago....
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also one of the three island groups in the country, along with Luzon and Visayas....
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
Kayangel is the northernmost state of Palau 24 km north of Koror. The land area is about 1.4 km?. The population is 138 . The state consists of three atolls in different states of development:... atoll, Passing just south of Pikelot
Pikelot
Pikelot Island is one of the outer islands of the Yap, part of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a low coral islet, with a wet, tropical climate.... island,
Namu Atoll is an atoll of 54 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 2.42 miles? , but that encloses a lagoon of 153.33 miles? ....
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
Aur Atoll is an atoll of 42 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 2.17 miles?, but that encloses a lagoon of 92.58 miles?.... ,
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
The Gulf of Panama is a Headlands and bays in the Pacific Ocean, near the southern coast of Panama. It has a maximum width of 250 km, a maximum depth of 220 metres and the size of 2,400 square kilometers....
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
Lake Volta is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world, lying in Ghana and covering almost 1 E9 m?. Its northernmost point is at the town of Yapei, and southernmost at the Akosombo Dam, 520 kilometers downstream....
The 7th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 7 degree true north of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7? north passes through:...
The 9th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 9 degree true north of the Earth equator.Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9? north passes through:...
