7th parallel south
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7th parallel south
The 7th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 7 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.
Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.[1]
It is the most populous parallel south of the Equator, being home to between 86.1 million and 99.8 million people as of 2019.[2]
Around the world
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° south passes through:[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 489–514.
- ^ "World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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