<Tr> <Td> Place data as RDF </Td> </Tr> <P> The Equator traverses the land of 11 countries . Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the Equator passes through: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Co-ordinates </Th> <Th> Country, territory or sea </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° N 0 ° E ﻿ / ﻿ 0 ° N 0 ° E ﻿ / 0; 0 ﻿ (Prime Meridian) </Td> <Th> Atlantic Ocean </Th> <Td> Gulf of Guinea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 6 ° 31 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 6.517 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 6.517 ﻿ (São Tomé and Príncipe) </Td> <Th> São Tomé and Príncipe </Th> <Td> Ilhéu das Rolas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 9 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 9.350 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 9.350 ﻿ (Gabon) </Td> <Th> Gabon </Th> <Td> passes 8.9 km (5.5 mi) south of Ayem, 10.6 km (6.6 mi) north of Mayene, Booue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 13 ° 56 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 13.933 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 13.933 ﻿ (Republic of the Congo) </Td> <Th> Republic of the Congo </Th> <Td> Passing through the town of Makoua . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 17 ° 46 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 17.767 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 17.767 ﻿ (Democratic Republic of the Congo) </Td> <Th> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Th> <Td> Passing 9 km (5.6 mi) south of central Butembo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 29 ° 43 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 29.717 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 29.717 ﻿ (Uganda) </Td> <Th> Uganda </Th> <Td> Passing 32 km (20 mi) south of central Kampala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 32 ° 22 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 32.367 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 32.367 ﻿ (Lake Victoria) </Td> <Th> Lake Victoria </Th> <Td> Passing through some islands of Uganda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 34 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 34.000 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 34.000 ﻿ (Kenya) </Td> <Th> Kenya </Th> <Td> Passing 6 km (3.7 mi) north of central Kisumu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 41 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 41.000 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 41.000 ﻿ (Somalia) </Td> <Th> Somalia </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 42 ° 53 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 42.883 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 42.883 ﻿ (Indian Ocean) </Td> <Th> Indian Ocean </Th> <Td> Passing between Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah of the Maldives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 98 ° 12 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 98.200 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 98.200 ﻿ (Indonesia) </Td> <Th> Indonesia </Th> <Td> The Batu Islands, Sumatra and the Lingga Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 104 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 104.567 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 104.567 ﻿ (Karimata Strait) </Td> <Th> Karimata Strait </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 109 ° 9 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 109.150 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 109.150 ﻿ (Indonesia) </Td> <Th> Indonesia </Th> <Td> Borneo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 117 ° 30 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 117.500 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 117.500 ﻿ (Makassar Strait) </Td> <Th> Makassar Strait </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 119 ° 40 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 119.667 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 119.667 ﻿ (Indonesia) </Td> <Th> Indonesia </Th> <Td> Sulawesi (Celebes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 120 ° 5 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 120.083 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 120.083 ﻿ (Gulf of Tomini) </Td> <Th> Gulf of Tomini </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 124 ° 0 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 124.000 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 124.000 ﻿ (Molucca Sea) </Td> <Th> Molucca Sea </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 127 ° 24 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 127.400 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 127.400 ﻿ (Indonesia) </Td> <Th> Indonesia </Th> <Td> Kayoa and Halmahera islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 127 ° 53 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 127.883 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 127.883 ﻿ (Halmahera Sea) </Td> <Th> Halmahera Sea </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 129 ° 20 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 129.333 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 129.333 ﻿ (Indonesia) </Td> <Th> Indonesia </Th> <Td> Gebe and Kawe islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 129 ° 21 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 129.350 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 129.350 ﻿ (Pacific Ocean) </Td> <Th> Pacific Ocean </Th> <Td> Passing between Aranuka and Nonouti atolls, Kiribati (at 0 ° 0 ′ N 173 ° 40 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 173.667 ° E ﻿ / 0.000; 173.667) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 80 ° 6 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 80.100 ° W ﻿ / 0.000; - 80.100 ﻿ (Ecuador) </Td> <Th> Ecuador </Th> <Td> Passing 24 km (15 mi) north of central Quito, near Mitad del Mundo, and precisely at the location of Catequilla, a pre-Columbian ruin Also, Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 75 ° 32 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 75.533 ° W ﻿ / 0.000; - 75.533 ﻿ (Colombia) </Td> <Th> Colombia </Th> <Td> Passing 4.3 km (2.7 mi) north of the border with Peru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 70 ° 3 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 70.050 ° W ﻿ / 0.000; - 70.050 ﻿ (Brazil) </Td> <Th> Brazil </Th> <Td> Amazonas Roraima Pará Amapá (passing slightly south of the city center of the state capital Macapá) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 0 ° 0 ′ N 49 ° 21 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 0.000 ° N 49.350 ° W ﻿ / 0.000; - 49.350 ﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) </Td> <Th> Atlantic Ocean </Th> <Td> At the Perigoso Canal on the mouth of the Amazon River </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Co-ordinates </Th> <Th> Country, territory or sea </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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