The 6th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 6 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.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Coordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" | Angola ! scope="row" | Democratic Republic of the Congo ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika ! scope="row" | Tanzania ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | Tanzania ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Jakarta Bay ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Arafura Sea ! scope="row" | Indonesia ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Solomon Sea ! scope="row" | Papua New Guinea ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | Peru ! scope="row" | Brazil ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean