2nd parallel north

The 2nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 2 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 2° north passes through:

Country, territory or sea	Notes
Atlantic Ocean	Gulf of Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
Cameroon
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Kenya
Somalia
Indian Ocean
Maldives	Laamu Atoll
Indian Ocean
Indonesia	Islands of Sumatra and Rupat
Strait of Malacca
Malaysia	Johor
South China Sea
Indonesia	Borneo - for about 3km
Malaysia	Sarawak, Borneo - for about 3km
South China Sea
Malaysia	Sarawak, Borneo
Indonesia	Borneo
Celebes Sea
Molucca Sea
Indonesia	Islands of Halmahera and Morotai
Pacific Ocean
Kiribati	Marakei atoll
Pacific Ocean
Kiribati	Kiritimati atoll
Pacific Ocean
Colombia
Brazil	For about 3km
Colombia
Brazil	For about 3km
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
Guyana	Including territory claimed by Venezuela
Brazil	For about 8km
Guyana
Suriname
Brazil	Mainland and the island of Maracá
Atlantic Ocean

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