#redirect[[Circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south#3rd parallel south]]
The '''3rd parallel south''' is a [[circle of latitude]] that is 3 [[degree (angle)|degrees]] [[south]] of the [[Earth|Earth's]] [[equator|equatorial plane]].
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Starting at the [[Prime Meridian]] and heading eastwards, the parallel 3° south passes through:
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[[Category:Circles of latitude|s03]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
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| {{COG}}
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| {{COD}}
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| {{BDI}}
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| {{TZA}}
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| {{KEN}}
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Indian Ocean]]
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| {{IDN}}
| Islands of [[South Pagai]], [[Sumatra]], [[Bangka Island|Bangka]], [[Lepar]] and [[Belitung]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Karimata Strait]]
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| {{IDN}}
| Island of [[Borneo]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Makassar Strait]]
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| {{IDN}}
| Island of [[Sulawesi]] ([[South Peninsula, Sulawesi|South Peninsula]])
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bone Bay]]
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| {{IDN}}
| Island of [[Sulawesi]] ([[South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi|South-east Peninsula]])
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Banda Sea]]
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| {{IDN}}
| Island of [[Seram]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Ceram Sea]]
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| {{IDN}}
| [[Western New Guinea]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Cenderawasih Bay]]
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| {{IDN}}
| [[Western New Guinea]]
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| {{PNG}}
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Bismarck Sea]], passing just south of the [[Purdy Islands]], {{PNG}}
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| {{PNG}}
| Island of [[New Ireland (island)|New Ireland]] and [[Tabar Group|Tabar]]
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Pacific Ocean]]
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the [[Lihir Group]], {{PNG}}<br/
>Passing just north of the [[Nuguria]] islands, {{PNG}}<br/
>Passing just south of [[Kanton Island]], {{KIR}}<br/
>Passing just north of [[Enderbury Island]], {{KIR}}
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| {{ECU}}
| [[Puná Island]] and mainland
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| {{PER}}
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| {{COL}}
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| {{BRA}}
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | [[Atlantic Ocean]]
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[[Category:Lines of latitude]]
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