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