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5th parallel north
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<p>The 5th parallel north is a <a href="/facts/Circle_of_latitude/0l4B20Iu">circle of latitude</a> that is 5 <a href="/facts/Degree_(angle)/f48Ns8SX">degrees</a> <a href="/facts/True_north/276EMRXX">north</a> of the <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth's</a> <a href="/facts/Equator/CjaxbVaN">equatorial plane</a>. It crosses the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>, the <a href="/facts/Indian_Ocean/Kv0crwKG">Indian Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Southeast_Asia/VafwT517">Southeast Asia</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a>, and <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South America</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a> is at its widest (approximately 19,300 km) on this parallel. </p>