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Following are circles of latitude between the 5th parallel south and the 10th parallel south:

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.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 6° south passes through:

The 7th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 7 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.

Part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola is defined by the parallel.^[1]

It is the most populous parallel south of the Equator, being home to between 86.1 million and 99.8 million people as of 2019.^[2]

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 7° south passes through:^{[citation needed]}

The 8th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 8 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.

Two sections of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola are defined by the parallel.^[1]

It passes through 10 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 8° south passes through:^{[citation needed]}

The 9th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 9 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

The parallel passes through 11 out of the 26 states of Brazil.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 9° south passes through:

The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° south passes through:

• Circles of latitude between the Equator and the 5th parallel south
• Circles of latitude between the 10th parallel south and the 15th parallel south