Circles of latitude
Following are circles of latitude between the 10th parallel north and the 15th parallel north:
11th parallel north
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The 11th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 29 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
In Thailand, a 1966 cabinet resolution restricts the rights of non-Thai companies to conduct mineral exploration or mining operations north of this parallel.[2]
The border between Ghana and what was then French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) was fixed by treaty between the French and British at the Conference of Paris in 1898, to be the 11th parallel.[3] The border does not follow the boundary exactly, but follows it approximately, crossing over it several times.
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° north passes through:
| Coordinates
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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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| 11°0′N 0°0′E / 11.000°N 0.000°E / 11.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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👁 Image Ghana
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| 11°0′N 0°2′E / 11.000°N 0.033°E / 11.000; 0.033 (Togo)
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👁 Image Togo
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| 11°0′N 0°30′E / 11.000°N 0.500°E / 11.000; 0.500 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 0°55′E / 11.000°N 0.917°E / 11.000; 0.917 (Benin)
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👁 Image Benin
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| 11°0′N 3°45′E / 11.000°N 3.750°E / 11.000; 3.750 (Nigeria)
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👁 Image Nigeria
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| 11°0′N 13°46′E / 11.000°N 13.767°E / 11.000; 13.767 (Cameroon)
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👁 Image Cameroon
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| 11°0′N 15°3′E / 11.000°N 15.050°E / 11.000; 15.050 (Chad)
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👁 Image Chad
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| 11°0′N 22°28′E / 11.000°N 22.467°E / 11.000; 22.467 (Central African Republic)
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👁 Image Central African Republic
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The extreme north of the country, for about 8 km
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| 11°0′N 22°32′E / 11.000°N 22.533°E / 11.000; 22.533 (Chad)
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👁 Image Chad
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| 11°0′N 22°54′E / 11.000°N 22.900°E / 11.000; 22.900 (Sudan)
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👁 Image Sudan
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| 11°0′N 32°25′E / 11.000°N 32.417°E / 11.000; 32.417 (South Sudan)
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👁 Image South Sudan
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| 11°0′N 33°14′E / 11.000°N 33.233°E / 11.000; 33.233 (Sudan)
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👁 Image Sudan
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| 11°0′N 34°58′E / 11.000°N 34.967°E / 11.000; 34.967 (Ethiopia)
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👁 Image Ethiopia
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| 11°0′N 41°48′E / 11.000°N 41.800°E / 11.000; 41.800 (Djibouti)
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👁 Image Djibouti
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| 11°0′N 42°27′E / 11.000°N 42.450°E / 11.000; 42.450 (Ethiopia)
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👁 Image Ethiopia
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| 11°0′N 42°47′E / 11.000°N 42.783°E / 11.000; 42.783 (Djibouti)
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👁 Image Djibouti
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| 11°0′N 42°58′E / 11.000°N 42.967°E / 11.000; 42.967 (Somalia)
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👁 Image Somalia
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Somaliland
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| 11°0′N 43°39′E / 11.000°N 43.650°E / 11.000; 43.650 (Gulf of Aden)
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Gulf of Aden
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| 11°0′N 47°6′E / 11.000°N 47.100°E / 11.000; 47.100 (Somalia)
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👁 Image Somalia
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Somaliland and Puntland
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| 11°0′N 51°7′E / 11.000°N 51.117°E / 11.000; 51.117 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Sea Passing between the islands of Bangaram and Amini in 👁 Image India's Lakshadweep Islands Lakshadweep Sea
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| 11°0′N 75°51′E / 11.000°N 75.850°E / 11.000; 75.850 (India)
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👁 Image India
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Kerala Tamil Nadu – passing through Coimbatore Puducherry: Karaikal district, for about 4 km
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| 11°0′N 79°51′E / 11.000°N 79.850°E / 11.000; 79.850 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal Passing between Rutland Island and Little Andaman in 👁 Image India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Sea – passing just north of the island of Lanbi Kyun, 👁 Image Myanmar
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| 11°0′N 98°26′E / 11.000°N 98.433°E / 11.000; 98.433 (Myanmar)
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👁 Image Myanmar (Burma)
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Island of Kau-ye Kyun [ceb], and the mainland
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| 11°0′N 99°6′E / 11.000°N 99.100°E / 11.000; 99.100 (Thailand)
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👁 Image Thailand
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| 11°0′N 99°29′E / 11.000°N 99.483°E / 11.000; 99.483 (Gulf of Thailand)
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Gulf of Thailand
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| 11°0′N 103°6′E / 11.000°N 103.100°E / 11.000; 103.100 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 11°0′N 103°25′E / 11.000°N 103.417°E / 11.000; 103.417 (Bay of Kompong Som)
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Bay of Kompong Som
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| 11°0′N 103°39′E / 11.000°N 103.650°E / 11.000; 103.650 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 11°0′N 105°42′E / 11.000°N 105.700°E / 11.000; 105.700 (Vietnam)
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👁 Image Vietnam
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For about 10 km
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| 11°0′N 105°47′E / 11.000°N 105.783°E / 11.000; 105.783 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 11°0′N 106°12′E / 11.000°N 106.200°E / 11.000; 106.200 (Vietnam)
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👁 Image Vietnam
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Passing just north of Ho Chi Minh City, through the suburb of Thủ Dầu Một
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| 11°0′N 108°21′E / 11.000°N 108.350°E / 11.000; 108.350 (South China Sea)
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South China Sea
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Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
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| 11°0′N 119°16′E / 11.000°N 119.267°E / 11.000; 119.267 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Palawan
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| 11°0′N 119°30′E / 11.000°N 119.500°E / 11.000; 119.500 (Sulu Sea)
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Sulu Sea
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Passing amongst the Cuyo Islands, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 11°0′N 122°2′E / 11.000°N 122.033°E / 11.000; 122.033 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Panay
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| 11°0′N 122°51′E / 11.000°N 122.850°E / 11.000; 122.850 (Guimaras Strait)
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Guimaras Strait
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| 11°0′N 123°11′E / 11.000°N 123.183°E / 11.000; 123.183 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Negros (northernmost tip)
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| 11°0′N 123°12′E / 11.000°N 123.200°E / 11.000; 123.200 (Visayan Sea)
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Visayan Sea
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| 11°0′N 123°56′E / 11.000°N 123.933°E / 11.000; 123.933 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Cebu
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| 11°0′N 124°2′E / 11.000°N 124.033°E / 11.000; 124.033 (Camotes Sea)
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Camotes Sea
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| 11°0′N 124°26′E / 11.000°N 124.433°E / 11.000; 124.433 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Leyte
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| 11°0′N 125°2′E / 11.000°N 125.033°E / 11.000; 125.033 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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| 11°0′N 125°37′E / 11.000°N 125.617°E / 11.000; 125.617 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Manicani
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| 11°0′N 125°39′E / 11.000°N 125.650°E / 11.000; 125.650 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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| 11°0′N 125°47′E / 11.000°N 125.783°E / 11.000; 125.783 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Calicoan
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| 11°0′N 125°48′E / 11.000°N 125.800°E / 11.000; 125.800 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Passing just south of Ailinginae and Rongelap atolls, 👁 Image Marshall Islands Passing just south of Toke atoll, 👁 Image Marshall Islands
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| 11°0′N 85°43′W / 11.000°N 85.717°W / 11.000; -85.717 (Costa Rica)
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👁 Image Costa Rica
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| 11°0′N 85°4′W / 11.000°N 85.067°W / 11.000; -85.067 (Nicaragua)
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👁 Image Nicaragua
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| 11°0′N 84°49′W / 11.000°N 84.817°W / 11.000; -84.817 (Costa Rica)
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👁 Image Costa Rica
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| 11°0′N 84°29′W / 11.000°N 84.483°W / 11.000; -84.483 (Nicaragua)
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👁 Image Nicaragua
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| 11°0′N 83°47′W / 11.000°N 83.783°W / 11.000; -83.783 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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| 11°0′N 74°47′W / 11.000°N 74.783°W / 11.000; -74.783 (Colombia)
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👁 Image Colombia
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Passing through Barranquilla
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| 11°0′N 74°34′W / 11.000°N 74.567°W / 11.000; -74.567 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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| 11°0′N 74°17′W / 11.000°N 74.283°W / 11.000; -74.283 (Colombia)
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👁 Image Colombia
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| 11°0′N 72°31′W / 11.000°N 72.517°W / 11.000; -72.517 (Venezuela)
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👁 Image Venezuela
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| 11°0′N 71°37′W / 11.000°N 71.617°W / 11.000; -71.617 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Gulf of Venezuela
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| 11°0′N 71°12′W / 11.000°N 71.200°W / 11.000; -71.200 (Venezuela)
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👁 Image Venezuela
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| 11°0′N 68°19′W / 11.000°N 68.317°W / 11.000; -68.317 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Passing just north of La Tortuga Island, 👁 Image Venezuela
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| 11°0′N 64°23′W / 11.000°N 64.383°W / 11.000; -64.383 (Venezuela)
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👁 Image Venezuela
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Isla Margarita
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| 11°0′N 63°47′W / 11.000°N 63.783°W / 11.000; -63.783 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Passing between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, 👁 Image Trinidad and Tobago
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| 11°0′N 61°0′W / 11.000°N 61.000°W / 11.000; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Passing just south of the Bissagos Islands, 👁 Image Guinea-Bissau
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| 11°0′N 15°14′W / 11.000°N 15.233°W / 11.000; -15.233 (Guinea-Bissau)
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👁 Image Guinea-Bissau
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| 11°0′N 14°57′W / 11.000°N 14.950°W / 11.000; -14.950 (Guinea)
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👁 Image Guinea
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| 11°0′N 8°41′W / 11.000°N 8.683°W / 11.000; -8.683 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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| 11°0′N 8°31′W / 11.000°N 8.517°W / 11.000; -8.517 (Guinea)
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👁 Image Guinea
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| 11°0′N 8°17′W / 11.000°N 8.283°W / 11.000; -8.283 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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| 11°0′N 5°29′W / 11.000°N 5.483°W / 11.000; -5.483 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 2°50′W / 11.000°N 2.833°W / 11.000; -2.833 (Ghana)
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👁 Image Ghana
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For about 8 km
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| 11°0′N 2°46′W / 11.000°N 2.767°W / 11.000; -2.767 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 1°35′W / 11.000°N 1.583°W / 11.000; -1.583 (Ghana)
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👁 Image Ghana
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| 11°0′N 1°24′W / 11.000°N 1.400°W / 11.000; -1.400 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 1°7′W / 11.000°N 1.117°W / 11.000; -1.117 (Ghana)
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👁 Image Ghana
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For about 9 km
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| 11°0′N 1°3′W / 11.000°N 1.050°W / 11.000; -1.050 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 0°50′W / 11.000°N 0.833°W / 11.000; -0.833 (Ghana)
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👁 Image Ghana
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For about 2 km
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| 11°0′N 0°48′W / 11.000°N 0.800°W / 11.000; -0.800 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 11°0′N 0°30′W / 11.000°N 0.500°W / 11.000; -0.500 (Ghana)
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👁 Image Ghana
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12th parallel north
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The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.[4]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:
| Coordinates
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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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| 12°0′N 0°0′E / 12.000°N 0.000°E / 12.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 12°0′N 2°19′E / 12.000°N 2.317°E / 12.000; 2.317 (Niger)
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👁 Image Niger
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For about 15 km
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| 12°0′N 2°28′E / 12.000°N 2.467°E / 12.000; 2.467 (Benin)
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👁 Image Benin
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| 12°0′N 3°15′E / 12.000°N 3.250°E / 12.000; 3.250 (Niger)
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👁 Image Niger
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| 12°0′N 3°40′E / 12.000°N 3.667°E / 12.000; 3.667 (Nigeria)
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👁 Image Nigeria
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Passing through Kano
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| 12°0′N 14°38′E / 12.000°N 14.633°E / 12.000; 14.633 (Cameroon)
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👁 Image Cameroon
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| 12°0′N 15°5′E / 12.000°N 15.083°E / 12.000; 15.083 (Chad)
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👁 Image Chad
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Passing just south of N'Djamena
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| 12°0′N 22°37′E / 12.000°N 22.617°E / 12.000; 22.617 (Sudan)
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👁 Image Sudan
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| 12°0′N 32°45′E / 12.000°N 32.750°E / 12.000; 32.750 (South Sudan)
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👁 Image South Sudan
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| 12°0′N 33°13′E / 12.000°N 33.217°E / 12.000; 33.217 (Sudan)
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👁 Image Sudan
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| 12°0′N 35°18′E / 12.000°N 35.300°E / 12.000; 35.300 (Ethiopia)
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👁 Image Ethiopia
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Passing through Lake Tana
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| 12°0′N 42°5′E / 12.000°N 42.083°E / 12.000; 42.083 (Djibouti)
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👁 Image Djibouti
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| 12°0′N 43°23′E / 12.000°N 43.383°E / 12.000; 43.383 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Gulf of Aden – passing just north of the northernmost point of 👁 Image Somalia Arabian Sea – passing just south of the Socotra archipelago, 👁 Image Yemen
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| 12°0′N 75°15′E / 12.000°N 75.250°E / 12.000; 75.250 (India)
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👁 Image India
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Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Puducherry – for about 4 km Tamil Nadu
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| 12°0′N 79°51′E / 12.000°N 79.850°E / 12.000; 79.850 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal
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| 12°0′N 92°37′E / 12.000°N 92.617°E / 12.000; 92.617 (India)
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👁 Image India
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands – South Andaman Island and Havelock Island
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| 12°0′N 93°1′E / 12.000°N 93.017°E / 12.000; 93.017 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Andaman Sea
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| 12°0′N 97°44′E / 12.000°N 97.733°E / 12.000; 97.733 (Myanmar)
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👁 Image Myanmar (Burma)
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Mergui Archipelago and mainland
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| 12°0′N 99°35′E / 12.000°N 99.583°E / 12.000; 99.583 (Thailand)
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👁 Image Thailand
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Prachuap Khiri Khan province
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| 12°0′N 99°52′E / 12.000°N 99.867°E / 12.000; 99.867 (Gulf of Thailand)
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Gulf of Thailand
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| 12°0′N 102°18′E / 12.000°N 102.300°E / 12.000; 102.300 (Thailand)
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👁 Image Thailand
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Island of Ko Chang
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| 12°0′N 102°25′E / 12.000°N 102.417°E / 12.000; 102.417 (Gulf of Thailand)
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Gulf of Thailand
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| 12°0′N 102°46′E / 12.000°N 102.767°E / 12.000; 102.767 (Thailand)
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👁 Image Thailand
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Trat province – for about 1 km
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| 12°0′N 102°47′E / 12.000°N 102.783°E / 12.000; 102.783 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 12°0′N 106°45′E / 12.000°N 106.750°E / 12.000; 106.750 (Vietnam)
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👁 Image Vietnam
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| 12°0′N 109°14′E / 12.000°N 109.233°E / 12.000; 109.233 (South China Sea)
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South China Sea
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Passing just north of the island of Culion, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 12°0′N 120°1′E / 12.000°N 120.017°E / 12.000; 120.017 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Busuanga Island
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| 12°0′N 120°20′E / 12.000°N 120.333°E / 12.000; 120.333 (Sulu Sea)
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Sulu Sea
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| 12°0′N 121°22′E / 12.000°N 121.367°E / 12.000; 121.367 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Semirara Island
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| 12°0′N 121°24′E / 12.000°N 121.400°E / 12.000; 121.400 (Sulu Sea)
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Sulu Sea
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Passing just north of the island of Molocamboc, 👁 Image Philippines Passing just north of the island of Borocay, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 12°0′N 121°55′E / 12.000°N 121.917°E / 12.000; 121.917 (Sibuyan Sea)
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Sibuyan Sea
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| 12°0′N 123°11′E / 12.000°N 123.183°E / 12.000; 123.183 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Masbate Island
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| 12°0′N 123°15′E / 12.000°N 123.250°E / 12.000; 123.250 (Visayan Sea)
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Visayan Sea
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Asid Gulf
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| 12°0′N 123°43′E / 12.000°N 123.717°E / 12.000; 123.717 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Masbate Island
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| 12°0′N 124°2′E / 12.000°N 124.033°E / 12.000; 124.033 (Samar Sea)
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Samar Sea
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Passing just south of the island of Tagapul-an, 👁 Image Philippines Passing just north of the island of Almagro, 👁 Image Philippines Passing just north of the island of Camandag, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 12°0′N 124°41′E / 12.000°N 124.683°E / 12.000; 124.683 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Samar Island
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| 12°0′N 125°28′E / 12.000°N 125.467°E / 12.000; 125.467 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Passing just north of Enewetak atoll, 👁 Image Marshall Islands Passing just north of Bikini Atoll, 👁 Image Marshall Islands Passing just south of Bikar Atoll, 👁 Image Marshall Islands
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| 12°0′N 86°41′W / 12.000°N 86.683°W / 12.000; -86.683 (Nicaragua)
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👁 Image Nicaragua
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Passing through Lake Nicaragua
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| 12°0′N 83°46′W / 12.000°N 83.767°W / 12.000; -83.767 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Passing just south of the Corn Islands, 👁 Image Nicaragua Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, 👁 Image Colombia
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| 12°0′N 72°11′W / 12.000°N 72.183°W / 12.000; -72.183 (Colombia)
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👁 Image Colombia
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Guajira Peninsula
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| 12°0′N 71°9′W / 12.000°N 71.150°W / 12.000; -71.150 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Gulf of Venezuela
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| 12°0′N 70°15′W / 12.000°N 70.250°W / 12.000; -70.250 (Venezuela)
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👁 Image Venezuela
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Paraguaná Peninsula
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| 12°0′N 69°49′W / 12.000°N 69.817°W / 12.000; -69.817 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao, 👁 Image Curaçao Passing just south of the island of Bonaire, 👁 Image Netherlands Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago, 👁 Image Venezuela Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago, 👁 Image Venezuela Passing just north of La Orchila island, 👁 Image Venezuela Passing just north of Blanquilla Island, 👁 Image Venezuela
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| 12°0′N 61°48′W / 12.000°N 61.800°W / 12.000; -61.800 (Grenada)
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👁 Image Grenada
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| 12°0′N 61°42′W / 12.000°N 61.700°W / 12.000; -61.700 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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| 12°0′N 16°20′W / 12.000°N 16.333°W / 12.000; -16.333 (Guinea-Bissau)
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👁 Image Guinea-Bissau
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| 12°0′N 13°42′W / 12.000°N 13.700°W / 12.000; -13.700 (Guinea)
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👁 Image Guinea
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| 12°0′N 11°16′W / 12.000°N 11.267°W / 12.000; -11.267 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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For about 3 km
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| 12°0′N 11°14′W / 12.000°N 11.233°W / 12.000; -11.233 (Guinea)
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👁 Image Guinea
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| 12°0′N 10°46′W / 12.000°N 10.767°W / 12.000; -10.767 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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| 12°0′N 10°34′W / 12.000°N 10.567°W / 12.000; -10.567 (Guinea)
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👁 Image Guinea
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| 12°0′N 8°48′W / 12.000°N 8.800°W / 12.000; -8.800 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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| 12°0′N 4°55′W / 12.000°N 4.917°W / 12.000; -4.917 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 12°0′N 4°45′W / 12.000°N 4.750°W / 12.000; -4.750 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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For about 1 km
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| 12°0′N 4°44′W / 12.000°N 4.733°W / 12.000; -4.733 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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13th parallel north
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The 13th parallel north is a circle of latitude 13 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude, the sun is visible for 12 hours 53 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours 22 minutes during the winter solstice.[5]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° north passes through:
14th parallel north
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The 14th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 14 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 57 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice.[6]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 14° north passes through:
| Coordinates
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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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| 14°0′N 0°0′E / 14.000°N 0.000°E / 14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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| 14°0′N 0°25′E / 14.000°N 0.417°E / 14.000; 0.417 (Niger)
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👁 Image Niger
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The border with Chad is in Lake Chad
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| 14°0′N 13°34′E / 14.000°N 13.567°E / 14.000; 13.567 (Chad)
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👁 Image Chad
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| 14°0′N 22°19′E / 14.000°N 22.317°E / 14.000; 22.317 (Sudan)
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👁 Image Sudan
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| 14°0′N 36°28′E / 14.000°N 36.467°E / 14.000; 36.467 (Ethiopia)
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👁 Image Ethiopia
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| 14°0′N 41°1′E / 14.000°N 41.017°E / 14.000; 41.017 (Eritrea)
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👁 Image Eritrea
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| 14°0′N 41°39′E / 14.000°N 41.650°E / 14.000; 41.650 (Red Sea)
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Red Sea
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| 14°0′N 42°41′E / 14.000°N 42.683°E / 14.000; 42.683 (Yemen)
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👁 Image Yemen
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Zuqar Island
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| 14°0′N 42°47′E / 14.000°N 42.783°E / 14.000; 42.783 (Red Sea)
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Red Sea
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| 14°0′N 43°9′E / 14.000°N 43.150°E / 14.000; 43.150 (Yemen)
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👁 Image Yemen
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| 14°0′N 47°54′E / 14.000°N 47.900°E / 14.000; 47.900 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Sea
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| 14°0′N 48°10′E / 14.000°N 48.167°E / 14.000; 48.167 (Yemen)
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👁 Image Yemen
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| 14°0′N 48°28′E / 14.000°N 48.467°E / 14.000; 48.467 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Sea
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| 14°0′N 74°30′E / 14.000°N 74.500°E / 14.000; 74.500 (India)
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👁 Image India
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Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Karnataka - for about 3 km (1.9 mi) Andhra Pradesh
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| 14°0′N 80°9′E / 14.000°N 80.150°E / 14.000; 80.150 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal
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| 14°0′N 93°13′E / 14.000°N 93.217°E / 14.000; 93.217 (Myanmar)
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👁 Image Myanmar (Burma)
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Little Coco Island
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| 14°0′N 93°14′E / 14.000°N 93.233°E / 14.000; 93.233 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Andaman Sea - passing just south of Great Coco Island, 👁 Image Myanmar
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| 14°0′N 98°3′E / 14.000°N 98.050°E / 14.000; 98.050 (Myanmar)
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👁 Image Myanmar (Burma)
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| 14°0′N 99°0′E / 14.000°N 99.000°E / 14.000; 99.000 (Thailand)
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👁 Image Thailand
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Passing just north of Rangsit near Bangkok
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| 14°0′N 102°52′E / 14.000°N 102.867°E / 14.000; 102.867 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 14°0′N 105°50′E / 14.000°N 105.833°E / 14.000; 105.833 (Laos)
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👁 Image Laos
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| 14°0′N 106°8′E / 14.000°N 106.133°E / 14.000; 106.133 (Cambodia)
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👁 Image Cambodia
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| 14°0′N 107°23′E / 14.000°N 107.383°E / 14.000; 107.383 (Vietnam)
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👁 Image Vietnam
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| 14°0′N 109°15′E / 14.000°N 109.250°E / 14.000; 109.250 (South China Sea)
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South China Sea
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Passing just north of Lubang Island, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 14°0′N 120°37′E / 14.000°N 120.617°E / 14.000; 120.617 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Luzon - passing through Taal Lake, and Taal Volcano on an island in the lake
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| 14°0′N 121°56′E / 14.000°N 121.933°E / 14.000; 121.933 (Lamon Bay)
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Lamon Bay
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Passing by the southernmost tip of Alabat Island, 👁 Image Philippines
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| 14°0′N 122°19′E / 14.000°N 122.317°E / 14.000; 122.317 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Luzon
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| 14°0′N 123°3′E / 14.000°N 123.050°E / 14.000; 123.050 (San Miguel Bay)
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San Miguel Bay
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| 14°0′N 123°13′E / 14.000°N 123.217°E / 14.000; 123.217 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Luzon
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| 14°0′N 123°24′E / 14.000°N 123.400°E / 14.000; 123.400 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Philippine Sea
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| 14°0′N 124°7′E / 14.000°N 124.117°E / 14.000; 124.117 (Philippines)
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👁 Image Philippines
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Island of Catanduanes
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| 14°0′N 124°17′E / 14.000°N 124.283°E / 14.000; 124.283 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Philippine Sea passing just south of Rota, 👁 Image Northern Mariana Islands and into an unnamed part of the ocean
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| 14°0′N 91°26′W / 14.000°N 91.433°W / 14.000; -91.433 (Guatemala)
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👁 Image Guatemala
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| 14°0′N 89°56′W / 14.000°N 89.933°W / 14.000; -89.933 (El Salvador)
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👁 Image El Salvador
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Passing through the municipalities of Ahuachapán Centro, Ahuachapán Norte, Santa Ana Oeste, Santa Ana Centro, La Libertad Norte, San Salvador Norte, Cuscatlán Norte, Chalatenango Sur and Cabañas Este.
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| 14°0′N 88°35′W / 14.000°N 88.583°W / 14.000; -88.583 (Honduras)
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👁 Image Honduras
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Intibucá - passing just south of municipalities of San Antonio and Santa Lucía.
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| 14°0′0″N 88°6′25″W / 14.00000°N 88.10694°W / 14.00000; -88.10694 (El Salvador)
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👁 Image El Salvador
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Morazán - passing just north of the district of Perquín.
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| 14°0′0″N 88°6′11″W / 14.00000°N 88.10306°W / 14.00000; -88.10306 (Honduras)
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👁 Image Honduras
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Passing the departments of La Paz, Francisco Morazán and El Paraíso.
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| 14°0′N 86°8′W / 14.000°N 86.133°W / 14.000; -86.133 (Nicaragua)
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👁 Image Nicaragua
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| 14°0′N 86°1′W / 14.000°N 86.017°W / 14.000; -86.017 (Honduras)
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👁 Image Honduras
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| 14°0′N 85°40′W / 14.000°N 85.667°W / 14.000; -85.667 (Nicaragua)
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👁 Image Nicaragua
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| 14°0′N 83°25′W / 14.000°N 83.417°W / 14.000; -83.417 (Caribbean Sea)
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Caribbean Sea
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| 14°0′N 61°1′W / 14.000°N 61.017°W / 14.000; -61.017 (St Lucia)
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👁 Image Saint Lucia
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Passing just south of Castries
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| 14°0′N 60°53′W / 14.000°N 60.883°W / 14.000; -60.883 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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| 14°0′N 16°47′W / 14.000°N 16.783°W / 14.000; -16.783 (Senegal)
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👁 Image Senegal
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| 14°0′N 12°1′W / 14.000°N 12.017°W / 14.000; -12.017 (Mali)
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👁 Image Mali
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| 14°0′N 2°51′W / 14.000°N 2.850°W / 14.000; -2.850 (Burkina Faso)
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👁 Image Burkina Faso
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15th parallel north
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The 15th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Saharan fringe (the Sahel) in Africa, three key peninsulas of Asia (between which parts of the Indian Ocean), the Pacific Ocean, an isthmus of Central America, the southern Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
In the Chadian-Libyan conflict of 1978 to 1987, its intra-Chad part came to be known as the "Red Line", separating opposing combatants, above all in Operation Manta.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 1 minute during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 14 minutes during the winter solstice.[7]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° north passes through: