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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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11th parallel north ()

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]

As a border

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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.

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
11°0′N 0°0′E / 11.000°N 0.000°E / 11.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) 👁 Image
 
Ghana
11°0′N 0°2′E / 11.000°N 0.033°E / 11.000; 0.033 (Togo) 👁 Image
 
Togo
11°0′N 0°30′E / 11.000°N 0.500°E / 11.000; 0.500 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 0°55′E / 11.000°N 0.917°E / 11.000; 0.917 (Benin) 👁 Image
 
Benin
11°0′N 3°45′E / 11.000°N 3.750°E / 11.000; 3.750 (Nigeria) 👁 Image
 
Nigeria
11°0′N 13°46′E / 11.000°N 13.767°E / 11.000; 13.767 (Cameroon) 👁 Image
 
Cameroon
11°0′N 15°3′E / 11.000°N 15.050°E / 11.000; 15.050 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
11°0′N 22°28′E / 11.000°N 22.467°E / 11.000; 22.467 (Central African Republic) 👁 Image
 
Central African Republic
The extreme north of the country, for about 8 km
11°0′N 22°32′E / 11.000°N 22.533°E / 11.000; 22.533 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
11°0′N 22°54′E / 11.000°N 22.900°E / 11.000; 22.900 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
11°0′N 32°25′E / 11.000°N 32.417°E / 11.000; 32.417 (South Sudan) 👁 Image
 
South Sudan
11°0′N 33°14′E / 11.000°N 33.233°E / 11.000; 33.233 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
11°0′N 34°58′E / 11.000°N 34.967°E / 11.000; 34.967 (Ethiopia) 👁 Image
 
Ethiopia
11°0′N 41°48′E / 11.000°N 41.800°E / 11.000; 41.800 (Djibouti) 👁 Image
 
Djibouti
11°0′N 42°27′E / 11.000°N 42.450°E / 11.000; 42.450 (Ethiopia) 👁 Image
 
Ethiopia
11°0′N 42°47′E / 11.000°N 42.783°E / 11.000; 42.783 (Djibouti) 👁 Image
 
Djibouti
11°0′N 42°58′E / 11.000°N 42.967°E / 11.000; 42.967 (Somalia) 👁 Image
 
Somalia
Somaliland
11°0′N 43°39′E / 11.000°N 43.650°E / 11.000; 43.650 (Gulf of Aden) Gulf of Aden
11°0′N 47°6′E / 11.000°N 47.100°E / 11.000; 47.100 (Somalia) 👁 Image
 
Somalia
Somaliland and Puntland
11°0′N 51°7′E / 11.000°N 51.117°E / 11.000; 51.117 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
Passing between the islands of Bangaram and Amini in 👁 Image
 
India's Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshadweep Sea
11°0′N 75°51′E / 11.000°N 75.850°E / 11.000; 75.850 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Kerala
Tamil Nadu – passing through Coimbatore
Puducherry: Karaikal district, for about 4 km
11°0′N 79°51′E / 11.000°N 79.850°E / 11.000; 79.850 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean 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
11°0′N 98°26′E / 11.000°N 98.433°E / 11.000; 98.433 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
Island of Kau-ye Kyun [ceb], and the mainland
11°0′N 99°6′E / 11.000°N 99.100°E / 11.000; 99.100 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
11°0′N 99°29′E / 11.000°N 99.483°E / 11.000; 99.483 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
11°0′N 103°6′E / 11.000°N 103.100°E / 11.000; 103.100 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
11°0′N 103°25′E / 11.000°N 103.417°E / 11.000; 103.417 (Bay of Kompong Som) Bay of Kompong Som
11°0′N 103°39′E / 11.000°N 103.650°E / 11.000; 103.650 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
11°0′N 105°42′E / 11.000°N 105.700°E / 11.000; 105.700 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
For about 10 km
11°0′N 105°47′E / 11.000°N 105.783°E / 11.000; 105.783 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
11°0′N 106°12′E / 11.000°N 106.200°E / 11.000; 106.200 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
Passing just north of Ho Chi Minh City, through the suburb of Thủ Dầu Một
11°0′N 108°21′E / 11.000°N 108.350°E / 11.000; 108.350 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
11°0′N 119°16′E / 11.000°N 119.267°E / 11.000; 119.267 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Palawan
11°0′N 119°30′E / 11.000°N 119.500°E / 11.000; 119.500 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea Passing amongst the Cuyo Islands, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
11°0′N 122°2′E / 11.000°N 122.033°E / 11.000; 122.033 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Panay
11°0′N 122°51′E / 11.000°N 122.850°E / 11.000; 122.850 (Guimaras Strait) Guimaras Strait
11°0′N 123°11′E / 11.000°N 123.183°E / 11.000; 123.183 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Negros (northernmost tip)
11°0′N 123°12′E / 11.000°N 123.200°E / 11.000; 123.200 (Visayan Sea) Visayan Sea
11°0′N 123°56′E / 11.000°N 123.933°E / 11.000; 123.933 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Cebu
11°0′N 124°2′E / 11.000°N 124.033°E / 11.000; 124.033 (Camotes Sea) Camotes Sea
11°0′N 124°26′E / 11.000°N 124.433°E / 11.000; 124.433 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Leyte
11°0′N 125°2′E / 11.000°N 125.033°E / 11.000; 125.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
11°0′N 125°37′E / 11.000°N 125.617°E / 11.000; 125.617 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Manicani
11°0′N 125°39′E / 11.000°N 125.650°E / 11.000; 125.650 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
11°0′N 125°47′E / 11.000°N 125.783°E / 11.000; 125.783 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Calicoan
11°0′N 125°48′E / 11.000°N 125.800°E / 11.000; 125.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Ailinginae and Rongelap atolls, 👁 Image
 
Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Toke atoll, 👁 Image
 
Marshall Islands
11°0′N 85°43′W / 11.000°N 85.717°W / 11.000; -85.717 (Costa Rica) 👁 Image
 
Costa Rica
11°0′N 85°4′W / 11.000°N 85.067°W / 11.000; -85.067 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
11°0′N 84°49′W / 11.000°N 84.817°W / 11.000; -84.817 (Costa Rica) 👁 Image
 
Costa Rica
11°0′N 84°29′W / 11.000°N 84.483°W / 11.000; -84.483 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
11°0′N 83°47′W / 11.000°N 83.783°W / 11.000; -83.783 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
11°0′N 74°47′W / 11.000°N 74.783°W / 11.000; -74.783 (Colombia) 👁 Image
 
Colombia
Passing through Barranquilla
11°0′N 74°34′W / 11.000°N 74.567°W / 11.000; -74.567 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
11°0′N 74°17′W / 11.000°N 74.283°W / 11.000; -74.283 (Colombia) 👁 Image
 
Colombia
11°0′N 72°31′W / 11.000°N 72.517°W / 11.000; -72.517 (Venezuela) 👁 Image
 
Venezuela
11°0′N 71°37′W / 11.000°N 71.617°W / 11.000; -71.617 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela
11°0′N 71°12′W / 11.000°N 71.200°W / 11.000; -71.200 (Venezuela) 👁 Image
 
Venezuela
11°0′N 68°19′W / 11.000°N 68.317°W / 11.000; -68.317 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just north of La Tortuga Island, 👁 Image
 
Venezuela
11°0′N 64°23′W / 11.000°N 64.383°W / 11.000; -64.383 (Venezuela) 👁 Image
 
Venezuela
Isla Margarita
11°0′N 63°47′W / 11.000°N 63.783°W / 11.000; -63.783 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, 👁 Image
 
Trinidad and Tobago
11°0′N 61°0′W / 11.000°N 61.000°W / 11.000; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the Bissagos Islands, 👁 Image
 
Guinea-Bissau
11°0′N 15°14′W / 11.000°N 15.233°W / 11.000; -15.233 (Guinea-Bissau) 👁 Image
 
Guinea-Bissau
11°0′N 14°57′W / 11.000°N 14.950°W / 11.000; -14.950 (Guinea) 👁 Image
 
Guinea
11°0′N 8°41′W / 11.000°N 8.683°W / 11.000; -8.683 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
11°0′N 8°31′W / 11.000°N 8.517°W / 11.000; -8.517 (Guinea) 👁 Image
 
Guinea
11°0′N 8°17′W / 11.000°N 8.283°W / 11.000; -8.283 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
11°0′N 5°29′W / 11.000°N 5.483°W / 11.000; -5.483 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 2°50′W / 11.000°N 2.833°W / 11.000; -2.833 (Ghana) 👁 Image
 
Ghana
For about 8 km
11°0′N 2°46′W / 11.000°N 2.767°W / 11.000; -2.767 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 1°35′W / 11.000°N 1.583°W / 11.000; -1.583 (Ghana) 👁 Image
 
Ghana
11°0′N 1°24′W / 11.000°N 1.400°W / 11.000; -1.400 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 1°7′W / 11.000°N 1.117°W / 11.000; -1.117 (Ghana) 👁 Image
 
Ghana
For about 9 km
11°0′N 1°3′W / 11.000°N 1.050°W / 11.000; -1.050 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 0°50′W / 11.000°N 0.833°W / 11.000; -0.833 (Ghana) 👁 Image
 
Ghana
For about 2 km
11°0′N 0°48′W / 11.000°N 0.800°W / 11.000; -0.800 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
11°0′N 0°30′W / 11.000°N 0.500°W / 11.000; -0.500 (Ghana) 👁 Image
 
Ghana

12th parallel north

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12th parallel north ()

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]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
12°0′N 0°0′E / 12.000°N 0.000°E / 12.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
12°0′N 2°19′E / 12.000°N 2.317°E / 12.000; 2.317 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
For about 15 km
12°0′N 2°28′E / 12.000°N 2.467°E / 12.000; 2.467 (Benin) 👁 Image
 
Benin
12°0′N 3°15′E / 12.000°N 3.250°E / 12.000; 3.250 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
12°0′N 3°40′E / 12.000°N 3.667°E / 12.000; 3.667 (Nigeria) 👁 Image
 
Nigeria
Passing through Kano
12°0′N 14°38′E / 12.000°N 14.633°E / 12.000; 14.633 (Cameroon) 👁 Image
 
Cameroon
12°0′N 15°5′E / 12.000°N 15.083°E / 12.000; 15.083 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
Passing just south of N'Djamena
12°0′N 22°37′E / 12.000°N 22.617°E / 12.000; 22.617 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
12°0′N 32°45′E / 12.000°N 32.750°E / 12.000; 32.750 (South Sudan) 👁 Image
 
South Sudan
12°0′N 33°13′E / 12.000°N 33.217°E / 12.000; 33.217 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
12°0′N 35°18′E / 12.000°N 35.300°E / 12.000; 35.300 (Ethiopia) 👁 Image
 
Ethiopia
Passing through Lake Tana
12°0′N 42°5′E / 12.000°N 42.083°E / 12.000; 42.083 (Djibouti) 👁 Image
 
Djibouti
12°0′N 43°23′E / 12.000°N 43.383°E / 12.000; 43.383 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden – passing just north of the northernmost point of 👁 Image
 
Somalia
Arabian Sea – passing just south of the Socotra archipelago, 👁 Image
 
Yemen
12°0′N 75°15′E / 12.000°N 75.250°E / 12.000; 75.250 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry – for about 4 km
Tamil Nadu
12°0′N 79°51′E / 12.000°N 79.850°E / 12.000; 79.850 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
12°0′N 92°37′E / 12.000°N 92.617°E / 12.000; 92.617 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsSouth Andaman Island and Havelock Island
12°0′N 93°1′E / 12.000°N 93.017°E / 12.000; 93.017 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
12°0′N 97°44′E / 12.000°N 97.733°E / 12.000; 97.733 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
Mergui Archipelago and mainland
12°0′N 99°35′E / 12.000°N 99.583°E / 12.000; 99.583 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Prachuap Khiri Khan province
12°0′N 99°52′E / 12.000°N 99.867°E / 12.000; 99.867 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
12°0′N 102°18′E / 12.000°N 102.300°E / 12.000; 102.300 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Island of Ko Chang
12°0′N 102°25′E / 12.000°N 102.417°E / 12.000; 102.417 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
12°0′N 102°46′E / 12.000°N 102.767°E / 12.000; 102.767 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Trat province – for about 1 km
12°0′N 102°47′E / 12.000°N 102.783°E / 12.000; 102.783 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
12°0′N 106°45′E / 12.000°N 106.750°E / 12.000; 106.750 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
12°0′N 109°14′E / 12.000°N 109.233°E / 12.000; 109.233 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of the island of Culion, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
12°0′N 120°1′E / 12.000°N 120.017°E / 12.000; 120.017 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Busuanga Island
12°0′N 120°20′E / 12.000°N 120.333°E / 12.000; 120.333 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea
12°0′N 121°22′E / 12.000°N 121.367°E / 12.000; 121.367 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Semirara Island
12°0′N 121°24′E / 12.000°N 121.400°E / 12.000; 121.400 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea Passing just north of the island of Molocamboc, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Passing just north of the island of Borocay, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
12°0′N 121°55′E / 12.000°N 121.917°E / 12.000; 121.917 (Sibuyan Sea) Sibuyan Sea
12°0′N 123°11′E / 12.000°N 123.183°E / 12.000; 123.183 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Masbate Island
12°0′N 123°15′E / 12.000°N 123.250°E / 12.000; 123.250 (Visayan Sea) Visayan Sea Asid Gulf
12°0′N 123°43′E / 12.000°N 123.717°E / 12.000; 123.717 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Masbate Island
12°0′N 124°2′E / 12.000°N 124.033°E / 12.000; 124.033 (Samar Sea) Samar Sea 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
12°0′N 124°41′E / 12.000°N 124.683°E / 12.000; 124.683 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Samar Island
12°0′N 125°28′E / 12.000°N 125.467°E / 12.000; 125.467 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 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
12°0′N 86°41′W / 12.000°N 86.683°W / 12.000; -86.683 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
Passing through Lake Nicaragua
12°0′N 83°46′W / 12.000°N 83.767°W / 12.000; -83.767 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the Corn Islands, 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, 👁 Image
 
Colombia
12°0′N 72°11′W / 12.000°N 72.183°W / 12.000; -72.183 (Colombia) 👁 Image
 
Colombia
Guajira Peninsula
12°0′N 71°9′W / 12.000°N 71.150°W / 12.000; -71.150 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela
12°0′N 70°15′W / 12.000°N 70.250°W / 12.000; -70.250 (Venezuela) 👁 Image
 
Venezuela
Paraguaná Peninsula
12°0′N 69°49′W / 12.000°N 69.817°W / 12.000; -69.817 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 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
12°0′N 61°48′W / 12.000°N 61.800°W / 12.000; -61.800 (Grenada) 👁 Image
 
Grenada
12°0′N 61°42′W / 12.000°N 61.700°W / 12.000; -61.700 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
12°0′N 16°20′W / 12.000°N 16.333°W / 12.000; -16.333 (Guinea-Bissau) 👁 Image
 
Guinea-Bissau
12°0′N 13°42′W / 12.000°N 13.700°W / 12.000; -13.700 (Guinea) 👁 Image
 
Guinea
12°0′N 11°16′W / 12.000°N 11.267°W / 12.000; -11.267 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
For about 3 km
12°0′N 11°14′W / 12.000°N 11.233°W / 12.000; -11.233 (Guinea) 👁 Image
 
Guinea
12°0′N 10°46′W / 12.000°N 10.767°W / 12.000; -10.767 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
12°0′N 10°34′W / 12.000°N 10.567°W / 12.000; -10.567 (Guinea) 👁 Image
 
Guinea
12°0′N 8°48′W / 12.000°N 8.800°W / 12.000; -8.800 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
12°0′N 4°55′W / 12.000°N 4.917°W / 12.000; -4.917 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
12°0′N 4°45′W / 12.000°N 4.750°W / 12.000; -4.750 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
For about 1 km
12°0′N 4°44′W / 12.000°N 4.733°W / 12.000; -4.733 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso

13th parallel north

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13th parallel north ()

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]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
13°0′N 0°0′E / 13.000°N 0.000°E / 13.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
13°0′N 1°7′E / 13.000°N 1.117°E / 13.000; 1.117 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
13°0′N 4°6′E / 13.000°N 4.100°E / 13.000; 4.100 (Nigeria) 👁 Image
 
Nigeria
13°0′N 6°55′E / 13.000°N 6.917°E / 13.000; 6.917 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
For about 14 km (8.7 mi)
13°0′N 7°3′E / 13.000°N 7.050°E / 13.000; 7.050 (Nigeria) 👁 Image
 
Nigeria
13°0′N 8°36′E / 13.000°N 8.600°E / 13.000; 8.600 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
13°0′N 9°50′E / 13.000°N 9.833°E / 13.000; 9.833 (Nigeria) 👁 Image
 
Nigeria
13°0′N 13°48′E / 13.000°N 13.800°E / 13.000; 13.800 (Lake Chad) Lake Chad Passing through territorial waters of 👁 Image
 
Cameroon
13°0′N 15°10′E / 13.000°N 15.167°E / 13.000; 15.167 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
13°0′N 21°54′E / 13.000°N 21.900°E / 13.000; 21.900 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
13°0′N 36°10′E / 13.000°N 36.167°E / 13.000; 36.167 (Ethiopia) 👁 Image
 
Ethiopia
13°0′N 41°53′E / 13.000°N 41.883°E / 13.000; 41.883 (Eritrea) 👁 Image
 
Eritrea
13°0′N 42°44′E / 13.000°N 42.733°E / 13.000; 42.733 (Red Sea) Red Sea
13°0′N 43°23′E / 13.000°N 43.383°E / 13.000; 43.383 (Yemen) 👁 Image
 
Yemen
13°0′N 45°10′E / 13.000°N 45.167°E / 13.000; 45.167 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden (passing just north of Socotra)
Arabian Sea
Laccadive Sea
13°0′N 74°47′E / 13.000°N 74.783°E / 13.000; 74.783 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Karnataka - passing through Bangalore
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu - passing through the southern parts of Chennai
13°0′N 80°16′E / 13.000°N 80.267°E / 13.000; 80.267 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal - passing just north of Interview Island, 👁 Image
 
India
13°0′N 92°49′E / 13.000°N 92.817°E / 13.000; 92.817 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - North Andaman Island
13°0′N 92°57′E / 13.000°N 92.950°E / 13.000; 92.950 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea (passing just north of Sound Island)
13°0′N 98°17′E / 13.000°N 98.283°E / 13.000; 98.283 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
Island of Mali Kyun
13°0′N 98°18′E / 13.000°N 98.300°E / 13.000; 98.300 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
13°0′N 98°36′E / 13.000°N 98.600°E / 13.000; 98.600 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
13°0′N 99°11′E / 13.000°N 99.183°E / 13.000; 99.183 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Phetchaburi province
13°0′N 100°4′E / 13.000°N 100.067°E / 13.000; 100.067 (Bay of Bangkok) Bay of Bangkok
13°0′N 100°56′E / 13.000°N 100.933°E / 13.000; 100.933 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Passing just north of Pattaya
13°0′N 102°32′E / 13.000°N 102.533°E / 13.000; 102.533 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
Passing through Tonlé Sap lake
13°0′N 107°30′E / 13.000°N 107.500°E / 13.000; 107.500 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
13°0′N 109°23′E / 13.000°N 109.383°E / 13.000; 109.383 (South China Sea) South China Sea
13°0′N 120°46′E / 13.000°N 120.767°E / 13.000; 120.767 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Mindoro
13°0′N 121°29′E / 13.000°N 121.483°E / 13.000; 121.483 (Tablas Strait) Tablas Strait Passing just north of Maestre de Campo Island, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
13°0′N 122°0′E / 13.000°N 122.000°E / 13.000; 122.000 (Sibuyan Sea) Sibuyan Sea Passing just north of Banton Island, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
13°0′N 123°1′E / 13.000°N 123.017°E / 13.000; 123.017 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Burias
13°0′N 123°8′E / 13.000°N 123.133°E / 13.000; 123.133 (Burias Pass) Burias Pass
13°0′N 123°28′E / 13.000°N 123.467°E / 13.000; 123.467 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Luzon
13°0′N 124°9′E / 13.000°N 124.150°E / 13.000; 124.150 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of 👁 Image
 
Guam
13°0′N 87°38′W / 13.000°N 87.633°W / 13.000; -87.633 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
Passing through the Cosigüina volcano
13°0′N 87°30′W / 13.000°N 87.500°W / 13.000; -87.500 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Fonseca
13°0′N 87°19′W / 13.000°N 87.317°W / 13.000; -87.317 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
Extreme south of the country
13°0′N 87°1′W / 13.000°N 87.017°W / 13.000; -87.017 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
13°0′N 83°32′W / 13.000°N 83.533°W / 13.000; -83.533 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
13°0′N 61°15′W / 13.000°N 61.250°W / 13.000; -61.250 (St Vincent and the Grenadines) 👁 Image
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Island of Bequia
13°0′N 61°13′W / 13.000°N 61.217°W / 13.000; -61.217 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of 👁 Image
 
Barbados
13°0′N 16°45′W / 13.000°N 16.750°W / 13.000; -16.750 (Senegal) 👁 Image
 
Senegal
13°0′N 11°25′W / 13.000°N 11.417°W / 13.000; -11.417 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
13°0′N 4°16′W / 13.000°N 4.267°W / 13.000; -4.267 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso

14th parallel north

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14th parallel north ()

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]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 14° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
14°0′N 0°0′E / 14.000°N 0.000°E / 14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
14°0′N 0°25′E / 14.000°N 0.417°E / 14.000; 0.417 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
The border with Chad is in Lake Chad
14°0′N 13°34′E / 14.000°N 13.567°E / 14.000; 13.567 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
14°0′N 22°19′E / 14.000°N 22.317°E / 14.000; 22.317 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
14°0′N 36°28′E / 14.000°N 36.467°E / 14.000; 36.467 (Ethiopia) 👁 Image
 
Ethiopia
14°0′N 41°1′E / 14.000°N 41.017°E / 14.000; 41.017 (Eritrea) 👁 Image
 
Eritrea
14°0′N 41°39′E / 14.000°N 41.650°E / 14.000; 41.650 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N 42°41′E / 14.000°N 42.683°E / 14.000; 42.683 (Yemen) 👁 Image
 
Yemen
Zuqar Island
14°0′N 42°47′E / 14.000°N 42.783°E / 14.000; 42.783 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N 43°9′E / 14.000°N 43.150°E / 14.000; 43.150 (Yemen) 👁 Image
 
Yemen
14°0′N 47°54′E / 14.000°N 47.900°E / 14.000; 47.900 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N 48°10′E / 14.000°N 48.167°E / 14.000; 48.167 (Yemen) 👁 Image
 
Yemen
14°0′N 48°28′E / 14.000°N 48.467°E / 14.000; 48.467 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N 74°30′E / 14.000°N 74.500°E / 14.000; 74.500 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka - for about 3 km (1.9 mi)
Andhra Pradesh
14°0′N 80°9′E / 14.000°N 80.150°E / 14.000; 80.150 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
14°0′N 93°13′E / 14.000°N 93.217°E / 14.000; 93.217 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
Little Coco Island
14°0′N 93°14′E / 14.000°N 93.233°E / 14.000; 93.233 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea - passing just south of Great Coco Island, 👁 Image
 
Myanmar
14°0′N 98°3′E / 14.000°N 98.050°E / 14.000; 98.050 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
14°0′N 99°0′E / 14.000°N 99.000°E / 14.000; 99.000 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Passing just north of Rangsit near Bangkok
14°0′N 102°52′E / 14.000°N 102.867°E / 14.000; 102.867 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
14°0′N 105°50′E / 14.000°N 105.833°E / 14.000; 105.833 (Laos) 👁 Image
 
Laos
14°0′N 106°8′E / 14.000°N 106.133°E / 14.000; 106.133 (Cambodia) 👁 Image
 
Cambodia
14°0′N 107°23′E / 14.000°N 107.383°E / 14.000; 107.383 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
14°0′N 109°15′E / 14.000°N 109.250°E / 14.000; 109.250 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of Lubang Island, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
14°0′N 120°37′E / 14.000°N 120.617°E / 14.000; 120.617 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Luzon - passing through Taal Lake, and Taal Volcano on an island in the lake
14°0′N 121°56′E / 14.000°N 121.933°E / 14.000; 121.933 (Lamon Bay) Lamon Bay Passing by the southernmost tip of Alabat Island, 👁 Image
 
Philippines
14°0′N 122°19′E / 14.000°N 122.317°E / 14.000; 122.317 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Luzon
14°0′N 123°3′E / 14.000°N 123.050°E / 14.000; 123.050 (San Miguel Bay) San Miguel Bay
14°0′N 123°13′E / 14.000°N 123.217°E / 14.000; 123.217 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Luzon
14°0′N 123°24′E / 14.000°N 123.400°E / 14.000; 123.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
14°0′N 124°7′E / 14.000°N 124.117°E / 14.000; 124.117 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Catanduanes
14°0′N 124°17′E / 14.000°N 124.283°E / 14.000; 124.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
passing just south of Rota, 👁 Image
 
Northern Mariana Islands
and into an unnamed part of the ocean
14°0′N 91°26′W / 14.000°N 91.433°W / 14.000; -91.433 (Guatemala) 👁 Image
 
Guatemala
14°0′N 89°56′W / 14.000°N 89.933°W / 14.000; -89.933 (El Salvador) 👁 Image
 
El Salvador
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.
14°0′N 88°35′W / 14.000°N 88.583°W / 14.000; -88.583 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
Intibucá - passing just south of municipalities of San Antonio and Santa Lucía.
14°0′0″N 88°6′25″W / 14.00000°N 88.10694°W / 14.00000; -88.10694 (El Salvador) 👁 Image
 
El Salvador
Morazán - passing just north of the district of Perquín.
14°0′0″N 88°6′11″W / 14.00000°N 88.10306°W / 14.00000; -88.10306 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
Passing the departments of La Paz, Francisco Morazán and El Paraíso.
14°0′N 86°8′W / 14.000°N 86.133°W / 14.000; -86.133 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
14°0′N 86°1′W / 14.000°N 86.017°W / 14.000; -86.017 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
14°0′N 85°40′W / 14.000°N 85.667°W / 14.000; -85.667 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
14°0′N 83°25′W / 14.000°N 83.417°W / 14.000; -83.417 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
14°0′N 61°1′W / 14.000°N 61.017°W / 14.000; -61.017 (St Lucia) 👁 Image
 
Saint Lucia
Passing just south of Castries
14°0′N 60°53′W / 14.000°N 60.883°W / 14.000; -60.883 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
14°0′N 16°47′W / 14.000°N 16.783°W / 14.000; -16.783 (Senegal) 👁 Image
 
Senegal
14°0′N 12°1′W / 14.000°N 12.017°W / 14.000; -12.017 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
14°0′N 2°51′W / 14.000°N 2.850°W / 14.000; -2.850 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso

15th parallel north

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15th parallel north ()

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]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
15°0′N 0°0′E / 15.000°N 0.000°E / 15.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) 👁 Image
 
Mali
15°0′N 1°0′E / 15.000°N 1.000°E / 15.000; 1.000 (Niger) 👁 Image
 
Niger
15°0′N 13°51′E / 15.000°N 13.850°E / 15.000; 13.850 (Chad) 👁 Image
 
Chad
15°0′N 22°47′E / 15.000°N 22.783°E / 15.000; 22.783 (Sudan) 👁 Image
 
Sudan
15°0′N 36°27′E / 15.000°N 36.450°E / 15.000; 36.450 (Eritrea) 👁 Image
 
Eritrea
15°0′N 40°32′E / 15.000°N 40.533°E / 15.000; 40.533 (Red Sea) Red Sea
15°0′N 42°53′E / 15.000°N 42.883°E / 15.000; 42.883 (Yemen) 👁 Image
 
Yemen
15°0′N 50°26′E / 15.000°N 50.433°E / 15.000; 50.433 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
15°0′N 74°1′E / 15.000°N 74.017°E / 15.000; 74.017 (India) 👁 Image
 
India
Goa
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
15°0′N 80°3′E / 15.000°N 80.050°E / 15.000; 80.050 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Passing just north of the island of Preparis, 👁 Image
 
Myanmar
Andaman Sea
15°0′N 97°47′E / 15.000°N 97.783°E / 15.000; 97.783 (Myanmar) 👁 Image
 
Myanmar (Burma)
15°0′N 98°13′E / 15.000°N 98.217°E / 15.000; 98.217 (Thailand) 👁 Image
 
Thailand
Passing through Nakhon Ratchasima
15°0′N 105°35′E / 15.000°N 105.583°E / 15.000; 105.583 (Laos) 👁 Image
 
Laos
15°0′N 107°28′E / 15.000°N 107.467°E / 15.000; 107.467 (Vietnam) 👁 Image
 
Vietnam
15°0′N 108°55′E / 15.000°N 108.917°E / 15.000; 108.917 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just south of the disputed Scarborough Shoal
15°0′N 120°3′E / 15.000°N 120.050°E / 15.000; 120.050 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Luzon
15°0′N 121°33′E / 15.000°N 121.550°E / 15.000; 121.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Polillo Strait
15°0′N 121°49′E / 15.000°N 121.817°E / 15.000; 121.817 (Philippines) 👁 Image
 
Philippines
Island of Polillo
15°0′N 122°3′E / 15.000°N 122.050°E / 15.000; 122.050 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
15°0′N 145°35′E / 15.000°N 145.583°E / 15.000; 145.583 (Northern Mariana Islands) 👁 Image
 
Northern Mariana Islands
Island of Tinian
15°0′N 145°40′E / 15.000°N 145.667°E / 15.000; 145.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of Bokak Atoll, 👁 Image
 
Marshall Islands
15°0′N 92°43′W / 15.000°N 92.717°W / 15.000; -92.717 (Mexico) 👁 Image
 
Mexico
Chiapas
15°0′N 92°8′W / 15.000°N 92.133°W / 15.000; -92.133 (Guatemala) 👁 Image
 
Guatemala
15°0′N 89°11′W / 15.000°N 89.183°W / 15.000; -89.183 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
15°0′N 83°25′W / 15.000°N 83.417°W / 15.000; -83.417 (Nicaragua) 👁 Image
 
Nicaragua
For about 11 km
15°0′N 83°18′W / 15.000°N 83.300°W / 15.000; -83.300 (Honduras) 👁 Image
 
Honduras
15°0′N 83°9′W / 15.000°N 83.150°W / 15.000; -83.150 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between 👁 Image
 
Dominica and 👁 Image
 
Martinique (France)
15°0′N 61°15′W / 15.000°N 61.250°W / 15.000; -61.250 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N 24°28′W / 15.000°N 24.467°W / 15.000; -24.467 (Cape Verde) 👁 Image
 
Cape Verde
Island of Fogo
15°0′N 24°18′W / 15.000°N 24.300°W / 15.000; -24.300 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N 23°44′W / 15.000°N 23.733°W / 15.000; -23.733 (Cape Verde) 👁 Image
 
Cape Verde
Island of Santiago
15°0′N 23°27′W / 15.000°N 23.450°W / 15.000; -23.450 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N 17°4′W / 15.000°N 17.067°W / 15.000; -17.067 (Senegal) 👁 Image
 
Senegal
15°0′N 12°28′W / 15.000°N 12.467°W / 15.000; -12.467 (Mauritania) 👁 Image
 
Mauritania
15°0′N 11°48′W / 15.000°N 11.800°W / 15.000; -11.800 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali
15°0′N 0°50′W / 15.000°N 0.833°W / 15.000; -0.833 (Burkina Faso) 👁 Image
 
Burkina Faso
15°0′N 0°2′W / 15.000°N 0.033°W / 15.000; -0.033 (Mali) 👁 Image
 
Mali

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. ^ Doing Business in Thailand. By Thailand BLC Publishing Co.;(1988)
  3. ^ Shillington, Kevin (2005). "Burkina Faso (Upper Volta): Nineteenth Century". Encyclopedia of African History. CRC Press. p. 181. ISBN 1-57958-245-1.
  4. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  5. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  7. ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.