Circles of latitude between the 25th parallel north and the 30th parallel north

Following are circles of latitude between the 25th parallel north and the 30th parallel north:

26th parallel north

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26°

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In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania.

The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel.

It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice. The sun is at 40.17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87.83 degrees in the sky during the summer solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Algeria
	Libya
	Egypt
	Red Sea
	Saudi Arabia
	Persian Gulf	Gulf of Bahrain
	Bahrain
	Persian Gulf	Gulf of Bahrain
	Qatar
	Persian Gulf	Passing between the islands of Bani Forur and Sirri, Iran Passing between the Tunb Islands and the island of Abu Musa, controlled byIran but claimed by United Arab Emirates
	United Arab Emirates
	Oman	Musandam peninsula
	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Oman
	Iran
	Pakistan	Balochistan Sindh
	India	Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal
	Bangladesh
	India	West Bengal – for about 4 km
	Bangladesh
	India	Assam Meghalaya Assam Nagaland
	Myanmar (Burma)
	People's Republic of China	Yunnan Guizhou Guangxi Hunan (passing between Guangxi and Hunan several times) Jiangxi Fujian — passing just south of Fuzhou
	East China Sea	Passing just north of the disputed Senkaku Islands
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the island of Okinawa, Japan Passing just north of the island of Kita Daito, Japan Passing just south of Lisianski Island, Hawaii, United States Passing just north of the atoll of Laysan, Hawaii, United States
	Mexico	Baja California Sur
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Baja California Sur – Isla Carmen
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Sinaloa Chihuahua Durango Coahuila Nuevo León Tamaulipas - passing just south of Reynosa
	United States	Texas - Passing through Brownsville
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Florida – passing through Hollywood (between Fort Lauderdale and Miami)
	Atlantic Ocean
	Bahamas	Island of Great Abaco
	Atlantic Ocean
	Western Sahara	Claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
	Western Sahara / Mauritania border
	Mauritania
	Algeria

27th parallel north

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27°

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The 27th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 51 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 26 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Algeria
	Libya
	Egypt
	Red Sea
	Saudi Arabia
	Persian Gulf	Passing just north of Lavan Island, Iran
	Iran
	Persian Gulf	Passing just north of Qeshm island, Iran Passing just south of Hormuz Island, Iran
	Iran
	Pakistan	Balochistan Sindh
	India	Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar
	Nepal	Birgunj
	India	West Bengal
	Bhutan
	India	Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China Assam Arunachal Pradesh
	Myanmar (Burma)
	People's Republic of China	Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Guizhou Hunan (for about 4 km) Guizhou Hunan - passing just north of Hengyang Jiangxi - passing just south of Ji'an Fujian
	East China Sea
	Japan	Iheya island
	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Okinawa Island, Japan Passing just south of Yoronjima, Japan Passing just south of Chichi-jima, Japan
	Mexico	Baja California peninsula
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Passing just south of Navojoa and just north of Monclova
	United States	Texas - mainland and Padre Island
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Florida - Passing through Port Charlotte and Hobe Sound
	Atlantic Ocean
	Bahamas	Great Sale Cay
	Atlantic Ocean	Passing between the Fish Cays and the Pensacola Cays, Bahamas
	Western Sahara	Claimed by Morocco
	Mauritania
	Algeria

28th parallel north

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28°

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In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

This parallel also passes through Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, passing just north of its summit.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Algeria
	Libya
	Egypt
	Red Sea	Gulf of Suez
	Egypt	Sinai Peninsula - passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh
	Red Sea	Straits of Tiran
	Saudi Arabia	Island of Tiran
	Red Sea
	Saudi Arabia
	Persian Gulf
	Iran
	Pakistan	Balochistan Sindh Punjab
	India	Rajasthan
	Pakistan	Punjab
	India	Rajasthan Haryana Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh
	Nepal
	People's Republic of China	Tibet - for about 14 km
	Nepal	For about 11 km
	People's Republic of China	Tibet - for about 30 km
	Nepal	Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China
	People's Republic of China	Tibet
	India	Sikkim
	People's Republic of China	Tibet
	Bhutan
	People's Republic of China	Tibet - for about 15 km
	Bhutan
	People's Republic of China	Tibet
	India	Arunachal Pradesh
	Myanmar (Burma)
	People's Republic of China	Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Guizhou Hunan Jiangxi Fujian Zhejiang - passing through Wenzhou
	East China Sea
	Pacific Ocean	Passing through the Amami Islands, Japan Passing just north of the Bonin Islands, Japan Passing just south of Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, United States Passing just south of Cedros Island, Mexico
	Mexico	Baja California/Baja California Sur border
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Passing 4 km north of Guaymas
	United States	Texas - mainland and San José Island
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland
	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of the island of La Gomera, Spain
	Spain	Island of Tenerife
	Atlantic Ocean
	Spain	Island of Gran Canaria
	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura, Spain
	Morocco
	Algeria

28th parallel north in popular culture

• Twenty Eighth Parallel, by Vangelis, from the album Conquest of Paradise.

29th parallel north

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29°

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The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice. The northernmost extremity in which the moon can pass through the zenith at some point during the 18.6 year Saros cycle lies slightly south of this parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Algeria
	Libya
	Egypt
	Red Sea	Gulf of Suez
	Egypt	Sinai Peninsula
	Red Sea	Gulf of Aqaba
	Saudi Arabia
	Kuwait
	Persian Gulf
	Iran
	Pakistan	Balochistan Punjab
	India	Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
	Nepal
	People's Republic of China	Tibet
	India	Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China
	People's Republic of China	Tibet, for about 12 km (7.5 mi)
	India	Arunachal Pradesh - for about 17 km (11 mi), claimed by People's Republic of China
	People's Republic of China	Tibet Yunnan (for about 14 km (8.7 mi)) Sichuan Chongqing Guizhou Chongqing (for about 10 km (6.2 mi)) Guizhou Chongqing Hunan Jiangxi Zhejiang
	East China Sea	Passing between the islands of Kaminonejima (at ) and Takarajima (at ), Japan
	Pacific Ocean
	Mexico	Guadalupe Island
	Pacific Ocean
	Mexico	Baja California
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Isla Ángel de la Guarda (southernmost tip, for about 2 km (1.2 mi))
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Tiburón Island and the mainland - Sonora: passing just south of Hermosillo, Chihuahua
	United States	Texas - for about 17 km (11 mi)
	Mexico	Coahuila
	United States	Texas
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Florida
	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of the island of La Palma (at ), Spain
	Spain	Island of Lanzarote
	Atlantic Ocean
	Morocco
	Algeria

30th parallel north

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30°

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The 30th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole and crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The parallel is used in some contexts to delineate Europe or what is associated with the continent of Europe as a southernmost limit, e.g. to qualify for membership of the European Broadcasting Union.

File:30 Degrees North Latitude Exhibition Hall in Yuecheng, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China 20250511 03.jpg

30 Degrees North Latitude Exhibition Hall in Yuecheng, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

It is the approximate southern border of the horse latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that much of the land area touching the 30th parallel is arid or semi-arid. If there is a source of wind from a body of water the area would more likely be humid subtropical. If Earth were a perfect sphere, this would be the parallel that divides the Northern Hemisphere's surface area in half. However due to Earth's oblateness, the true latitude that does so lies a little bit to the south.

This latitude forms the dividing line between the Lahore and Karachi flight information regions in Pakistan.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice, and the nighttime duration lasts 9 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 13 hours, 47 minutes during the winter solstice. On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 83.44 degrees and 36.56 degrees on 21 December.

At this latitude:

• One degree of longitude = 96.49 km or 59.95 mi
• One minute of longitude = 1.61 km or 1.00 mi
• One second of longitude = 26.80 m or 87.93 ft

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
	Algeria
	Libya
	Egypt	Passing just south of Cairo
	Israel	Passing just north of Kibbutz Lotan
	Jordan
	Saudi Arabia	Passing through Sakakah
	Iraq
	Kuwait	Mainland and Warbah Island
	Persian Gulf
	Iraq
	Iran
	Persian Gulf
	Iran	For about 2 km
	Persian Gulf
	Iran
	Afghanistan
	Pakistan	Balochistan Punjab
	India	Rajasthan Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
	Nepal
	People's Republic of China	Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Hubei Hunan Hubei Anhui Jiangxi Anhui Zhejiang — passing through Shaoxing
	East China Sea	Hangzhou Bay
	People's Republic of China	Zhejiang (islands of Jintang, Zhoushan and Mount Putuo)
	East China Sea	Hangzhou Bay
	Japan	Island of Kuchinoshima
	Pacific Ocean
	Mexico	Baja California
	Gulf of California
	Mexico	Sonora Chihuahua
	United States	Texas — passes through Houston as well as through the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Louisiana — passes through New Orleans
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Louisiana - Chandeleur Islands
	Gulf of Mexico
	United States	Florida
	Gulf of Mexico	Apalachee Bay
	United States	Florida — passes just north of St. Augustine
	Atlantic Ocean
	Portugal	Passes just south of the Savage Islands
	Morocco
	Algeria

See also

• Circles of latitude between the 20th parallel north and the 25th parallel north
• Circles of latitude between the 30th parallel north and the 35th parallel north
• Circles of latitude between the 25th parallel south and the 30th parallel south
• Subtropical ridge