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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.

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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]

Around the world

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

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
11°0′N0°0′E / 11.000°N 0.000°E / 11.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
11°0′N0°2′E / 11.000°N 0.033°E / 11.000; 0.033 (Togo) Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
11°0′N0°30′E / 11.000°N 0.500°E / 11.000; 0.500 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N0°55′E / 11.000°N 0.917°E / 11.000; 0.917 (Benin) Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
11°0′N3°45′E / 11.000°N 3.750°E / 11.000; 3.750 (Nigeria) Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
11°0′N13°46′E / 11.000°N 13.767°E / 11.000; 13.767 (Cameroon) Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
11°0′N15°3′E / 11.000°N 15.050°E / 11.000; 15.050 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
11°0′N22°28′E / 11.000°N 22.467°E / 11.000; 22.467 (Central African Republic) Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic The extreme north of the country, for about 8 km
11°0′N22°32′E / 11.000°N 22.533°E / 11.000; 22.533 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
11°0′N22°54′E / 11.000°N 22.900°E / 11.000; 22.900 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
11°0′N32°25′E / 11.000°N 32.417°E / 11.000; 32.417 (South Sudan) Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
11°0′N33°14′E / 11.000°N 33.233°E / 11.000; 33.233 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
11°0′N34°58′E / 11.000°N 34.967°E / 11.000; 34.967 (Ethiopia) Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
11°0′N41°48′E / 11.000°N 41.800°E / 11.000; 41.800 (Djibouti) Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
11°0′N42°27′E / 11.000°N 42.450°E / 11.000; 42.450 (Ethiopia) Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
11°0′N42°47′E / 11.000°N 42.783°E / 11.000; 42.783 (Djibouti) Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
11°0′N42°58′E / 11.000°N 42.967°E / 11.000; 42.967 (Somalia) Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Somaliland
11°0′N43°39′E / 11.000°N 43.650°E / 11.000; 43.650 (Gulf of Aden) Gulf of Aden
11°0′N47°6′E / 11.000°N 47.100°E / 11.000; 47.100 (Somalia) Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Somaliland and Puntland
11°0′N51°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 Flag of India.svg  India's Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshadweep Sea
11°0′N75°51′E / 11.000°N 75.850°E / 11.000; 75.850 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Kerala
Tamil Nadu – passing through Coimbatore
Puducherry: Karaikal district, for about 4 km
11°0′N79°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 Flag of India.svg  India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman Sea – passing just north of the island of Lanbi Kyun, Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
11°0′N98°26′E / 11.000°N 98.433°E / 11.000; 98.433 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)Island of Kau-Ye Kyun, and the mainland
11°0′N99°6′E / 11.000°N 99.100°E / 11.000; 99.100 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
11°0′N99°29′E / 11.000°N 99.483°E / 11.000; 99.483 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand
11°0′N103°6′E / 11.000°N 103.100°E / 11.000; 103.100 (Cambodia) Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
11°0′N103°25′E / 11.000°N 103.417°E / 11.000; 103.417 (Bay of Kompong Som) Bay of Kompong Som
11°0′N103°39′E / 11.000°N 103.650°E / 11.000; 103.650 (Cambodia) Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
11°0′N105°42′E / 11.000°N 105.700°E / 11.000; 105.700 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam For about 10 km
11°0′N105°47′E / 11.000°N 105.783°E / 11.000; 105.783 (Cambodia) Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
11°0′N106°12′E / 11.000°N 106.200°E / 11.000; 106.200 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Passing just north of Ho Chi Minh City, through the suburb of Thủ Dầu Một
11°0′N108°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′N119°16′E / 11.000°N 119.267°E / 11.000; 119.267 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Palawan
11°0′N119°30′E / 11.000°N 119.500°E / 11.000; 119.500 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea Passing amongst the Cuyo Islands, Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
11°0′N122°2′E / 11.000°N 122.033°E / 11.000; 122.033 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Panay
11°0′N122°51′E / 11.000°N 122.850°E / 11.000; 122.850 (Guimaras Strait) Guimaras Strait
11°0′N123°11′E / 11.000°N 123.183°E / 11.000; 123.183 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Negros (northernmost tip)
11°0′N123°12′E / 11.000°N 123.200°E / 11.000; 123.200 (Visayan Sea) Visayan Sea
11°0′N123°56′E / 11.000°N 123.933°E / 11.000; 123.933 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Cebu
11°0′N124°2′E / 11.000°N 124.033°E / 11.000; 124.033 (Camotes Sea) Camotes Sea
11°0′N124°26′E / 11.000°N 124.433°E / 11.000; 124.433 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Leyte
11°0′N125°2′E / 11.000°N 125.033°E / 11.000; 125.033 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
11°0′N125°37′E / 11.000°N 125.617°E / 11.000; 125.617 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Manicani
11°0′N125°39′E / 11.000°N 125.650°E / 11.000; 125.650 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
11°0′N125°47′E / 11.000°N 125.783°E / 11.000; 125.783 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Calicoan
11°0′N125°48′E / 11.000°N 125.800°E / 11.000; 125.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Ailinginae and Rongelap atolls, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Toke atoll, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
11°0′N85°43′W / 11.000°N 85.717°W / 11.000; -85.717 (Costa Rica) Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
11°0′N85°4′W / 11.000°N 85.067°W / 11.000; -85.067 (Nicaragua) Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
11°0′N84°49′W / 11.000°N 84.817°W / 11.000; -84.817 (Costa Rica) Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
11°0′N84°29′W / 11.000°N 84.483°W / 11.000; -84.483 (Nicaragua) Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
11°0′N83°47′W / 11.000°N 83.783°W / 11.000; -83.783 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
11°0′N74°47′W / 11.000°N 74.783°W / 11.000; -74.783 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Passing through Barranquilla
11°0′N74°34′W / 11.000°N 74.567°W / 11.000; -74.567 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
11°0′N74°17′W / 11.000°N 74.283°W / 11.000; -74.283 (Colombia) Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
11°0′N72°31′W / 11.000°N 72.517°W / 11.000; -72.517 (Venezuela) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
11°0′N71°37′W / 11.000°N 71.617°W / 11.000; -71.617 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela
11°0′N71°12′W / 11.000°N 71.200°W / 11.000; -71.200 (Venezuela) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
11°0′N68°19′W / 11.000°N 68.317°W / 11.000; -68.317 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just north of La Tortuga Island, Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
11°0′N64°23′W / 11.000°N 64.383°W / 11.000; -64.383 (Venezuela) Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Isla Margarita
11°0′N63°47′W / 11.000°N 63.783°W / 11.000; -63.783 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
11°0′N61°0′W / 11.000°N 61.000°W / 11.000; -61.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the Bissagos Islands, Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
11°0′N15°14′W / 11.000°N 15.233°W / 11.000; -15.233 (Guinea-Bissau) Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
11°0′N14°57′W / 11.000°N 14.950°W / 11.000; -14.950 (Guinea) Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
11°0′N8°41′W / 11.000°N 8.683°W / 11.000; -8.683 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
11°0′N8°31′W / 11.000°N 8.517°W / 11.000; -8.517 (Guinea) Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
11°0′N8°17′W / 11.000°N 8.283°W / 11.000; -8.283 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
11°0′N5°29′W / 11.000°N 5.483°W / 11.000; -5.483 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N2°50′W / 11.000°N 2.833°W / 11.000; -2.833 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana For about 8 km
11°0′N2°46′W / 11.000°N 2.767°W / 11.000; -2.767 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N1°35′W / 11.000°N 1.583°W / 11.000; -1.583 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
11°0′N1°24′W / 11.000°N 1.400°W / 11.000; -1.400 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N1°7′W / 11.000°N 1.117°W / 11.000; -1.117 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana For about 9 km
11°0′N1°3′W / 11.000°N 1.050°W / 11.000; -1.050 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N0°50′W / 11.000°N 0.833°W / 11.000; -0.833 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana For about 2 km
11°0′N0°48′W / 11.000°N 0.800°W / 11.000; -0.800 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
11°0′N0°30′W / 11.000°N 0.500°W / 11.000; -0.500 (Ghana) Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

As a border

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.

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References

  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.

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