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.

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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. [1]

Around the world

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

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
14°0′N0°0′E / 14.000°N 0.000°E / 14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
14°0′N0°25′E / 14.000°N 0.417°E / 14.000; 0.417 (Niger) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger The border with Chad is in Lake Chad
14°0′N13°34′E / 14.000°N 13.567°E / 14.000; 13.567 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
14°0′N22°19′E / 14.000°N 22.317°E / 14.000; 22.317 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
14°0′N36°28′E / 14.000°N 36.467°E / 14.000; 36.467 (Ethiopia) Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
14°0′N41°1′E / 14.000°N 41.017°E / 14.000; 41.017 (Eritrea) Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
14°0′N41°39′E / 14.000°N 41.650°E / 14.000; 41.650 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N42°41′E / 14.000°N 42.683°E / 14.000; 42.683 (Yemen) Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Zuqar Island
14°0′N42°47′E / 14.000°N 42.783°E / 14.000; 42.783 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N43°9′E / 14.000°N 43.150°E / 14.000; 43.150 (Yemen) Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
14°0′N47°54′E / 14.000°N 47.900°E / 14.000; 47.900 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N48°10′E / 14.000°N 48.167°E / 14.000; 48.167 (Yemen) Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
14°0′N48°28′E / 14.000°N 48.467°E / 14.000; 48.467 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N74°30′E / 14.000°N 74.500°E / 14.000; 74.500 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka - for about 3 km (1.9 mi)
Andhra Pradesh
14°0′N80°9′E / 14.000°N 80.150°E / 14.000; 80.150 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
14°0′N93°13′E / 14.000°N 93.217°E / 14.000; 93.217 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma) Little Coco Island
14°0′N93°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, Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
14°0′N98°3′E / 14.000°N 98.050°E / 14.000; 98.050 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
14°0′N99°0′E / 14.000°N 99.000°E / 14.000; 99.000 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Passing just north of Rangsit near Bangkok
14°0′N102°52′E / 14.000°N 102.867°E / 14.000; 102.867 (Cambodia) Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
14°0′N105°50′E / 14.000°N 105.833°E / 14.000; 105.833 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
14°0′N106°8′E / 14.000°N 106.133°E / 14.000; 106.133 (Cambodia) Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
14°0′N107°23′E / 14.000°N 107.383°E / 14.000; 107.383 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
14°0′N109°15′E / 14.000°N 109.250°E / 14.000; 109.250 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of Lubang Island, Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
14°0′N120°37′E / 14.000°N 120.617°E / 14.000; 120.617 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Luzon - passing through Taal Lake, and Taal Volcano on an island in the lake
14°0′N121°56′E / 14.000°N 121.933°E / 14.000; 121.933 (Lamon Bay) Lamon Bay Passing by the southernmost tip of Alabat Island, Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
14°0′N122°19′E / 14.000°N 122.317°E / 14.000; 122.317 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Luzon
14°0′N123°3′E / 14.000°N 123.050°E / 14.000; 123.050 (San Miguel Bay) San Miguel Bay
14°0′N123°13′E / 14.000°N 123.217°E / 14.000; 123.217 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Luzon
14°0′N123°24′E / 14.000°N 123.400°E / 14.000; 123.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
14°0′N124°7′E / 14.000°N 124.117°E / 14.000; 124.117 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Catanduanes
14°0′N124°17′E / 14.000°N 124.283°E / 14.000; 124.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
passing just south of Rota, Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
and into an unnamed part of the ocean
14°0′N91°26′W / 14.000°N 91.433°W / 14.000; -91.433 (Guatemala) Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
14°0′N89°56′W / 14.000°N 89.933°W / 14.000; -89.933 (El Salvador) Flag of El Salvador.svg  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′N88°35′W / 14.000°N 88.583°W / 14.000; -88.583 (Honduras) Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Intibucá - passing just south of municipalities of San Antonio and Santa Lucía.
14°0′0″N88°6′25″W / 14.00000°N 88.10694°W / 14.00000; -88.10694 (El Salvador) Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Morazán - passing just north of the district of Perquín.
14°0′0″N88°6′11″W / 14.00000°N 88.10306°W / 14.00000; -88.10306 (Honduras) Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Passing the departments of La Paz, Francisco Morazán and El Paraíso.
14°0′N86°8′W / 14.000°N 86.133°W / 14.000; -86.133 (Nicaragua) Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
14°0′N86°1′W / 14.000°N 86.017°W / 14.000; -86.017 (Honduras) Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
14°0′N85°40′W / 14.000°N 85.667°W / 14.000; -85.667 (Nicaragua) Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
14°0′N83°25′W / 14.000°N 83.417°W / 14.000; -83.417 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
14°0′N61°1′W / 14.000°N 61.017°W / 14.000; -61.017 (St Lucia) Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Passing just south of Castries
14°0′N60°53′W / 14.000°N 60.883°W / 14.000; -60.883 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
14°0′N16°47′W / 14.000°N 16.783°W / 14.000; -16.783 (Senegal) Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
14°0′N12°1′W / 14.000°N 12.017°W / 14.000; -12.017 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
14°0′N2°51′W / 14.000°N 2.850°W / 14.000; -2.850 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso

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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.