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.

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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. [1]

Around the world

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

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
15°0′N0°0′E / 15.000°N 0.000°E / 15.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
15°0′N1°0′E / 15.000°N 1.000°E / 15.000; 1.000 (Niger) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
15°0′N13°51′E / 15.000°N 13.850°E / 15.000; 13.850 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
15°0′N22°47′E / 15.000°N 22.783°E / 15.000; 22.783 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
15°0′N36°27′E / 15.000°N 36.450°E / 15.000; 36.450 (Eritrea) Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
15°0′N40°32′E / 15.000°N 40.533°E / 15.000; 40.533 (Red Sea) Red Sea
15°0′N42°53′E / 15.000°N 42.883°E / 15.000; 42.883 (Yemen) Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
15°0′N50°26′E / 15.000°N 50.433°E / 15.000; 50.433 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
15°0′N74°1′E / 15.000°N 74.017°E / 15.000; 74.017 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Goa
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
15°0′N80°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, Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Andaman Sea
15°0′N97°47′E / 15.000°N 97.783°E / 15.000; 97.783 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
15°0′N98°13′E / 15.000°N 98.217°E / 15.000; 98.217 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Passing through Nakhon Ratchasima
15°0′N105°35′E / 15.000°N 105.583°E / 15.000; 105.583 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
15°0′N107°28′E / 15.000°N 107.467°E / 15.000; 107.467 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
15°0′N108°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′N120°3′E / 15.000°N 120.050°E / 15.000; 120.050 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Luzon
15°0′N121°33′E / 15.000°N 121.550°E / 15.000; 121.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Polillo Strait
15°0′N121°49′E / 15.000°N 121.817°E / 15.000; 121.817 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Polillo
15°0′N122°3′E / 15.000°N 122.050°E / 15.000; 122.050 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
15°0′N145°35′E / 15.000°N 145.583°E / 15.000; 145.583 (Northern Mariana Islands) Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands Island of Tinian
15°0′N145°40′E / 15.000°N 145.667°E / 15.000; 145.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of Bokak Atoll, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
15°0′N92°43′W / 15.000°N 92.717°W / 15.000; -92.717 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Chiapas
15°0′N92°8′W / 15.000°N 92.133°W / 15.000; -92.133 (Guatemala) Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
15°0′N89°11′W / 15.000°N 89.183°W / 15.000; -89.183 (Honduras) Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
15°0′N83°25′W / 15.000°N 83.417°W / 15.000; -83.417 (Nicaragua) Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua For about 11 km
15°0′N83°18′W / 15.000°N 83.300°W / 15.000; -83.300 (Honduras) Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
15°0′N83°9′W / 15.000°N 83.150°W / 15.000; -83.150 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica and Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique (France)
15°0′N61°15′W / 15.000°N 61.250°W / 15.000; -61.250 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N24°28′W / 15.000°N 24.467°W / 15.000; -24.467 (Cape Verde) Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Island of Fogo
15°0′N24°18′W / 15.000°N 24.300°W / 15.000; -24.300 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N23°44′W / 15.000°N 23.733°W / 15.000; -23.733 (Cape Verde) Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Island of Santiago
15°0′N23°27′W / 15.000°N 23.450°W / 15.000; -23.450 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
15°0′N17°4′W / 15.000°N 17.067°W / 15.000; -17.067 (Senegal) Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
15°0′N12°28′W / 15.000°N 12.467°W / 15.000; -12.467 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
15°0′N11°48′W / 15.000°N 11.800°W / 15.000; -11.800 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
15°0′N0°50′W / 15.000°N 0.833°W / 15.000; -0.833 (Burkina Faso) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
15°0′N0°2′W / 15.000°N 0.033°W / 15.000; -0.033 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

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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.