18th parallel north

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The 18th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 18 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 13 hours, 13 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
18°0′N0°0′E / 18.000°N 0.000°E / 18.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
18°0′N4°14′E / 18.000°N 4.233°E / 18.000; 4.233 (Niger) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
18°0′N15°33′E / 18.000°N 15.550°E / 18.000; 15.550 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
18°0′N24°0′E / 18.000°N 24.000°E / 18.000; 24.000 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
18°0′N38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Eritrea) Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea For about 1 km
18°0′N38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea
18°0′N41°38′E / 18.000°N 41.633°E / 18.000; 41.633 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
18°0′N48°7′E / 18.000°N 48.117°E / 18.000; 48.117 (Yemen) Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
18°0′N52°28′E / 18.000°N 52.467°E / 18.000; 52.467 (Oman) Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
18°0′N56°24′E / 18.000°N 56.400°E / 18.000; 56.400 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
18°0′N73°1′E / 18.000°N 73.017°E / 18.000; 73.017 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Telangana
18°0′N83°34′E / 18.000°N 83.567°E / 18.000; 83.567 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
18°0′N94°28′E / 18.000°N 94.467°E / 18.000; 94.467 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
18°0′N97°44′E / 18.000°N 97.733°E / 18.000; 97.733 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
18°0′N101°1′E / 18.000°N 101.017°E / 18.000; 101.017 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
18°0′N101°45′E / 18.000°N 101.750°E / 18.000; 101.750 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
18°0′N102°24′E / 18.000°N 102.400°E / 18.000; 102.400 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Passing just north of Vientiane
18°0′N103°3′E / 18.000°N 103.050°E / 18.000; 103.050 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
18°0′N104°12′E / 18.000°N 104.200°E / 18.000; 104.200 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
18°0′N105°37′E / 18.000°N 105.617°E / 18.000; 105.617 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
18°0′N106°28′E / 18.000°N 106.467°E / 18.000; 106.467 (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Hainan, Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China, South China Sea
18°0′N120°30′E / 18.000°N 120.500°E / 18.000; 120.500 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Island of Luzon
18°0′N122°11′E / 18.000°N 122.183°E / 18.000; 122.183 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing just south of Pagan Island, Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean
18°0′N102°27′W / 18.000°N 102.450°W / 18.000; -102.450 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
18°0′N88°46′W / 18.000°N 88.767°W / 18.000; -88.767 (Belize) Flag of Belize.svg  Belize
18°0′N88°8′W / 18.000°N 88.133°W / 18.000; -88.133 (Chetumal Bay) Atlantic Ocean Chetumal Bay
18°0′N87°58′W / 18.000°N 87.967°W / 18.000; -87.967 (Belize) Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Ambergris Caye
18°0′N87°55′W / 18.000°N 87.917°W / 18.000; -87.917 (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
18°0′N77°50′W / 18.000°N 77.833°W / 18.000; -77.833 (Jamaica) Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Passing through Kingston
18°0′N76°15′W / 18.000°N 76.250°W / 18.000; -76.250 (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the Tiburon Peninsula, Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti, Caribbean Sea
18°0′N71°42′W / 18.000°N 71.700°W / 18.000; -71.700 (Dominican Republic) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
18°0′N71°9′W / 18.000°N 71.150°W / 18.000; -71.150 (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
Passing just south of Saona Island, Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Passing just south of Isla Mona, Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
18°0′N67°12′W / 18.000°N 67.200°W / 18.000; -67.200 (Puerto Rico) Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
18°0′N65°52′W / 18.000°N 65.867°W / 18.000; -65.867 (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
Passing just south of Isla de Vieques, Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Passing between the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
Passing just south of Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten
18°0′N63°0′W / 18.000°N 63.000°W / 18.000; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Flag of France.svg  Saint Barthélemy
18°0′N16°1′W / 18.000°N 16.017°W / 18.000; -16.017 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Passing just south of Nouakchott
18°0′N5°46′W / 18.000°N 5.767°W / 18.000; -5.767 (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.