25th parallel north

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25th parallel north
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Mauritania and Mali. 25th parallel Africa.svg
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Mauritania and Mali.

The 25th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 25 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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The northernmost section of the border between Mauritania and Mali is defined by the parallel. [1]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 42 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 35 minutes during the winter solstice. [2]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 25° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
25°0′N0°0′E / 25.000°N 0.000°E / 25.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
25°0′N10°2′E / 25.000°N 10.033°E / 25.000; 10.033 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
25°0′N25°0′E / 25.000°N 25.000°E / 25.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
25°0′N34°57′E / 25.000°N 34.950°E / 25.000; 34.950 (Red Sea) Red Sea
25°0′N37°17′E / 25.000°N 37.283°E / 25.000; 37.283 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
25°0′N50°38′E / 25.000°N 50.633°E / 25.000; 50.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain
25°0′N50°48′E / 25.000°N 50.800°E / 25.000; 50.800 (Qatar) Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
25°0′N51°38′E / 25.000°N 51.633°E / 25.000; 51.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
25°0′N55°3′E / 25.000°N 55.050°E / 25.000; 55.050 (United Arab Emirates) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
25°0′N56°22′E / 25.000°N 56.367°E / 25.000; 56.367 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
25°0′N66°42′E / 25.000°N 66.700°E / 25.000; 66.700 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan - for about 16 km
Sindh - passing just north of Karachi
25°0′N70°55′E / 25.000°N 70.917°E / 25.000; 70.917 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
25°0′N88°24′E / 25.000°N 88.400°E / 25.000; 88.400 (Bangladesh) Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
25°0′N92°25′E / 25.000°N 92.417°E / 25.000; 92.417 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Assam
Manipur
25°0′N94°43′E / 25.000°N 94.717°E / 25.000; 94.717 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
25°0′N97°43′E / 25.000°N 97.717°E / 25.000; 97.717 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Yunnan - passing just to the south of Kunming
Guizhou
Guangxi
Hunan
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
25°0′N118°59′E / 25.000°N 118.983°E / 25.000; 118.983 (South China Sea) South China Sea Taiwan Strait
25°0′N121°1′E / 25.000°N 121.017°E / 25.000; 121.017 (Taiwan) Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China (Taiwan)Island of Taiwan (so claimed by Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China) - passing just south of Taipei
25°0′N121°59′E / 25.000°N 121.983°E / 25.000; 121.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Miyako-jima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just north of Iwo Jima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
25°0′N168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (USA) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Passing through the islet of Little Rock, Gardner Pinnacles, Hawaii
25°0′N168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
25°0′N112°12′W / 25.000°N 112.200°W / 25.000; -112.200 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Isla Magdalena
Baja California Sur mainland
Isla San José
25°0′N110°34′W / 25.000°N 110.567°W / 25.000; -110.567 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
25°0′N108°13′W / 25.000°N 108.217°W / 25.000; -108.217 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Isla Altamura
Isla Talchichitle
Sinaloa
Durango
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
25°0′N97°32′W / 25.000°N 97.533°W / 25.000; -97.533 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
25°0′N80°32′W / 25.000°N 80.533°W / 25.000; -80.533 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Island of Key Largo, Florida
25°0′N80°31′W / 25.000°N 80.517°W / 25.000; -80.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Straits of Florida
25°0′N78°10′W / 25.000°N 78.167°W / 25.000; -78.167 (Bahamas) Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Island of Andros
25°0′N77°57′W / 25.000°N 77.950°W / 25.000; -77.950 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N77°33′W / 25.000°N 77.550°W / 25.000; -77.550 (Bahamas) Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Island of New Providence - passing just south of Nassau
25°0′N77°20′W / 25.000°N 77.333°W / 25.000; -77.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N76°9′W / 25.000°N 76.150°W / 25.000; -76.150 (Bahamas) Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Island of Eleuthera
25°0′N76°8′W / 25.000°N 76.133°W / 25.000; -76.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N14°50′W / 25.000°N 14.833°W / 25.000; -14.833 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco and the Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
25°0′N12°0′W / 25.000°N 12.000°W / 25.000; -12.000 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
25°0′N6°34′W / 25.000°N 6.567°W / 25.000; -6.567 (Mauritania / Mali border) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania / Flag of Mali.svg  Mali border
25°0′N4°49′W / 25.000°N 4.817°W / 25.000; -4.817 (Algeria) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

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References

  1. Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 406–415.
  2. "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.