26th parallel north

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In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania. 26th parallel Africa.svg
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania.

The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 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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A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel. [1]

It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019. [2]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice. The sun is at 40.17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87.83 degrees in the sky during the summer solstice. [3]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
26°0′N0°0′E / 26.000°N 0.000°E / 26.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
26°0′N9°32′E / 26.000°N 9.533°E / 26.000; 9.533 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
26°0′N25°0′E / 26.000°N 25.000°E / 26.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
26°0′N34°20′E / 26.000°N 34.333°E / 26.000; 34.333 (Red Sea) Red Sea
26°0′N36°42′E / 26.000°N 36.700°E / 26.000; 36.700 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
26°0′N50°4′E / 26.000°N 50.067°E / 26.000; 50.067 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain
26°0′N50°28′E / 26.000°N 50.467°E / 26.000; 50.467 (Bahrain) Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
26°0′N50°38′E / 26.000°N 50.633°E / 26.000; 50.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain
26°0′N51°2′E / 26.000°N 51.033°E / 26.000; 51.033 (Bahrain) Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
26°0′N51°24′E / 26.000°N 51.400°E / 26.000; 51.400 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing between the islands of Bani Forur and Sirri, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Passing between the Tunb Islands and the island of Abu Musa, controlled byFlag of Iran.svg  Iran but claimed by Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
26°0′N56°4′E / 26.000°N 56.067°E / 26.000; 56.067 (United Arab Emirates) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
26°0′N56°10′E / 26.000°N 56.167°E / 26.000; 56.167 (Oman) Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Musandam peninsula
26°0′N56°25′E / 26.000°N 56.417°E / 26.000; 56.417 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Oman
26°0′N57°14′E / 26.000°N 57.233°E / 26.000; 57.233 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
26°0′N61°48′E / 26.000°N 61.800°E / 26.000; 61.800 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
26°0′N70°5′E / 26.000°N 70.083°E / 26.000; 70.083 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
26°0′N88°9′E / 26.000°N 88.150°E / 26.000; 88.150 (Bangladesh) Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
26°0′N89°32′E / 26.000°N 89.533°E / 26.000; 89.533 (India) Flag of India.svg  India West Bengal – for about 4 km
26°0′N89°35′E / 26.000°N 89.583°E / 26.000; 89.583 (Bangladesh) Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
26°0′N89°49′E / 26.000°N 89.817°E / 26.000; 89.817 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Assam
Meghalaya
Assam
Nagaland
26°0′N95°8′E / 26.000°N 95.133°E / 26.000; 95.133 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
26°0′N98°36′E / 26.000°N 98.600°E / 26.000; 98.600 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Yunnan
Guizhou
Guangxi
Hunan (passing between Guangxi and Hunan several times)
Jiangxi
Fujian — passing just south of Fuzhou
26°0′N119°43′E / 26.000°N 119.717°E / 26.000; 119.717 (East China Sea) East China Sea Passing just north of the disputed Senkaku Islands
26°0′N127°40′E / 26.000°N 127.667°E / 26.000; 127.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Okinawa, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just north of the island of Kita Daito, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just south of Lisianski Island, Hawaii, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Passing just north of the atoll of Laysan, Hawaii, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26°0′N112°12′W / 26.000°N 112.200°W / 26.000; -112.200 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California Sur
26°0′N111°20′W / 26.000°N 111.333°W / 26.000; -111.333 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
26°0′N111°10′W / 26.000°N 111.167°W / 26.000; -111.167 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California Sur – Isla Carmen
26°0′N111°5′W / 26.000°N 111.083°W / 26.000; -111.083 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
26°0′N109°26′W / 26.000°N 109.433°W / 26.000; -109.433 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Sinaloa
Chihuahua
Durango
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas - passing just south of Reynosa
26°0′N97°39′W / 26.000°N 97.650°W / 26.000; -97.650 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Texas - Passing through Brownsville
26°0′N97°9′W / 26.000°N 97.150°W / 26.000; -97.150 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
26°0′N81°45′W / 26.000°N 81.750°W / 26.000; -81.750 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Florida – passing through Hollywood (between Fort Lauderdale and Miami)
26°0′N80°7′W / 26.000°N 80.117°W / 26.000; -80.117 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
26°0′N77°24′W / 26.000°N 77.400°W / 26.000; -77.400 (Bahamas) Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Island of Great Abaco
26°0′N77°11′W / 26.000°N 77.183°W / 26.000; -77.183 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
26°0′N14°30′W / 26.000°N 14.500°W / 26.000; -14.500 (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
26°0′N12°0′W / 26.000°N 12.000°W / 26.000; -12.000 (Western Sahara / Mauritania border) Western Sahara / Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania border
26°0′N8°40′W / 26.000°N 8.667°W / 26.000; -8.667 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
26°0′N6°26′W / 26.000°N 6.433°W / 26.000; -6.433 (Mauritania) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

See also

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