27th parallel north

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The 27th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 51 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 26 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
27°0′N0°0′E / 27.000°N 0.000°E / 27.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
27°0′N9°50′E / 27.000°N 9.833°E / 27.000; 9.833 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
27°0′N25°0′E / 27.000°N 25.000°E / 27.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
27°0′N33°54′E / 27.000°N 33.900°E / 27.000; 33.900 (Red Sea) Red Sea
27°0′N35°55′E / 27.000°N 35.917°E / 27.000; 35.917 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
27°0′N49°40′E / 27.000°N 49.667°E / 27.000; 49.667 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just north of Lavan Island, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
27°0′N53°21′E / 27.000°N 53.350°E / 27.000; 53.350 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
27°0′N55°48′E / 27.000°N 55.800°E / 27.000; 55.800 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just north of Qeshm island, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Passing just south of Hormuz Island, Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
27°0′N56°54′E / 27.000°N 56.900°E / 27.000; 56.900 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
27°0′N63°15′E / 27.000°N 63.250°E / 27.000; 63.250 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
27°0′N69°31′E / 27.000°N 69.517°E / 27.000; 69.517 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
27°0′N84°51′E / 27.000°N 84.850°E / 27.000; 84.850 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
27°0′N88°6′E / 27.000°N 88.100°E / 27.000; 88.100 (India) Flag of India.svg  India West Bengal
27°0′N88°52′E / 27.000°N 88.867°E / 27.000; 88.867 (Bhutan) Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
27°0′N92°5′E / 27.000°N 92.083°E / 27.000; 92.083 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
27°0′N95°48′E / 27.000°N 95.800°E / 27.000; 95.800 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
27°0′N98°44′E / 27.000°N 98.733°E / 27.000; 98.733 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guizhou
Hunan (for about 4 km)
Guizhou
Hunan - passing just north of Hengyang
Jiangxi - passing just south of Ji'an
Fujian
27°0′N120°16′E / 27.000°N 120.267°E / 27.000; 120.267 (East China Sea) East China Sea
27°0′N127°56′E / 27.000°N 127.933°E / 27.000; 127.933 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Iheya island
27°0′N127°56′E / 27.000°N 127.933°E / 27.000; 127.933 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Okinawa Island, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just south of Yoronjima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just south of Chichi-jima, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
27°0′N114°2′W / 27.000°N 114.033°W / 27.000; -114.033 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California peninsula
27°0′N112°1′W / 27.000°N 112.017°W / 27.000; -112.017 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
27°0′N109°57′W / 27.000°N 109.950°W / 27.000; -109.950 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Passing just south of Navojoa and just north of Monclova
27°0′N99°24′W / 27.000°N 99.400°W / 27.000; -99.400 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Texas - mainland and Padre Island
27°0′N97°23′W / 27.000°N 97.383°W / 27.000; -97.383 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
27°0′N82°25′W / 27.000°N 82.417°W / 27.000; -82.417 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Florida - Passing through Port Charlotte and Hobe Sound
27°0′N80°5′W / 27.000°N 80.083°W / 27.000; -80.083 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
27°0′N78°13′W / 27.000°N 78.217°W / 27.000; -78.217 (Bahamas) Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Great Sale Cay
27°0′N78°12′W / 27.000°N 78.200°W / 27.000; -78.200 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing between the Fish Cays and the Pensacola Cays, Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
27°0′N13°27′W / 27.000°N 13.450°W / 27.000; -13.450 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
27°0′N8°40′W / 27.000°N 8.667°W / 27.000; -8.667 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
27°0′N8°9′W / 27.000°N 8.150°W / 27.000; -8.150 (Algeria) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

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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.