28th parallel north

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In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. 28th parallel Mexico.svg
In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 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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In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

This parallel also passes through Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, passing just north of its summit.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
28°0′N0°0′E / 28.000°N 0.000°E / 28.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
28°0′N9°55′E / 28.000°N 9.917°E / 28.000; 9.917 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
28°0′N25°0′E / 28.000°N 25.000°E / 28.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
28°0′N33°27′E / 28.000°N 33.450°E / 28.000; 33.450 (Red Sea) Red Sea Gulf of Suez
28°0′N33°48′E / 28.000°N 33.800°E / 28.000; 33.800 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Sinai Peninsula - passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh
28°0′N34°26′E / 28.000°N 34.433°E / 28.000; 34.433 (Red Sea) Red Sea Straits of Tiran
28°0′N34°30′E / 28.000°N 34.500°E / 28.000; 34.500 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Island of Tiran
28°0′N34°33′E / 28.000°N 34.550°E / 28.000; 34.550 (Red Sea) Red Sea
28°0′N35°10′E / 28.000°N 35.167°E / 28.000; 35.167 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
28°0′N48°46′E / 28.000°N 48.767°E / 28.000; 48.767 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
28°0′N51°20′E / 28.000°N 51.333°E / 28.000; 51.333 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
28°0′N62°47′E / 28.000°N 62.783°E / 28.000; 62.783 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
Punjab
28°0′N70°21′E / 28.000°N 70.350°E / 28.000; 70.350 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
28°0′N70°35′E / 28.000°N 70.583°E / 28.000; 70.583 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Punjab
28°0′N71°54′E / 28.000°N 71.900°E / 28.000; 71.900 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Haryana
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
28°0′N81°38′E / 28.000°N 81.633°E / 28.000; 81.633 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
28°0′N85°57′E / 28.000°N 85.950°E / 28.000; 85.950 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 14 km
28°0′N86°5′E / 28.000°N 86.083°E / 28.000; 86.083 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal For about 11 km
28°0′N86°12′E / 28.000°N 86.200°E / 28.000; 86.200 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 30 km
28°0′N86°30′E / 28.000°N 86.500°E / 28.000; 86.500 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China
28°0′N86°53′E / 28.000°N 86.883°E / 28.000; 86.883 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N88°25′E / 28.000°N 88.417°E / 28.000; 88.417 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Sikkim
28°0′N88°50′E / 28.000°N 88.833°E / 28.000; 88.833 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N88°27′E / 28.000°N 88.450°E / 28.000; 88.450 (Bhutan) Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
28°0′N91°0′E / 28.000°N 91.000°E / 28.000; 91.000 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 15 km
28°0′N91°9′E / 28.000°N 91.150°E / 28.000; 91.150 (Bhutan) Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
28°0′N91°27′E / 28.000°N 91.450°E / 28.000; 91.450 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N92°43′E / 28.000°N 92.717°E / 28.000; 92.717 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Arunachal Pradesh
28°0′N97°23′E / 28.000°N 97.383°E / 28.000; 97.383 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
28°0′N98°8′E / 28.000°N 98.133°E / 28.000; 98.133 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Guizhou
Hunan
Jiangxi
Fujian
Zhejiang - passing through Wenzhou
28°0′N120°57′E / 28.000°N 120.950°E / 28.000; 120.950 (East China Sea) East China Sea
28°0′N129°5′E / 28.000°N 129.083°E / 28.000; 129.083 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing through the Amami Islands, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just north of the Bonin Islands, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Passing just south of Midway Atoll, Flag of the United States (DoS ECA Color Standard).svg  United States Minor Outlying Islands
Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Passing just south of Cedros Island, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
28°0′N114°12′W / 28.000°N 114.200°W / 28.000; -114.200 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California/Baja California Sur border
28°0′N112°46′W / 28.000°N 112.767°W / 28.000; -112.767 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
28°0′N111°10′W / 28.000°N 111.167°W / 28.000; -111.167 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Passing 4 km north of Guaymas
28°0′N100°0′W / 28.000°N 100.000°W / 28.000; -100.000 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas - mainland and San José Island
28°0′N96°54′W / 28.000°N 96.900°W / 28.000; -96.900 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
28°0′N82°50′W / 28.000°N 82.833°W / 28.000; -82.833 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland
28°0′N80°31′W / 28.000°N 80.517°W / 28.000; -80.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of La Gomera, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
28°0′N16°42′W / 28.000°N 16.700°W / 28.000; -16.700 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Island of Tenerife
28°0′N16°38′W / 28.000°N 16.633°W / 28.000; -16.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°0′N15°49′W / 28.000°N 15.817°W / 28.000; -15.817 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Island of Gran Canaria
28°0′N15°22′W / 28.000°N 15.367°W / 28.000; -15.367 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura, Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
28°0′N12°32′W / 28.000°N 12.533°W / 28.000; -12.533 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
28°0′N8°40′W / 28.000°N 8.667°W / 28.000; -8.667 (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.