29th parallel north

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The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 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 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice. [1] The northernmost extremity in which the moon can pass through the zenith at some point during the 18.6 year Saros cycle lies slightly south of this parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
29°0′N0°0′E / 29.000°N 0.000°E / 29.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
29°0′N9°52′E / 29.000°N 9.867°E / 29.000; 9.867 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
29°0′N25°0′E / 29.000°N 25.000°E / 29.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
29°0′N32°37′E / 29.000°N 32.617°E / 29.000; 32.617 (Red Sea) Red Sea Gulf of Suez
29°0′N33°11′E / 29.000°N 33.183°E / 29.000; 33.183 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Sinai Peninsula
29°0′N34°41′E / 29.000°N 34.683°E / 29.000; 34.683 (Red Sea) Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba
29°0′N34°52′E / 29.000°N 34.867°E / 29.000; 34.867 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
29°0′N47°27′E / 29.000°N 47.450°E / 29.000; 47.450 (Kuwait) Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
29°0′N48°10′E / 29.000°N 48.167°E / 29.000; 48.167 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
29°0′N50°56′E / 29.000°N 50.933°E / 29.000; 50.933 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
29°0′N61°31′E / 29.000°N 61.517°E / 29.000; 61.517 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan
Punjab
29°0′N72°51′E / 29.000°N 72.850°E / 29.000; 72.850 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
29°0′N80°8′E / 29.000°N 80.133°E / 29.000; 80.133 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
29°0′N84°9′E / 29.000°N 84.150°E / 29.000; 84.150 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
29°0′N94°10′E / 29.000°N 94.167°E / 29.000; 94.167 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
29°0′N96°11′E / 29.000°N 96.183°E / 29.000; 96.183 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet, for about 12 km (7.5 mi)
29°0′N96°18′E / 29.000°N 96.300°E / 29.000; 96.300 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Arunachal Pradesh - for about 17 km (11 mi), claimed by Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
29°0′N96°29′E / 29.000°N 96.483°E / 29.000; 96.483 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
Yunnan (for about 14 km (8.7 mi))
Sichuan
Chongqing
Guizhou
Chongqing (for about 10 km (6.2 mi))
Guizhou
Chongqing
Hunan
Jiangxi
Zhejiang
29°0′N121°41′E / 29.000°N 121.683°E / 29.000; 121.683 (East China Sea) East China Sea Passing between the islands of Kaminonejima (at 28°50′N129°00′E / 28.833°N 129.000°E / 28.833; 129.000 (Kaminonejima) ) and Takarajima (at 29°7′N129°13′E / 29.117°N 129.217°E / 29.117; 129.217 (Kaminonejima) ), Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
29°0′N129°7′E / 29.000°N 129.117°E / 29.000; 129.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
29°0′N118°23′W / 29.000°N 118.383°W / 29.000; -118.383 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Guadalupe Island
29°0′N118°18′W / 29.000°N 118.300°W / 29.000; -118.300 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
29°0′N114°36′W / 29.000°N 114.600°W / 29.000; -114.600 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California
29°0′N113°33′W / 29.000°N 113.550°W / 29.000; -113.550 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
29°0′N113°8′W / 29.000°N 113.133°W / 29.000; -113.133 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Isla Ángel de la Guarda (southernmost tip, for about 2 km (1.2 mi))
29°0′N113°7′W / 29.000°N 113.117°W / 29.000; -113.117 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
29°0′N112°30′W / 29.000°N 112.500°W / 29.000; -112.500 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Tiburón Island and the mainland - Sonora: passing just south of Hermosillo, Chihuahua
29°0′N103°17′W / 29.000°N 103.283°W / 29.000; -103.283 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Texas - for about 17 km (11 mi)
29°0′N103°7′W / 29.000°N 103.117°W / 29.000; -103.117 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Coahuila
29°0′N100°39′W / 29.000°N 100.650°W / 29.000; -100.650 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Texas
29°0′N95°13′W / 29.000°N 95.217°W / 29.000; -95.217 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
29°0′N89°22′W / 29.000°N 89.367°W / 29.000; -89.367 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
29°0′N89°9′W / 29.000°N 89.150°W / 29.000; -89.150 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
29°0′N82°46′W / 29.000°N 82.767°W / 29.000; -82.767 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Florida
29°0′N80°52′W / 29.000°N 80.867°W / 29.000; -80.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the island of La Palma (at 28°51′N17°54′W / 28.850°N 17.900°W / 28.850; -17.900 (La Palma) ), Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
29°0′N13°49′W / 29.000°N 13.817°W / 29.000; -13.817 (Spain) Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Island of Lanzarote
29°0′N13°29′W / 29.000°N 13.483°W / 29.000; -13.483 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
29°0′N10°33′W / 29.000°N 10.550°W / 29.000; -10.550 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
29°0′N8°14′W / 29.000°N 8.233°W / 29.000; -8.233 (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.