30th parallel north

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30th parallel north

The 30th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole and crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The parallel is used in some contexts to delineate Europe or what is associated with the continent of Europe as a southernmost limit, e.g. to qualify for membership of the European Broadcasting Union.

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It is the approximate southern border of the horse latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that much of the land area touching the 30th parallel is arid or semi-arid. If there is a source of wind from a body of water the area would more likely be humid subtropical.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice, and the nighttime duration lasts 9 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 13 hours, 47 minutes during the winter solstice. [1] On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 83.44 degrees and 36.56 degrees on 21 December.[ citation needed ]

At this latitude:

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° north passes through:

CoordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
30°0′N0°0′E / 30.000°N 0.000°E / 30.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
30°0′N9°28′E / 30.000°N 9.467°E / 30.000; 9.467 (Libya) Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
30°0′N24°56′E / 30.000°N 24.933°E / 30.000; 24.933 (Egypt) Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Passing just south of Cairo
30°0′N34°32′E / 30.000°N 34.533°E / 30.000; 34.533 (Israel) Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Passing just north of Kibbutz Lotan
30°0′N35°11′E / 30.000°N 35.183°E / 30.000; 35.183 (Jordan) Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
30°0′N38°0′E / 30.000°N 38.000°E / 30.000; 38.000 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Passing through Sakakah
30°0′N43°38′E / 30.000°N 43.633°E / 30.000; 43.633 (Iraq) Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
30°0′N47°9′E / 30.000°N 47.150°E / 30.000; 47.150 (Kuwait) Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Mainland and Warbah Island
30°0′N48°9′E / 30.000°N 48.150°E / 30.000; 48.150 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
30°0′N48°16′E / 30.000°N 48.267°E / 30.000; 48.267 (Iraq) Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
30°0′N48°27′E / 30.000°N 48.450°E / 30.000; 48.450 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
30°0′N48°40′E / 30.000°N 48.667°E / 30.000; 48.667 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
30°0′N49°33′E / 30.000°N 49.550°E / 30.000; 49.550 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran For about 2 km
30°0′N49°34′E / 30.000°N 49.567°E / 30.000; 49.567 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
30°0′N50°9′E / 30.000°N 50.150°E / 30.000; 50.150 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
30°0′N61°0′E / 30.000°N 61.000°E / 30.000; 61.000 (Afghanistan) Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
30°0′N66°19′E / 30.000°N 66.317°E / 30.000; 66.317 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Balochistan
Punjab
30°0′N73°33′E / 30.000°N 73.550°E / 30.000; 73.550 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan
Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
30°0′N80°43′E / 30.000°N 80.717°E / 30.000; 80.717 (Nepal) Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
30°0′N82°30′E / 30.000°N 82.500°E / 30.000; 82.500 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
Sichuan
Chongqing
Hubei
Hunan
Hubei
Anhui
Jiangxi
Anhui
Zhejiang — passing through Shaoxing
30°0′N121°38′E / 30.000°N 121.633°E / 30.000; 121.633 (East China Sea) East China Sea Hangzhou Bay
30°0′N121°50′E / 30.000°N 121.833°E / 30.000; 121.833 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Zhejiang (islands of Jintang, Zhoushan and Mount Putuo)
30°0′N122°24′E / 30.000°N 122.400°E / 30.000; 122.400 (East China Sea) East China Sea Hangzhou Bay
30°0′N129°55′E / 30.000°N 129.917°E / 30.000; 129.917 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Kuchinoshima
30°0′N129°55′E / 30.000°N 129.917°E / 30.000; 129.917 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
30°0′N115°48′W / 30.000°N 115.800°W / 30.000; -115.800 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Baja California
30°0′N114°32′W / 30.000°N 114.533°W / 30.000; -114.533 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
30°0′N112°44′W / 30.000°N 112.733°W / 30.000; -112.733 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Sonora
Chihuahua
30°0′N104°41′W / 30.000°N 104.683°W / 30.000; -104.683 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Texas — passes through Houston as well as through the George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Louisiana — passes through New Orleans [2]
30°0′N89°27′W / 30.000°N 89.450°W / 30.000; -89.450 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
30°0′N88°50′W / 30.000°N 88.833°W / 30.000; -88.833 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisiana - Chandeleur Islands
30°0′N88°50′W / 30.000°N 88.833°W / 30.000; -88.833 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
30°0′N85°30′W / 30.000°N 85.500°W / 30.000; -85.500 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida
30°0′N84°22′W / 30.000°N 84.367°W / 30.000; -84.367 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Apalachee Bay
30°0′N83°51′W / 30.000°N 83.850°W / 30.000; -83.850 (United States) Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Florida — passes just north of St. Augustine
30°0′N81°19′W / 30.000°N 81.317°W / 30.000; -81.317 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
30°0′N16°02′W / 30.000°N 16.033°W / 30.000; -16.033 (Atlantic Ocean) Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Passes just south of the Savage Islands
30°0′N9°43′W / 30.000°N 9.717°W / 30.000; -9.717 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
30°0′N5°8′W / 30.000°N 5.133°W / 30.000; -5.133 (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.
  2. "Google Maps".