35th parallel north

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The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the tripoint of ArizonaCaliforniaNevada.

At this northern latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes on its summer solstice (in June) and for 9 hours, 48 minutes on its winter solstice (in December). [1]

This parallel is sometimes used to define the northern boundary of the subtropics.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
35°0′N0°0′E / 35.000°N 0.000°E / 35.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
35°0′N8°19′E / 35.000°N 8.317°E / 35.000; 8.317 (Tunisia) Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
35°0′N10°58′E / 35.000°N 10.967°E / 35.000; 10.967 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N24°45′E / 35.000°N 24.750°E / 35.000; 24.750 (Greece) Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Island of Crete
35°0′N25°34′E / 35.000°N 25.567°E / 35.000; 25.567 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N32°18′E / 35.000°N 32.300°E / 35.000; 32.300 (Cyprus) Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Including, for a short distance, the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
35°0′N33°43′E / 35.000°N 33.717°E / 35.000; 33.717 (Dhekelia) Dhekelia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sovereign Base Area (not part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus)
35°0′N33°51′E / 35.000°N 33.850°E / 35.000; 33.850 (Cyprus) Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
35°0′N34°4′E / 35.000°N 34.067°E / 35.000; 34.067 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N35°54′E / 35.000°N 35.900°E / 35.000; 35.900 (Syria) Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
35°0′N41°14′E / 35.000°N 41.233°E / 35.000; 41.233 (Iraq) Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
35°0′N45°53′E / 35.000°N 45.883°E / 35.000; 45.883 (Iran) Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Passing through Saveh
35°0′N61°7′E / 35.000°N 61.117°E / 35.000; 61.117 (Afghanistan) Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
35°0′N71°31′E / 35.000°N 71.517°E / 35.000; 71.517 (Pakistan) Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Azad Kashmir – claimed by Flag of India.svg  India
Gilgit-Baltistan – claimed by Flag of India.svg  India
35°0′N77°1′E / 35.000°N 77.017°E / 35.000; 77.017 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Ladakh – claimed by Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
35°0′N78°7′E / 35.000°N 78.117°E / 35.000; 78.117 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between Flag of India.svg  India and Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
35°0′N80°11′E / 35.000°N 80.183°E / 35.000; 80.183 (China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Tibet
Qinghai
Gansu
Shaanxi
Gansu
Shaanxi
Shanxi
Henan
Shandong
Jiangsu
35°0′N119°12′E / 35.000°N 119.200°E / 35.000; 119.200 (Yellow Sea) Yellow Sea
35°0′N126°6′E / 35.000°N 126.100°E / 35.000; 126.100 (South Korea) Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea South Jeolla Province
South Gyeongsang Province
passing just south of Busan
35°0′N128°50′E / 35.000°N 128.833°E / 35.000; 128.833 (Sea of Japan) Sea of Japan
35°0′N132°12′E / 35.000°N 132.200°E / 35.000; 132.200 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Honshu:
Shimane Prefecture
Hiroshima Prefecture
Okayama Prefecture
Hyōgo Prefecture
Osaka Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture – passing through central Kyoto city
Shiga Prefecture – passing through central Ōtsu city
Mie Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture – passing just north of Shizuoka city
35°0′N139°6′E / 35.000°N 139.100°E / 35.000; 139.100 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Sagami Bay
35°0′N139°51′E / 35.000°N 139.850°E / 35.000; 139.850 (Japan) Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Island of Honshu:
Chiba Prefecture – the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula
35°0′N139°59′E / 35.000°N 139.983°E / 35.000; 139.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
35°0′N120°38′W / 35.000°N 120.633°W / 35.000; -120.633 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States
In the United States the 35th parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, part of the southern border of North Carolina, and the northern borders of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. 35th parallel US.svg
In the United States the 35th parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, part of the southern border of North Carolina, and the northern borders of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
California – passing just north of Santa Maria
ArizonaCaliforniaNevada tripoint
Arizona
New Mexico – passing just south of Albuquerque
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee / Mississippi border
Tennessee / Alabama border
Tennessee / Georgia border - passing through the Memphis and Chattanooga metropolitan areas
North Carolina / Georgia border
South Carolina
North Carolina – passing through Fayetteville
35°0′N76°8′W / 35.000°N 76.133°W / 35.000; -76.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
35°0′N6°15′W / 35.000°N 6.250°W / 35.000; -6.250 (Morocco) Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Passing through Ksar el-Kebir
35°0′N2°8′W / 35.000°N 2.133°W / 35.000; -2.133 (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.