19th parallel north

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The 19th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 19 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 17 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 59 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 19° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
19°0′N0°0′E / 19.000°N 0.000°E / 19.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
19°0′N3°16′E / 19.000°N 3.267°E / 19.000; 3.267 (Algeria) Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
19°0′N3°32′E / 19.000°N 3.533°E / 19.000; 3.533 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
19°0′N4°14′E / 19.000°N 4.233°E / 19.000; 4.233 (Niger) Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
19°0′N15°38′E / 19.000°N 15.633°E / 19.000; 15.633 (Chad) Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
19°0′N24°0′E / 19.000°N 24.000°E / 19.000; 24.000 (Sudan) Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
19°0′N37°24′E / 19.000°N 37.400°E / 19.000; 37.400 (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea
19°0′N41°9′E / 19.000°N 41.150°E / 19.000; 41.150 (Saudi Arabia) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia The parallel touches on the northernmost point of Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen at the border with Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
19°0′N52°0′E / 19.000°N 52.000°E / 19.000; 52.000 (Oman) Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
19°0′N57°50′E / 19.000°N 57.833°E / 19.000; 57.833 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
19°0′N72°49′E / 19.000°N 72.817°E / 19.000; 72.817 (India) Flag of India.svg  India Maharashtra - passing through Mumbai
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh
Orissa
19°0′N84°43′E / 19.000°N 84.717°E / 19.000; 84.717 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
19°0′N93°43′E / 19.000°N 93.717°E / 19.000; 93.717 (Myanmar) Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar (Burma)
19°0′N97°44′E / 19.000°N 97.733°E / 19.000; 97.733 (Thailand) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
19°0′N101°19′E / 19.000°N 101.317°E / 19.000; 101.317 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
19°0′N104°26′E / 19.000°N 104.433°E / 19.000; 104.433 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam For about 5 km
19°0′N104°29′E / 19.000°N 104.483°E / 19.000; 104.483 (Laos) Flag of Laos.svg  Laos For about 2 km
19°0′N104°30′E / 19.000°N 104.500°E / 19.000; 104.500 (Vietnam) Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
19°0′N105°37′E / 19.000°N 105.617°E / 19.000; 105.617 (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea
19°0′N108°39′E / 19.000°N 108.650°E / 19.000; 108.650 (People's Republic of China) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Island of Hainan
19°0′N110°31′E / 19.000°N 110.517°E / 19.000; 110.517 (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Passing between Dalupiri Island and Fuga Island, Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines, South China Sea
19°0′N121°54′E / 19.000°N 121.900°E / 19.000; 121.900 (Philippines) Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Camiguin Island
19°0′N121°57′E / 19.000°N 121.950°E / 19.000; 121.950 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing just north of Agrihan island, Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean
Passing just south of Wake Island, Flag of the United States (DoS ECA Color Standard).svg  United States Minor Outlying Islands
19°0′N155°47′W / 19.000°N 155.783°W / 19.000; -155.783 (United States) Flag of the United States.svg  United States Hawaii island, Hawaii
19°0′N155°35′W / 19.000°N 155.583°W / 19.000; -155.583 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
19°0′N112°4′W / 19.000°N 112.067°W / 19.000; -112.067 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands
19°0′N112°3′W / 19.000°N 112.050°W / 19.000; -112.050 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands, Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
19°0′N104°17′W / 19.000°N 104.283°W / 19.000; -104.283 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
19°0′N95°58′W / 19.000°N 95.967°W / 19.000; -95.967 (Gulf of Mexico) Atlantic Ocean Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico
19°0′N91°11′W / 19.000°N 91.183°W / 19.000; -91.183 (Mexico) Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Yucatán Peninsula
19°0′N87°36′W / 19.000°N 87.600°W / 19.000; -87.600 (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
Passing just north of Gonâve Island, Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
19°0′N72°45′W / 19.000°N 72.750°W / 19.000; -72.750 (Haiti) Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
19°0′N70°40′W / 19.000°N 70.667°W / 19.000; -70.667 (Dominican Republic) Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
19°0′N68°52′W / 19.000°N 68.867°W / 19.000; -68.867 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Anegada island, Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands
19°0′N16°13′W / 19.000°N 16.217°W / 19.000; -16.217 (Mauritania) Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
19°0′N5°53′W / 19.000°N 5.883°W / 19.000; -5.883 (Mali) Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

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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.