21st parallel north
Circle of latitude
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The 21st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 21 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.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 51 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 21° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 21°0′N 0°0′E / 21.000°N 0.000°E / 21.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Mali
21°0′N 1°11′E / 21.000°N 1.183°E / 21.000; 1.183 (Algeria) Algeria
21°0′N 7°42′E / 21.000°N 7.700°E / 21.000; 7.700 (Niger) Niger
21°0′N 15°36′E / 21.000°N 15.600°E / 21.000; 15.600 (Chad) Chad
21°0′N 21°5′E / 21.000°N 21.083°E / 21.000; 21.083 (Libya) Libya
21°0′N 25°0′E / 21.000°N 25.000°E / 21.000; 25.000 (Sudan) Sudan
21°0′N 37°7′E / 21.000°N 37.117°E / 21.000; 37.117 (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea 21°0′N 39°17′E / 21.000°N 39.283°E / 21.000; 39.283 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
21°0′N 55°20′E / 21.000°N 55.333°E / 21.000; 55.333 (Oman) Oman
21°0′N 58°48′E / 21.000°N 58.800°E / 21.000; 58.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 21°0′N 70°14′E / 21.000°N 70.233°E / 21.000; 70.233 (India) India
Gujarat - Kathiawar peninsula 21°0′N 71°40′E / 21.000°N 71.667°E / 21.000; 71.667 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Khambhat 21°0′N 72°44′E / 21.000°N 72.733°E / 21.000; 72.733 (India) India
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Orissa21°0′N 86°53′E / 21.000°N 86.883°E / 21.000; 86.883 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 21°0′N 92°11′E / 21.000°N 92.183°E / 21.000; 92.183 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh
21°0′N 92°16′E / 21.000°N 92.267°E / 21.000; 92.267 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
21°0′N 100°33′E / 21.000°N 100.550°E / 21.000; 100.550 (Laos) Laos
21°0′N 103°4′E / 21.000°N 103.067°E / 21.000; 103.067 (Vietnam) Vietnam
Mainland and some islands; passing through Hanoi 21°0′N 107°50′E / 21.000°N 107.833°E / 21.000; 107.833 (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tonkin - passing just south of Weizhou Island, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
21°0′N 109°41′E / 21.000°N 109.683°E / 21.000; 109.683 (China) People's Republic of China
Guangdong (Leizhou Peninsula and Donghai Island) 21°0′N 110°31′E / 21.000°N 110.517°E / 21.000; 110.517 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just south of Mavudis island, Philippines
21°0′N 121°56′E / 21.000°N 121.933°E / 21.000; 121.933 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between Molokai and Lanai islands, Hawaii, United States
21°0′N 156°40′W / 21.000°N 156.667°W / 21.000; -156.667 (United States) United States
Island of Maui, Hawaii 21°0′N 156°33′W / 21.000°N 156.550°W / 21.000; -156.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 21°0′N 105°20′W / 21.000°N 105.333°W / 21.000; -105.333 (Mexico) Mexico
passing just south of León, Guanajuato 21°0′N 97°19′W / 21.000°N 97.317°W / 21.000; -97.317 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Bay of Campeche 21°0′N 90°20′W / 21.000°N 90.333°W / 21.000; -90.333 (Mexico) Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula - passing through Mérida 21°0′N 86°49′W / 21.000°N 86.817°W / 21.000; -86.817 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 21°0′N 79°13′W / 21.000°N 79.217°W / 21.000; -79.217 (Cuba) Cuba
Doce Leguas Cays 21°0′N 79°10′W / 21.000°N 79.167°W / 21.000; -79.167 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 21°0′N 78°26′W / 21.000°N 78.433°W / 21.000; -78.433 (Cuba) Cuba
21°0′N 75°34′W / 21.000°N 75.567°W / 21.000; -75.567 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 21°0′N 73°42′W / 21.000°N 73.700°W / 21.000; -73.700 (Bahamas) Bahamas
Great Inagua island 21°0′N 73°8′W / 21.000°N 73.133°W / 21.000; -73.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing to the south of the southernmost cays of the Turks and Caicos Islands
21°0′N 17°3′W / 21.000°N 17.050°W / 21.000; -17.050 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco - Ras Nouadhibou peninsula
21°0′N 17°2′W / 21.000°N 17.033°W / 21.000; -17.033 (Mauritania) Mauritania
Ras Nouadhibou peninsula 21°0′N 17°0′W / 21.000°N 17.000°W / 21.000; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 21°0′N 16°50′W / 21.000°N 16.833°W / 21.000; -16.833 (Mauritania) Mauritania
21°0′N 6°6′W / 21.000°N 6.100°W / 21.000; -6.100 (Mali) Mali
See also
References
- ^ "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.
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