25th parallel north
Circle of latitude
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The 25th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 25 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
The northernmost section of the border between Mauritania and Mali is defined by the parallel.[1]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 42 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 35 minutes during the winter solstice.[2]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 25° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 25°0′N 0°0′E / 25.000°N 0.000°E / 25.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Algeria 25°0′N 10°2′E / 25.000°N 10.033°E / 25.000; 10.033 (Libya) Libya 25°0′N 25°0′E / 25.000°N 25.000°E / 25.000; 25.000 (Egypt) Egypt 25°0′N 34°57′E / 25.000°N 34.950°E / 25.000; 34.950 (Red Sea) Red Sea 25°0′N 37°17′E / 25.000°N 37.283°E / 25.000; 37.283 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 25°0′N 50°38′E / 25.000°N 50.633°E / 25.000; 50.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain 25°0′N 50°48′E / 25.000°N 50.800°E / 25.000; 50.800 (Qatar) Qatar 25°0′N 51°38′E / 25.000°N 51.633°E / 25.000; 51.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 25°0′N 55°3′E / 25.000°N 55.050°E / 25.000; 55.050 (United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates 25°0′N 56°22′E / 25.000°N 56.367°E / 25.000; 56.367 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 25°0′N 66°42′E / 25.000°N 66.700°E / 25.000; 66.700 (Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan - for about 16 km
Sindh - passing just north of Karachi25°0′N 70°55′E / 25.000°N 70.917°E / 25.000; 70.917 (India) India Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal25°0′N 88°24′E / 25.000°N 88.400°E / 25.000; 88.400 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh 25°0′N 92°25′E / 25.000°N 92.417°E / 25.000; 92.417 (India) India Assam
Manipur25°0′N 94°43′E / 25.000°N 94.717°E / 25.000; 94.717 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 25°0′N 97°43′E / 25.000°N 97.717°E / 25.000; 97.717 (China) People's Republic of China Yunnan - passing just to the south of Kunming
Guizhou
Guangxi
Hunan
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian25°0′N 118°59′E / 25.000°N 118.983°E / 25.000; 118.983 (South China Sea) South China Sea Taiwan Strait 25°0′N 121°1′E / 25.000°N 121.017°E / 25.000; 121.017 (Taiwan) Republic of China (Taiwan) Island of Taiwan (so claimed by People's Republic of China) - passing just south of Taipei 25°0′N 121°59′E / 25.000°N 121.983°E / 25.000; 121.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Miyako-jima, Japan
Passing just north of Iwo Jima, Japan25°0′N 168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (USA) United States Passing through the islet of Little Rock, Gardner Pinnacles, Hawaii 25°0′N 168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 25°0′N 112°12′W / 25.000°N 112.200°W / 25.000; -112.200 (Mexico) Mexico Isla Magdalena
Baja California Sur mainland
Isla San José25°0′N 110°34′W / 25.000°N 110.567°W / 25.000; -110.567 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California 25°0′N 108°13′W / 25.000°N 108.217°W / 25.000; -108.217 (Mexico) Mexico Isla Altamura
Isla Talchichitle
Sinaloa
Durango
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas25°0′N 97°32′W / 25.000°N 97.533°W / 25.000; -97.533 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 25°0′N 80°32′W / 25.000°N 80.533°W / 25.000; -80.533 (United States) United States Island of Key Largo, Florida 25°0′N 80°31′W / 25.000°N 80.517°W / 25.000; -80.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Straits of Florida 25°0′N 78°10′W / 25.000°N 78.167°W / 25.000; -78.167 (Bahamas) Bahamas Island of Andros 25°0′N 77°57′W / 25.000°N 77.950°W / 25.000; -77.950 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 25°0′N 77°33′W / 25.000°N 77.550°W / 25.000; -77.550 (Bahamas) Bahamas Island of New Providence - passing just south of Nassau 25°0′N 77°20′W / 25.000°N 77.333°W / 25.000; -77.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 25°0′N 76°9′W / 25.000°N 76.150°W / 25.000; -76.150 (Bahamas) Bahamas Island of Eleuthera 25°0′N 76°8′W / 25.000°N 76.133°W / 25.000; -76.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 25°0′N 14°50′W / 25.000°N 14.833°W / 25.000; -14.833 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic 25°0′N 12°0′W / 25.000°N 12.000°W / 25.000; -12.000 (Mauritania) Mauritania 25°0′N 6°34′W / 25.000°N 6.567°W / 25.000; -6.567 (Mauritania / Mali border) Mauritania / Mali border 25°0′N 4°49′W / 25.000°N 4.817°W / 25.000; -4.817 (Algeria) Algeria
See also
- 24th parallel north
- 25th Parallel, a local lifestyle magazine from Florida
- 26th parallel north
References
- ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 406–415.
- ^ "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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