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10th parallel north

The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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10th parallel north
The 10th parallel north defines part of the border between Sierra Leone and Guinea.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 43 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 33 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 103.44 degrees and 56.56 degrees on 21 December.

A section of the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel.

The Ten Degree Channel in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.

Around the world edit

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
10°0′N 0°0′E / 10.000°N 0.000°E / 10.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   Ghana
10°0′N 0°21′E / 10.000°N 0.350°E / 10.000; 0.350 (Togo)   Togo
10°0′N 1°21′E / 10.000°N 1.350°E / 10.000; 1.350 (Benin)   Benin
10°0′N 3°37′E / 10.000°N 3.617°E / 10.000; 3.617 (Nigeria)   Nigeria
10°0′N 13°15′E / 10.000°N 13.250°E / 10.000; 13.250 (Cameroon)   Cameroon
10°0′N 14°17′E / 10.000°N 14.283°E / 10.000; 14.283 (Chad)   Chad
10°0′N 14°32′E / 10.000°N 14.533°E / 10.000; 14.533 (Cameroon)   Cameroon
10°0′N 15°41′E / 10.000°N 15.683°E / 10.000; 15.683 (Chad)   Chad
10°0′N 21°23′E / 10.000°N 21.383°E / 10.000; 21.383 (Central African Republic)   Central African Republic
10°0′N 23°36′E / 10.000°N 23.600°E / 10.000; 23.600 (Sudan)   Sudan
10°0′N 25°0′E / 10.000°N 25.000°E / 10.000; 25.000 (South Sudan)   South Sudan
10°0′N 26°7′E / 10.000°N 26.117°E / 10.000; 26.117 (Sudan)   Sudan
10°0′N 27°50′E / 10.000°N 27.833°E / 10.000; 27.833 (Abyei) Abyei Area controlled by   Sudan, and claimed by   South Sudan
10°0′N 29°0′E / 10.000°N 29.000°E / 10.000; 29.000 (Sudan)   Sudan
10°0′N 29°32′E / 10.000°N 29.533°E / 10.000; 29.533 (South Sudan)   South Sudan
10°0′N 30°28′E / 10.000°N 30.467°E / 10.000; 30.467 (Sudan)   Sudan
10°0′N 31°30′E / 10.000°N 31.500°E / 10.000; 31.500 (South Sudan)   South Sudan
10°0′N 34°0′E / 10.000°N 34.000°E / 10.000; 34.000 (Sudan)   Sudan
10°0′N 34°13′E / 10.000°N 34.217°E / 10.000; 34.217 (Ethiopia)   Ethiopia
10°0′N 43°3′E / 10.000°N 43.050°E / 10.000; 43.050 (Somalia)   Somalia Passing through Somaliland
10°0′N 50°54′E / 10.000°N 50.900°E / 10.000; 50.900 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
Passing just south of the island of Kalpeni,   India
Laccadive Sea
10°0′N 76°13′E / 10.000°N 76.217°E / 10.000; 76.217 (India)   India Kerala — passing through Kochi
Tamil Nadu
10°0′N 79°13′E / 10.000°N 79.217°E / 10.000; 79.217 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Ten Degree Channel (between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,   India)
Andaman Sea
10°0′N 98°10′E / 10.000°N 98.167°E / 10.000; 98.167 (Myanmar)   Myanmar (Burma) Island of Zadetkyi Kyun in the Mergui Archipelago
10°0′N 98°15′E / 10.000°N 98.250°E / 10.000; 98.250 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
10°0′N 98°32′E / 10.000°N 98.533°E / 10.000; 98.533 (Myanmar)   Myanmar (Burma) The southernmost tip of the Burmese mainland
10°0′N 98°35′E / 10.000°N 98.583°E / 10.000; 98.583 (Thailand)   Thailand Ranong and Chumphon provinces
10°0′N 99°9′E / 10.000°N 99.150°E / 10.000; 99.150 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand Passing just south of the island of Ko Tao,   Thailand
Passing just south of the island of Phú Quốc,   Vietnam
10°0′N 105°5′E / 10.000°N 105.083°E / 10.000; 105.083 (Vietnam)   Vietnam
10°0′N 106°39′E / 10.000°N 106.650°E / 10.000; 106.650 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands
10°0′N 118°38′E / 10.000°N 118.633°E / 10.000; 118.633 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Palawan
10°0′N 119°0′E / 10.000°N 119.000°E / 10.000; 119.000 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea
10°0′N 122°42′E / 10.000°N 122.700°E / 10.000; 122.700 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Negros
10°0′N 123°13′E / 10.000°N 123.217°E / 10.000; 123.217 (Tañon Strait) Tañon Strait
10°0′N 123°14′E / 10.000°N 123.233°E / 10.000; 123.233 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Cebu
10°0′N 123°37′E / 10.000°N 123.617°E / 10.000; 123.617 (Cebu Strait) Cebu Strait
10°0′N 124°3′E / 10.000°N 124.050°E / 10.000; 124.050 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Bohol
10°0′N 124°34′E / 10.000°N 124.567°E / 10.000; 124.567 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Passing just south of the island of Leyte,   Philippines
10°0′N 125°12′E / 10.000°N 125.200°E / 10.000; 125.200 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Panaon
10°0′N 125°17′E / 10.000°N 125.283°E / 10.000; 125.283 (Surigao Strait) Surigao Strait
10°0′N 125°30′E / 10.000°N 125.500°E / 10.000; 125.500 (Philippines)   Philippines Islands of Sibanac and Dinagat
10°0′N 125°40′E / 10.000°N 125.667°E / 10.000; 125.667 (Dinagat Sound) Dinagat Sound
10°0′N 126°2′E / 10.000°N 126.033°E / 10.000; 126.033 (Philippines)   Philippines Island of Siargao
10°0′N 126°5′E / 10.000°N 126.083°E / 10.000; 126.083 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
10°0′N 139°37′E / 10.000°N 139.617°E / 10.000; 139.617 (Federated States of Micronesia)   Federated States of Micronesia Passing through Ulithi Atoll
10°0′N 139°48′E / 10.000°N 139.800°E / 10.000; 139.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Ujelang Atoll,   Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Wotho Atoll,   Marshall Islands
10°0′N 169°1′E / 10.000°N 169.017°E / 10.000; 169.017 (Marshall Islands)   Marshall Islands Passing through Likiep Atoll
10°0′N 169°7′E / 10.000°N 169.117°E / 10.000; 169.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
10°0′N 85°43′W / 10.000°N 85.717°W / 10.000; -85.717 (Costa Rica)   Costa Rica Passing through the Gulf of Nicoya
Passing just north of San José
10°0′N 83°2′W / 10.000°N 83.033°W / 10.000; -83.033 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
10°0′N 75°34′W / 10.000°N 75.567°W / 10.000; -75.567 (Colombia)   Colombia
10°0′N 72°58′W / 10.000°N 72.967°W / 10.000; -72.967 (Venezuela)   Venezuela Passing through Lake Maracaibo
10°0′N 62°8′W / 10.000°N 62.133°W / 10.000; -62.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Trinidad,   Trinidad and Tobago
10°0′N 14°2′W / 10.000°N 14.033°W / 10.000; -14.033 (Guinea)   Guinea
10°0′N 11°53′W / 10.000°N 11.883°W / 10.000; -11.883 (Guinea / Sierra Leone border)   Guinea /   Sierra Leone border
10°0′N 11°12′W / 10.000°N 11.200°W / 10.000; -11.200 (Guinea)   Guinea
10°0′N 8°8′W / 10.000°N 8.133°W / 10.000; -8.133 (Côte d'Ivoire)   Ivory Coast
10°0′N 4°59′W / 10.000°N 4.983°W / 10.000; -4.983 (Burkina Faso)   Burkina Faso
10°0′N 2°46′W / 10.000°N 2.767°W / 10.000; -2.767 (Ghana)   Ghana

Popular culture edit

In the end of part two of the Spanish television heist crime drama series La casa de papel, a point near Palawan island, Philippines, with the coordinates of 10th parallel north and 118,5º, was the meeting point of El Professor and Raquel one year after the heist.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 10 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes10 0 N 0 0 E 10 000 N 0 000 E 10 000 0 000 Prime Meridian nbsp Ghana10 0 N 0 21 E 10 000 N 0 350 E 10 000 0 350 Togo nbsp Togo10 0 N 1 21 E 10 000 N 1 350 E 10 000 1 350 Benin nbsp Benin10 0 N 3 37 E 10 000 N 3 617 E 10 000 3 617 Nigeria nbsp Nigeria10 0 N 13 15 E 10 000 N 13 250 E 10 000 13 250 Cameroon nbsp Cameroon10 0 N 14 17 E 10 000 N 14 283 E 10 000 14 283 Chad nbsp Chad10 0 N 14 32 E 10 000 N 14 533 E 10 000 14 533 Cameroon nbsp Cameroon10 0 N 15 41 E 10 000 N 15 683 E 10 000 15 683 Chad nbsp Chad10 0 N 21 23 E 10 000 N 21 383 E 10 000 21 383 Central African Republic nbsp Central African Republic10 0 N 23 36 E 10 000 N 23 600 E 10 000 23 600 Sudan nbsp Sudan10 0 N 25 0 E 10 000 N 25 000 E 10 000 25 000 South Sudan nbsp South Sudan10 0 N 26 7 E 10 000 N 26 117 E 10 000 26 117 Sudan nbsp Sudan10 0 N 27 50 E 10 000 N 27 833 E 10 000 27 833 Abyei Abyei Area controlled by nbsp Sudan and claimed by nbsp South Sudan10 0 N 29 0 E 10 000 N 29 000 E 10 000 29 000 Sudan nbsp Sudan10 0 N 29 32 E 10 000 N 29 533 E 10 000 29 533 South Sudan nbsp South Sudan10 0 N 30 28 E 10 000 N 30 467 E 10 000 30 467 Sudan nbsp Sudan10 0 N 31 30 E 10 000 N 31 500 E 10 000 31 500 South Sudan nbsp South Sudan10 0 N 34 0 E 10 000 N 34 000 E 10 000 34 000 Sudan nbsp Sudan10 0 N 34 13 E 10 000 N 34 217 E 10 000 34 217 Ethiopia nbsp Ethiopia10 0 N 43 3 E 10 000 N 43 050 E 10 000 43 050 Somalia nbsp Somalia Passing through Somaliland10 0 N 50 54 E 10 000 N 50 900 E 10 000 50 900 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Passing just south of the island of Kalpeni nbsp India Laccadive Sea10 0 N 76 13 E 10 000 N 76 217 E 10 000 76 217 India nbsp India Kerala passing through Kochi Tamil Nadu10 0 N 79 13 E 10 000 N 79 217 E 10 000 79 217 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Ten Degree Channel between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands nbsp India Andaman Sea10 0 N 98 10 E 10 000 N 98 167 E 10 000 98 167 Myanmar nbsp Myanmar Burma Island of Zadetkyi Kyun in the Mergui Archipelago10 0 N 98 15 E 10 000 N 98 250 E 10 000 98 250 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Andaman Sea10 0 N 98 32 E 10 000 N 98 533 E 10 000 98 533 Myanmar nbsp Myanmar Burma The southernmost tip of the Burmese mainland10 0 N 98 35 E 10 000 N 98 583 E 10 000 98 583 Thailand nbsp Thailand Ranong and Chumphon provinces10 0 N 99 9 E 10 000 N 99 150 E 10 000 99 150 Gulf of Thailand Gulf of Thailand Passing just south of the island of Ko Tao nbsp Thailand Passing just south of the island of Phu Quốc nbsp Vietnam10 0 N 105 5 E 10 000 N 105 083 E 10 000 105 083 Vietnam nbsp Vietnam10 0 N 106 39 E 10 000 N 106 650 E 10 000 106 650 South China Sea South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands10 0 N 118 38 E 10 000 N 118 633 E 10 000 118 633 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Palawan10 0 N 119 0 E 10 000 N 119 000 E 10 000 119 000 Sulu Sea Sulu Sea10 0 N 122 42 E 10 000 N 122 700 E 10 000 122 700 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Negros10 0 N 123 13 E 10 000 N 123 217 E 10 000 123 217 Tanon Strait Tanon Strait10 0 N 123 14 E 10 000 N 123 233 E 10 000 123 233 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Cebu10 0 N 123 37 E 10 000 N 123 617 E 10 000 123 617 Cebu Strait Cebu Strait10 0 N 124 3 E 10 000 N 124 050 E 10 000 124 050 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Bohol10 0 N 124 34 E 10 000 N 124 567 E 10 000 124 567 Bohol Sea Bohol Sea Passing just south of the island of Leyte nbsp Philippines10 0 N 125 12 E 10 000 N 125 200 E 10 000 125 200 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Panaon10 0 N 125 17 E 10 000 N 125 283 E 10 000 125 283 Surigao Strait Surigao Strait10 0 N 125 30 E 10 000 N 125 500 E 10 000 125 500 Philippines nbsp Philippines Islands of Sibanac and Dinagat10 0 N 125 40 E 10 000 N 125 667 E 10 000 125 667 Dinagat Sound Dinagat Sound10 0 N 126 2 E 10 000 N 126 033 E 10 000 126 033 Philippines nbsp Philippines Island of Siargao10 0 N 126 5 E 10 000 N 126 083 E 10 000 126 083 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean10 0 N 139 37 E 10 000 N 139 617 E 10 000 139 617 Federated States of Micronesia nbsp Federated States of Micronesia Passing through Ulithi Atoll10 0 N 139 48 E 10 000 N 139 800 E 10 000 139 800 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Ujelang Atoll nbsp Marshall Islands Passing just south of Wotho Atoll nbsp Marshall Islands10 0 N 169 1 E 10 000 N 169 017 E 10 000 169 017 Marshall Islands nbsp Marshall Islands Passing through Likiep Atoll10 0 N 169 7 E 10 000 N 169 117 E 10 000 169 117 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean10 0 N 85 43 W 10 000 N 85 717 W 10 000 85 717 Costa Rica nbsp Costa Rica Passing through the Gulf of Nicoya Passing just north of San Jose10 0 N 83 2 W 10 000 N 83 033 W 10 000 83 033 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea10 0 N 75 34 W 10 000 N 75 567 W 10 000 75 567 Colombia nbsp Colombia10 0 N 72 58 W 10 000 N 72 967 W 10 000 72 967 Venezuela nbsp Venezuela Passing through Lake Maracaibo10 0 N 62 8 W 10 000 N 62 133 W 10 000 62 133 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Trinidad nbsp Trinidad and Tobago10 0 N 14 2 W 10 000 N 14 033 W 10 000 14 033 Guinea nbsp Guinea10 0 N 11 53 W 10 000 N 11 883 W 10 000 11 883 Guinea Sierra Leone border nbsp Guinea nbsp Sierra Leone border10 0 N 11 12 W 10 000 N 11 200 W 10 000 11 200 Guinea nbsp Guinea10 0 N 8 8 W 10 000 N 8 133 W 10 000 8 133 Cote d Ivoire nbsp Ivory Coast10 0 N 4 59 W 10 000 N 4 983 W 10 000 4 983 Burkina Faso nbsp Burkina Faso10 0 N 2 46 W 10 000 N 2 767 W 10 000 2 767 Ghana nbsp GhanaPopular culture editIn the end of part two of the Spanish television heist crime drama series La casa de papel a point near Palawan island Philippines with the coordinates of 10th parallel north and 118 5º was the meeting point of El Professor and Raquel one year after the heist See also edit9th parallel north 11th parallel northReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 10th parallel north amp oldid 1019611033, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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