It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019.[2]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice. The sun is at 40.17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87.83 degrees in the sky during the summer solstice.[3]
Around the worldedit
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:
^Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 437–44.
^"World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude". Engaging Data. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
^. U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane It crosses Africa Asia the Indian Ocean the Pacific Ocean North America and the Atlantic Ocean 26 class notpageimage 26th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates In Africa the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel 1 It is the most populous parallel on Earth being home to between 247 2 million and 248 0 million people as of 2019 2 At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours 31 minutes during the winter solstice The sun is at 40 17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87 83 degrees in the sky during the summer solstice 3 Around the world editStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 26 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes26 0 N 0 0 E 26 000 N 0 000 E 26 000 0 000 Prime Meridian nbsp Algeria26 0 N 9 32 E 26 000 N 9 533 E 26 000 9 533 Libya nbsp Libya26 0 N 25 0 E 26 000 N 25 000 E 26 000 25 000 Egypt nbsp Egypt26 0 N 34 20 E 26 000 N 34 333 E 26 000 34 333 Red Sea Red Sea26 0 N 36 42 E 26 000 N 36 700 E 26 000 36 700 Saudi Arabia nbsp Saudi Arabia26 0 N 50 4 E 26 000 N 50 067 E 26 000 50 067 Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain26 0 N 50 28 E 26 000 N 50 467 E 26 000 50 467 Bahrain nbsp Bahrain26 0 N 50 38 E 26 000 N 50 633 E 26 000 50 633 Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain26 0 N 51 2 E 26 000 N 51 033 E 26 000 51 033 Bahrain nbsp Qatar26 0 N 51 24 E 26 000 N 51 400 E 26 000 51 400 Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Passing between the islands of Bani Forur and Sirri nbsp Iran Passing between the Tunb Islands and the island of Abu Musa controlled by nbsp Iran but claimed by nbsp United Arab Emirates26 0 N 56 4 E 26 000 N 56 067 E 26 000 56 067 United Arab Emirates nbsp United Arab Emirates26 0 N 56 10 E 26 000 N 56 167 E 26 000 56 167 Oman nbsp Oman Musandam peninsula26 0 N 56 25 E 26 000 N 56 417 E 26 000 56 417 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Gulf of Oman26 0 N 57 14 E 26 000 N 57 233 E 26 000 57 233 Iran nbsp Iran26 0 N 61 48 E 26 000 N 61 800 E 26 000 61 800 Pakistan nbsp Pakistan Balochistan Sindh26 0 N 70 5 E 26 000 N 70 083 E 26 000 70 083 India nbsp India Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal26 0 N 88 9 E 26 000 N 88 150 E 26 000 88 150 Bangladesh nbsp Bangladesh26 0 N 89 32 E 26 000 N 89 533 E 26 000 89 533 India nbsp India West Bengal for about 4 km26 0 N 89 35 E 26 000 N 89 583 E 26 000 89 583 Bangladesh nbsp Bangladesh26 0 N 89 49 E 26 000 N 89 817 E 26 000 89 817 India nbsp India Assam Meghalaya Assam Nagaland26 0 N 95 8 E 26 000 N 95 133 E 26 000 95 133 Myanmar nbsp Myanmar Burma 26 0 N 98 36 E 26 000 N 98 600 E 26 000 98 600 China nbsp People s Republic of China Yunnan Guizhou Guangxi Hunan passing between Guangxi and Hunan several times Jiangxi Fujian passing just south of Fuzhou26 0 N 119 43 E 26 000 N 119 717 E 26 000 119 717 East China Sea East China Sea Passing just north of the disputed Senkaku Islands26 0 N 127 40 E 26 000 N 127 667 E 26 000 127 667 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Okinawa nbsp Japan Passing just north of the island of Kita Daito nbsp Japan Passing just south of Lisianski Island Hawaii nbsp United States Passing just north of the atoll of Laysan Hawaii nbsp United States26 0 N 112 12 W 26 000 N 112 200 W 26 000 112 200 Mexico nbsp Mexico Baja California Sur26 0 N 111 20 W 26 000 N 111 333 W 26 000 111 333 Gulf of California Gulf of California26 0 N 111 10 W 26 000 N 111 167 W 26 000 111 167 Mexico nbsp Mexico Baja California Sur Isla Carmen26 0 N 111 5 W 26 000 N 111 083 W 26 000 111 083 Gulf of California Gulf of California26 0 N 109 26 W 26 000 N 109 433 W 26 000 109 433 Mexico nbsp Mexico Sinaloa Chihuahua Durango Coahuila Nuevo Leon Tamaulipas passing just south of Reynosa26 0 N 97 39 W 26 000 N 97 650 W 26 000 97 650 United States nbsp United States Texas Passing through Brownsville26 0 N 97 9 W 26 000 N 97 150 W 26 000 97 150 Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico26 0 N 81 45 W 26 000 N 81 750 W 26 000 81 750 United States nbsp United States Florida passing through Hollywood between Fort Lauderdale and Miami 26 0 N 80 7 W 26 000 N 80 117 W 26 000 80 117 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean26 0 N 77 24 W 26 000 N 77 400 W 26 000 77 400 Bahamas nbsp Bahamas Island of Great Abaco26 0 N 77 11 W 26 000 N 77 183 W 26 000 77 183 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean26 0 N 14 30 W 26 000 N 14 500 W 26 000 14 500 Western Sahara Western Sahara Claimed by nbsp Morocco and the nbsp Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic26 0 N 12 0 W 26 000 N 12 000 W 26 000 12 000 Western Sahara Mauritania border Western Sahara nbsp Mauritania border26 0 N 8 40 W 26 000 N 8 667 W 26 000 8 667 Mauritania nbsp Mauritania26 0 N 6 26 W 26 000 N 6 433 W 26 000 6 433 Mauritania nbsp AlgeriaSee also edit25th parallel north 27th parallel northReferences edit Brownlie Ian 1979 African Boundaries A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia Institute for International Affairs Hurst and Co pp 437 44 World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude Engaging Data 2019 03 18 Retrieved 2020 08 05 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 26th parallel north amp oldid 1117589394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
