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28th parallel north

The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

This parallel also passes through Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, passing just north of its summit.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
28°0′N 0°0′E / 28.000°N 0.000°E / 28.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   Algeria
28°0′N 9°55′E / 28.000°N 9.917°E / 28.000; 9.917 (Libya)   Libya
28°0′N 25°0′E / 28.000°N 25.000°E / 28.000; 25.000 (Egypt)   Egypt
28°0′N 33°27′E / 28.000°N 33.450°E / 28.000; 33.450 (Red Sea) Red Sea Gulf of Suez
28°0′N 33°48′E / 28.000°N 33.800°E / 28.000; 33.800 (Egypt)   Egypt Sinai Peninsula - passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh
28°0′N 34°26′E / 28.000°N 34.433°E / 28.000; 34.433 (Red Sea) Red Sea Straits of Tiran
28°0′N 34°30′E / 28.000°N 34.500°E / 28.000; 34.500 (Saudi Arabia)   Saudi Arabia Island of Tiran
28°0′N 34°33′E / 28.000°N 34.550°E / 28.000; 34.550 (Red Sea) Red Sea
28°0′N 35°10′E / 28.000°N 35.167°E / 28.000; 35.167 (Saudi Arabia)   Saudi Arabia
28°0′N 48°46′E / 28.000°N 48.767°E / 28.000; 48.767 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
28°0′N 51°20′E / 28.000°N 51.333°E / 28.000; 51.333 (Iran)   Iran
28°0′N 62°47′E / 28.000°N 62.783°E / 28.000; 62.783 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
Punjab
28°0′N 70°21′E / 28.000°N 70.350°E / 28.000; 70.350 (India)   India Rajasthan
28°0′N 70°35′E / 28.000°N 70.583°E / 28.000; 70.583 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Punjab
28°0′N 71°54′E / 28.000°N 71.900°E / 28.000; 71.900 (India)   India Rajasthan
Haryana
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
28°0′N 81°38′E / 28.000°N 81.633°E / 28.000; 81.633 (Nepal)     Nepal
28°0′N 85°57′E / 28.000°N 85.950°E / 28.000; 85.950 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 14 km
28°0′N 86°5′E / 28.000°N 86.083°E / 28.000; 86.083 (Nepal)     Nepal For about 11 km
28°0′N 86°12′E / 28.000°N 86.200°E / 28.000; 86.200 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 30 km
28°0′N 86°30′E / 28.000°N 86.500°E / 28.000; 86.500 (Nepal)     Nepal Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China
28°0′N 86°53′E / 28.000°N 86.883°E / 28.000; 86.883 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N 88°25′E / 28.000°N 88.417°E / 28.000; 88.417 (India)   India Sikkim
28°0′N 88°50′E / 28.000°N 88.833°E / 28.000; 88.833 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N 88°27′E / 28.000°N 88.450°E / 28.000; 88.450 (Bhutan)   Bhutan
28°0′N 91°0′E / 28.000°N 91.000°E / 28.000; 91.000 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 15 km
28°0′N 91°9′E / 28.000°N 91.150°E / 28.000; 91.150 (Bhutan)   Bhutan
28°0′N 91°27′E / 28.000°N 91.450°E / 28.000; 91.450 (China)   People's Republic of China Tibet
28°0′N 92°43′E / 28.000°N 92.717°E / 28.000; 92.717 (India)   India Arunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by   People's Republic of China
28°0′N 97°23′E / 28.000°N 97.383°E / 28.000; 97.383 (Myanmar)   Myanmar (Burma)
28°0′N 98°8′E / 28.000°N 98.133°E / 28.000; 98.133 (China)   People's Republic of China Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Guizhou
Hunan
Jiangxi
Fujian
Zhejiang - passing through Wenzhou
28°0′N 120°57′E / 28.000°N 120.950°E / 28.000; 120.950 (East China Sea) East China Sea
28°0′N 129°5′E / 28.000°N 129.083°E / 28.000; 129.083 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing through the Amami Islands,   Japan
Passing just north of the Bonin Islands,   Japan
Passing just south of Midway Atoll,   United States Minor Outlying Islands
Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii,   United States
Passing just south of Cedros Island,   Mexico
28°0′N 114°12′W / 28.000°N 114.200°W / 28.000; -114.200 (Mexico)   Mexico Baja California/Baja California Sur border
28°0′N 112°46′W / 28.000°N 112.767°W / 28.000; -112.767 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
28°0′N 111°10′W / 28.000°N 111.167°W / 28.000; -111.167 (Mexico)   Mexico Passing 4 km north of Guaymas
28°0′N 100°0′W / 28.000°N 100.000°W / 28.000; -100.000 (United States)   United States Texas - mainland and San José Island
28°0′N 96°54′W / 28.000°N 96.900°W / 28.000; -96.900 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
28°0′N 82°50′W / 28.000°N 82.833°W / 28.000; -82.833 (United States)   United States Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland
28°0′N 80°31′W / 28.000°N 80.517°W / 28.000; -80.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of La Gomera,   Spain
28°0′N 16°42′W / 28.000°N 16.700°W / 28.000; -16.700 (Spain)   Spain Island of Tenerife
28°0′N 16°38′W / 28.000°N 16.633°W / 28.000; -16.633 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
28°0′N 15°49′W / 28.000°N 15.817°W / 28.000; -15.817 (Spain)   Spain Island of Gran Canaria
28°0′N 15°22′W / 28.000°N 15.367°W / 28.000; -15.367 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura,   Spain
28°0′N 12°32′W / 28.000°N 12.533°W / 28.000; -12.533 (Morocco)   Morocco
28°0′N 8°40′W / 28.000°N 8.667°W / 28.000; -8.667 (Algeria)   Algeria

28th parallel north in popular culture

See also

References

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

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The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane It crosses Africa Asia the Pacific Ocean North America and the Atlantic Ocean 28 class notpageimage 28th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLIn Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur This parallel also passes through Mount Everest the tallest mountain on Earth passing just north of its summit At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours 22 minutes during the winter solstice 1 Contents 1 Around the world 2 28th parallel north in popular culture 3 See also 4 ReferencesAround the world EditStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 28 north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes28 0 N 0 0 E 28 000 N 0 000 E 28 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Algeria28 0 N 9 55 E 28 000 N 9 917 E 28 000 9 917 Libya Libya28 0 N 25 0 E 28 000 N 25 000 E 28 000 25 000 Egypt Egypt28 0 N 33 27 E 28 000 N 33 450 E 28 000 33 450 Red Sea Red Sea Gulf of Suez28 0 N 33 48 E 28 000 N 33 800 E 28 000 33 800 Egypt Egypt Sinai Peninsula passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh28 0 N 34 26 E 28 000 N 34 433 E 28 000 34 433 Red Sea Red Sea Straits of Tiran28 0 N 34 30 E 28 000 N 34 500 E 28 000 34 500 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Island of Tiran28 0 N 34 33 E 28 000 N 34 550 E 28 000 34 550 Red Sea Red Sea28 0 N 35 10 E 28 000 N 35 167 E 28 000 35 167 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia28 0 N 48 46 E 28 000 N 48 767 E 28 000 48 767 Persian Gulf Persian Gulf28 0 N 51 20 E 28 000 N 51 333 E 28 000 51 333 Iran Iran28 0 N 62 47 E 28 000 N 62 783 E 28 000 62 783 Pakistan Pakistan Balochistan Sindh Punjab28 0 N 70 21 E 28 000 N 70 350 E 28 000 70 350 India India Rajasthan28 0 N 70 35 E 28 000 N 70 583 E 28 000 70 583 Pakistan Pakistan Punjab28 0 N 71 54 E 28 000 N 71 900 E 28 000 71 900 India India Rajasthan Haryana Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh28 0 N 81 38 E 28 000 N 81 633 E 28 000 81 633 Nepal Nepal28 0 N 85 57 E 28 000 N 85 950 E 28 000 85 950 China People s Republic of China Tibet for about 14 km28 0 N 86 5 E 28 000 N 86 083 E 28 000 86 083 Nepal Nepal For about 11 km28 0 N 86 12 E 28 000 N 86 200 E 28 000 86 200 China People s Republic of China Tibet for about 30 km28 0 N 86 30 E 28 000 N 86 500 E 28 000 86 500 Nepal Nepal Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China28 0 N 86 53 E 28 000 N 86 883 E 28 000 86 883 China People s Republic of China Tibet28 0 N 88 25 E 28 000 N 88 417 E 28 000 88 417 India India Sikkim28 0 N 88 50 E 28 000 N 88 833 E 28 000 88 833 China People s Republic of China Tibet28 0 N 88 27 E 28 000 N 88 450 E 28 000 88 450 Bhutan Bhutan28 0 N 91 0 E 28 000 N 91 000 E 28 000 91 000 China People s Republic of China Tibet for about 15 km28 0 N 91 9 E 28 000 N 91 150 E 28 000 91 150 Bhutan Bhutan28 0 N 91 27 E 28 000 N 91 450 E 28 000 91 450 China People s Republic of China Tibet28 0 N 92 43 E 28 000 N 92 717 E 28 000 92 717 India India Arunachal Pradesh partly claimed by People s Republic of China28 0 N 97 23 E 28 000 N 97 383 E 28 000 97 383 Myanmar Myanmar Burma 28 0 N 98 8 E 28 000 N 98 133 E 28 000 98 133 China People s Republic of China Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Guizhou Hunan Jiangxi Fujian Zhejiang passing through Wenzhou28 0 N 120 57 E 28 000 N 120 950 E 28 000 120 950 East China Sea East China Sea28 0 N 129 5 E 28 000 N 129 083 E 28 000 129 083 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing through the Amami Islands Japan Passing just north of the Bonin Islands Japan Passing just south of Midway Atoll United States Minor Outlying Islands Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll Hawaii United States Passing just south of Cedros Island Mexico28 0 N 114 12 W 28 000 N 114 200 W 28 000 114 200 Mexico Mexico Baja California Baja California Sur border28 0 N 112 46 W 28 000 N 112 767 W 28 000 112 767 Gulf of California Gulf of California28 0 N 111 10 W 28 000 N 111 167 W 28 000 111 167 Mexico Mexico Passing 4 km north of Guaymas28 0 N 100 0 W 28 000 N 100 000 W 28 000 100 000 United States United States Texas mainland and San Jose Island28 0 N 96 54 W 28 000 N 96 900 W 28 000 96 900 Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico28 0 N 82 50 W 28 000 N 82 833 W 28 000 82 833 United States United States Florida island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland28 0 N 80 31 W 28 000 N 80 517 W 28 000 80 517 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of La Gomera Spain28 0 N 16 42 W 28 000 N 16 700 W 28 000 16 700 Spain Spain Island of Tenerife28 0 N 16 38 W 28 000 N 16 633 W 28 000 16 633 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean28 0 N 15 49 W 28 000 N 15 817 W 28 000 15 817 Spain Spain Island of Gran Canaria28 0 N 15 22 W 28 000 N 15 367 W 28 000 15 367 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura Spain28 0 N 12 32 W 28 000 N 12 533 W 28 000 12 533 Morocco Morocco28 0 N 8 40 W 28 000 N 8 667 W 28 000 8 667 Algeria Algeria28th parallel north in popular culture EditTwenty Eighth Parallel by Vangelis from the album Conquest of Paradise See also Edit27th parallel north 29th 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 28th parallel north amp oldid 1082972871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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