Circles of latitude between the 10th parallel north and the 15th parallel north

Following are circles of latitude between the 10th parallel north and the 15th parallel north:

11th parallel north

The 11th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 11 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 29 minutes during the winter solstice.

In Thailand, a 1966 cabinet resolution restricts the rights of non-Thai companies to conduct mineral exploration or mining operations north of this parallel.Doing Business in Thailand. By Thailand BLC Publishing Co.;(1988)

As a border The border between Ghana and what was then French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) was fixed by treaty between the French and British at the Conference of Paris in 1898, to be the 11th parallel. The border does not follow the boundary exactly, but follows it approximately, crossing over it several times.

Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° north passes through:

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! scope="row" | | The extreme north of the country, for about 8 km

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! scope="row" | | For about 10 km

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! scope="row" | | For about 8 km

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! scope="row" | | For about 9 km

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! scope="row" | | For about 2 km

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12th parallel north

The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:

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! scope="row" | | For about 15 km

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! scope="row" | | Passing through Kano

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! scope="row" | | Passing just south of N'Djamena

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! scope="row" | | Passing through Lake Tana

! scope="row" | (Burma) | Mergui Archipelago and mainland

! scope="row" | | Trat province – for about 1 km

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! scope="row" | | Paraguaná Peninsula |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao, Passing just south of the island of Bonaire, Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago, Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago, Passing just north of La Orchila island, Passing just north of Blanquilla Island,

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! scope="row" | | For about 3 km

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! scope="row" | | For about 1 km

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13th parallel north

The 13th parallel north is a circle of latitude 13 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude, the sun is visible for 12 hours 53 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours 22 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° north passes through:

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Circles of latitude between the 10th parallel north and the 15th parallel north

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