Following are circles of latitude between the 25th parallel north and the 30th parallel north:
26th parallel north
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.
A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel.
It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019.
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.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bahrain
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Bahrain
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Bani Forur and Sirri, Passing between the Tunb Islands and the island of Abu Musa, controlled by but claimed by
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! scope="row" | | Musandam peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Oman
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Balochistan Sindh |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal
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! scope="row" | | West Bengal – for about 4 km
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Assam Meghalaya Assam Nagaland
! scope="row" | (Burma) | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Yunnan Guizhou Guangxi Hunan (passing between Guangxi and Hunan several times) Jiangxi Fujian — passing just south of Fuzhou |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of the disputed Senkaku Islands |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Okinawa, Passing just north of the island of Kita Daito, Passing just south of Lisianski Island, Hawaii, Passing just north of the atoll of Laysan, Hawaii,
! scope="row" | | Baja California Sur |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Baja California Sur – Isla del Carmen |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Sinaloa Chihuahua Durango Coahuila Nuevo León Tamaulipas - passing just south of Reynosa
! scope="row" | | Texas - Passing through Brownsville |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Florida – passing through Hollywood (between Fort Lauderdale and Miami) |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Great Abaco |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | Western Sahara | Claimed by and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | Western Sahara / border
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27th parallel north
The 27th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 51 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 26 minutes during the winter solstice.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° north passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Lavan Island,
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Qeshm island, Passing just south of Hormuz Island,
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Balochistan Sindh |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Bihar
! scope="row" | | Birgunj
! scope="row" | | West Bengal
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by Assam Arunachal Pradesh
! scope="row" | (Burma) | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | YunnanSichuanYunnanGuizhouHunan (for about 4 km)GuizhouHunan - passing just north of HengyangJiangxi - passing just south of Ji'anFujian |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Iheya island |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Okinawa Island, Passing just south of Yoronjima, Passing just south of Chichi-jima,
! scope="row" | | Baja California peninsula |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Passing just south of Navojoa and just north of Monclova
! scope="row" | | Texas - mainland and Padre Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Florida - Passing through Port Charlotte and Hobe Sound |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Great Sale Cay |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the Fish Cays and the Pensacola Cays,
! scope="row" | Western Sahara | Claimed by
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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.
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.
Around the world Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° north passes through:
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Suez
! scope="row" | | Sinai Peninsula - passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Straits of Tiran
! scope="row" | | Island of Tiran |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Red Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Balochistan Sindh Punjab
! scope="row" | | Rajasthan
! scope="row" | | Punjab |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Rajasthan Haryana Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh
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! scope="row" | | Tibet - for about 14 km
! scope="row" | | For about 11 km
! scope="row" | | Tibet - for about 30 km
! scope="row" | | Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China
! scope="row" | | Tibet
! scope="row" | | Sikkim
! scope="row" | | Tibet
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! scope="row" | | Tibet - for about 15 km
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! scope="row" | | Tibet |-valign"top" | ! scope="row" | | Arunachal Pradesh
! scope="row" | (Burma) | |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Guizhou Hunan Jiangxi Fujian Zhejiang - passing through Wenzhou |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | |-valign="top" | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing through the Amami Islands, Passing just north of the Bonin Islands, Passing just south of Midway Atoll, Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, Passing just south of Cedros Island, |-valign="top" | ! scope="row" | | Baja California/Baja California Sur border |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Passing 4 km north of Guaymas
! scope="row" | | Texas - mainland and San José Island |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of La Gomera,
! scope="row" | | Island of Tenerife |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" |
! scope="row" | | Island of Gran Canaria |- | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean | style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura,
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28th parallel north in popular culture Twenty Eighth Parallel, by Vangelis, from the album Conquest of Paradise.
29th parallel north
The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice. The northernmost extremity in which the moon can pass through the zenith at some point during the 18.6 year Saros cycle lies slightly south of this parallel.
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