18th parallel north
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The 18th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 18 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 13 hours, 13 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Niger Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chad Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sudan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Red Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Saudi Arabia Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Yemen Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Andhra Pradesh
Orissa
Andhra PradeshLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myanmar (Burma) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Thailand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Laos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Thailand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Laos Passing just north of Vientiane Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Thailand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Laos Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Vietnam Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. South China Sea Passing just south of the island of Hainan, People's Republic of China Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Island of Luzon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing just south of Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the OceanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Belize Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chetumal Bay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Belize Ambergris Caye Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jamaica Passing though Kingston Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Dominican Republic Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just south of Saona Island, Dominican Republic
Passing just south of Isla Mona, Puerto RicoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Puerto Rico Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just south of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico
Passing between the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Passing just south of Sint MaartenLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Saint Barthélemy Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mauritania Passing just south of Nouakchott Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali