27th parallel north
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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.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° 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. Algeria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Libya Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Egypt 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. Persian Gulf Passing just north of Lavan Island, Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Persian Gulf Passing just north of Qeshm island, Iran
Passing just south of Hormuz Island, IranLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pakistan Balochistan
SindhLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
BiharLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India West Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bhutan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China
Assam
Arunachal PradeshLua 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. People's Republic of China Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guizhou
Hunan (for about 4 km)
Guizhou
Hunan
Jiangxi
FujianLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East China Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Japan Iheya island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Okinawa Island, Japan
Passing just south of Yoronjima, Japan
Passing just south of Chichi-jima, JapanLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico Baja California peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico Passing just south of Navojoa, Sonora Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States Texas - mainland and Padre Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Mexico Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United States Florida Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bahamas Great Sale Cay Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing between the Fish Cays and the Pensacola Cays, Bahamas Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mauritania Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Algeria