Circles of latitude between the 30th parallel north and the 35th parallel north

Following are circles of latitude between the 30th parallel north and the 35th parallel north:

31st parallel north

31°

31st parallel north

Sign marking the 31st parallel north at Cape Sata, Japan

In the United States, the 31st parallel defines part of the border between Mississippi and Louisiana, and part of the border between Alabama and Florida.

The 31st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 31 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, 10 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 8 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

Part of the border between Iran and Iraq is defined by the parallel.

In the United States, it defines part of the border between the states of Mississippi and Louisiana, and most of the border between Alabama and Florida. Andrew Ellicott surveyed this parallel in 1797, which in Pinckney's Treaty two years before had been defined as the border between the United States and the Spanish territory of West Florida.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 31° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
31°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
31°0′N 9°22′E	Tunisia
31°0′N 10°17′E	Libya
31°0′N 17°33′E	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Sidra
31°0′N 20°8′E	Libya
31°0′N 24°56′E	Egypt
31°0′N 28°43′E	Mediterranean Sea
31°0′N 29°35′E	Egypt
31°0′N 34°21′E	Israel	Passing just north of Yeruham
31°0′N 35°24′E	Jordan
31°0′N 37°30′E	Saudi Arabia	Passing through Arar
31°0′N 42°14′E	Iraq	Passing through Nasiriyah
31°0′N 47°42′E	Iran /  Iraq border
31°0′N 48°1′E	Iran
31°0′N 61°50′E	Afghanistan
31°0′N 66°35′E	Pakistan	Balochistan Punjab
31°0′N 74°33′E	India	Punjab Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand
31°0′N 79°32′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Hubei Anhui Zhejiang Jiangsu Zhejiang - for about 5 km (3.1 mi) Jiangsu - for about 5 km (3.1 mi) Zhejiang - for about 11 km (6.8 mi) Shanghai
31°0′N 121°53′E	East China Sea
31°0′N 130°39′E	Japan	Cape Sata, the southernmost point of the island of Kyūshū
31°0′N 130°41′E	Pacific Ocean
31°0′N 116°20′W	Mexico	Baja California
31°0′N 114°50′W	Gulf of California
31°0′N 113°6′W	Mexico	Sonora Chihuahua
31°0′N 105°33′W	United States	Texas Louisiana Mississippi / Louisiana border Mississippi Alabama Alabama / Florida border Georgia
31°0′N 81°28′W	Atlantic Ocean
31°0′N 9°49′W	Morocco
31°0′N 3°33′W	Algeria

32nd parallel north

32°

32nd parallel north

In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas.

Sign marking the 32nd parallel north at Yusui, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

The 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.

In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas. It was the proposed route of the Texas Pacific Railroad.^[2]

From 27 August 1992 to 4 September 1996, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone in Iraq as part of Operation Southern Watch. This limit was then moved to the 33rd parallel north.^[3]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.^[4]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 32° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
32°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria	Passing just north of Ouargla
32°0′N 9°8′E	Tunisia
32°0′N 10°47′E	Libya
32°0′N 15°21′E	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Sirte
32°0′N 19°58′E	Libya
32°0′N 24°49′E	Mediterranean Sea
32°0′N 34°44′E	Israel	Passing through: holon beit dagan Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport shoham
32°0′N 35°0′E	West Bank	Controlled by  Israel and  Palestine
32°0′N 35°32′E	Jordan	Passing through Khilda, northwestern Amman
32°0′N 39°0′E	Saudi Arabia
32°0′N 40°6′E	Iraq	Passing through Al Diwaniyah
32°0′N 47°42′E	Iran
32°0′N 60°50′E	Afghanistan
32°0′N 69°18′E	Pakistan	Balochistan - for about 16 km Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab
32°0′N 74°50′E	India	Punjab Himachal Pradesh
32°0′N 78°44′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Tibet (for about 12 km) Qinghai (for about 6 km) Tibet (for about 4 km) Qinghai (for about 4 km) Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu — passing just south of Nanjing
32°0′N 121°45′E	East China Sea
32°0′N 130°11′E	Japan	Island of Kyūshū: — Kagoshima Prefecture — Miyazaki Prefecture
32°0′N 131°30′E	Pacific Ocean
32°0′N 116°51′W	Mexico	Baja California - passing 10 km north of Ensenada Sonora
32°0′N 113°12′W	United States	California - Passing through San Diego County Arizona New Mexico New Mexico / Texas border Texas — passing through the cities of Midland and Hillsboro Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia — passing through the city of Savannah
32°0′N 80°50′W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of  Bermuda Passing just south of the Desertas Islands, Madeira,  Portugal
32°0′N 9°22′W	Morocco
32°0′N 2°56′W	Algeria

33rd parallel north

33°

33rd parallel north

In the United States, the 33rd parallel approximately defines the border between Arkansas and Louisiana.

The 33rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 33 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It is approximate at the midpoint between the equator (0 degrees) and the Arctic Circle (66.6 degrees North Latitude.) It crosses North Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

In Iraq, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone from 4 September 1996 to 30 August 2003. (Before this time, it had been set at the 32nd parallel north) as part of Operation Southern Watch.^[5]

In the United States, it approximately forms the border between Arkansas in the north and Louisiana on the south. (The border is actually a couple of kilometres north of the parallel.) The Louisiana Territory was that part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase which lay north of the 33rd parallel.

The parallel is part of the horse latitudes.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 20 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 58 minutes during the winter solstice.^[6]

Around the world

Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
33°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
33°0′N 8°11′E	Tunisia
33°0′N 11°31′E	Libya
33°0′N 12°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just north of Tripoli,  Libya
33°0′N 35°5′E	Israel	Passing through Nahariya and Amuka
33°0′N 35°38′E	Golan Heights	Territory controlled by  Israel, claimed by  Syria – passing through the northern edge of Katzrin
33°0′N 35°52′E	UNDOF buffer zone	About 500 m (1,640 ft)
33°0′N 35°53′E	Syria
33°0′N 38°5′E	Jordan
33°0′N 39°3′E	Iraq	Passing just south of Baghdad
33°0′N 46°6′E	Iran
33°0′N 60°38′E	Afghanistan
33°0′N 69°30′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Azad Kashmir – claimed by  India
33°0′N 74°21′E	India	Jammu and Kashmir – claimed by  Pakistan Ladakh – claimed by  Pakistan Himachal Pradesh
33°0′N 79°14′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
33°0′N 79°21′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Sichuan Qinghai Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu Anhui (for about 12 km (7.5 mi)) Jiangsu
33°0′N 126°16′E	South Korea Sea	Passing just south of the island of Marado,  South Korea
33°0′N 129°2′E	Japan	Island of Nakadōri: — Nagasaki Prefecture Island of Kyūshū: — Nagasaki Prefecture — Saga Prefecture — Kumamoto Prefecture — Ōita Prefecture Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Kōchi Prefecture
33°0′N 133°1′E	Pacific Ocean
33°0′N 118°35′W	United States	California – Northern tip of San Clemente Island
33°0′N 118°33′W	Pacific Ocean
33°0′N 117°17′W	United States	California – passing through Solana Beach and just north of Brawley Arizona – passing through Casa Grande Ruins National Monument New Mexico Texas – passing through the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Louisiana – passing just south of the border with Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia – passing through LaGrange, and Louisville South Carolina – passing through Goose Creek
33°0′N 79°28′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°0′N 16°23′W	Portugal	Cal Islet, just south of Porto Santo Island, Madeira
33°0′N 16°22′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°0′N 8°45′W	Morocco	Passing through Settat
33°0′N 1°28′W	Algeria

34th parallel north

34°

34th parallel north

For 34th parallel south, see 34th parallel south.

The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter.^[7]

In the Confederate States, the parallel formed the northern boundary of Arizona Territory.^[8]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.^[9]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
34°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
34°0′N 7°33′E	Tunisia
34°0′N 10°3′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just north of Beirut,  Lebanon
34°0′N 35°39′E	Lebanon
34°0′N 36°22′E	Syria
34°0′N 40°6′E	Iraq
34°0′N 45°27′E	Iran	Kermanshah Kurdistan Lorestan Hamadan Markazi Qom Isfahan Semnam South Khorasan Razavi Khorasan
34°0′N 60°30′E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 69°54′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°0′N 70°10′E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 70°55′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 8 km (5.0 mi) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab - for about 3 km (1.9 mi) Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
34°0′N 74°15′E	India	Jammu and Kashmir - Passing through Srinagar-claimed by  Pakistan Ladakh - claimed by  Pakistan
34°0′N 78°45′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
34°0′N 78°54′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Sichuan − for about 4 km (2.5 mi) Qinghai Gansu Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Henan Anhui Henan Anhui Jiangsu − for about 5 km (3.1 mi) Anhui − for about 4 km (2.5 mi) Jiangsu
34°0′N 120°23′E	East China Sea	Passing by several islands of  South Korea
34°0′N 127°19′E	South Korea	Port Hamilton islands
34°0′N 127°20′E	Korea Strait	Passing just south of Tsushima Island,  Japan
34°0′N 130°55′E	Japan	Island of Honshū: — Yamaguchi Prefecture - passing through the northern suburbs of Shimonoseki Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Tokushima Prefecture Island of Honshū: — Wakayama Prefecture — Nara Prefecture — Mie Prefecture
34°0′N 136°16′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of Miyakejima and Mikurajima,  Japan Passing just south of San Miguel Island, California,  United States
34°0′N 120°14′W	United States	California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island
34°0′N 119°33′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California,  United States
34°0′N 118°29′W	United States	California - passing through Los Angeles Arizona New Mexico Texas - passing through Sheppard AFB Oklahoma - passing through Durant and Hugo Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia - passing through Kennesaw and Athens South Carolina - passing through Columbia North Carolina - passing through Kure Beach
34°0′N 77°54′W	Atlantic Ocean
34°0′N 6°53′W	Morocco	Passing through Rabat and Fez
34°0′N 1°40′W	Algeria

35th parallel north

35°

35th parallel north

In the United States the 35th parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, part of the southern border of North Carolina, and the northern borders of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the tripoint of Arizona–California–Nevada.

At this northern latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes on its summer solstice (in June) and for 9 hours, 48 minutes on its winter solstice (in December).^[10]

This parallel is sometimes used to define the northern boundary of the subtropics.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
35°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
35°0′N 8°19′E	Tunisia
35°0′N 10°58′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 24°45′E	Greece	Island of Crete
35°0′N 25°34′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 32°18′E	Cyprus	Including, for a short distance, the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
35°0′N 33°43′E	Dhekelia	United Kingdom Sovereign Base Area (not part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus)
35°0′N 33°51′E	Cyprus
35°0′N 34°4′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 35°54′E	Syria
35°0′N 41°14′E	Iraq
35°0′N 45°53′E	Iran	Passing through Saveh
35°0′N 61°7′E	Afghanistan
35°0′N 71°31′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Azad Kashmir – claimed by  India Gilgit-Baltistan – claimed by  India
35°0′N 77°1′E	India	Ladakh – claimed by  Pakistan
35°0′N 78°7′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
35°0′N 80°11′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Gansu Shaanxi Gansu Shaanxi Shanxi Henan Shandong Jiangsu
35°0′N 119°12′E	Yellow Sea
35°0′N 126°6′E	South Korea	South Jeolla Province passing through Muan Airport South Gyeongsang Province passing just south of Busan
35°0′N 128°50′E	Sea of Japan
35°0′N 132°12′E	Japan	Island of Honshu: — Shimane Prefecture — Hiroshima Prefecture — Okayama Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — Osaka Prefecture — Kyoto Prefecture – passing through central Kyoto city — Shiga Prefecture – passing through central Ōtsu city — Mie Prefecture — Aichi Prefecture — Shizuoka Prefecture – passing just north of Shizuoka city
35°0′N 139°6′E	Pacific Ocean	Sagami Bay
35°0′N 139°51′E	Japan	Island of Honshu: — Chiba Prefecture – the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula
35°0′N 139°59′E	Pacific Ocean
35°0′N 120°38′W	United States	California – passing just north of Santa Maria Arizona–California–Nevada tripoint Arizona New Mexico – passing just south of Albuquerque Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee / Mississippi border - passing through the Memphis metropolitan area Tennessee / Alabama border Tennessee / Georgia border - passing through the Chattanooga metropolitan area North Carolina / Georgia border South Carolina North Carolina – passing through Fayetteville
35°0′N 76°8′W	Atlantic Ocean
35°0′N 6°15′W	Morocco	Passing through Ksar el-Kebir
35°0′N 2°8′W	Algeria

See also

• Country Club Dispute