12th parallel north
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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.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° 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. Burkina Faso Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Niger For about 15 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Benin 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. Nigeria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cameroon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Chad Passing just south of N'Djamena 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. South Sudan 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. Ethiopia Passing through Lake Tana Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Djibouti Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden - passing just north of the northernmost point of Somalia
Arabian Sea - passing just south of the Socotra archipelago, YemenLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Kerala
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry - for about 4 km
Tamil NaduLua 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. India Andaman and Nicobar Islands - South Andaman Island and Havelock Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Andaman Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myanmar (Burma) Mergui Archipelago and mainland 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. Gulf of Thailand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Thailand Island of Ko Chang Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Thailand Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Thailand For about 1 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cambodia 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 north of the island of Culion, Philippines Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Busuanga Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sulu Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Semirara Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sulu Sea Passing just north of the island of Molocamboc, Philippines
Passing just north of the island of Borocay, PhilippinesLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Sibuyan Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Masbate Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Visayan Sea Asid Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Masbate Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Samar Sea Passing just south of the island of Tagapul-an, Philippines
Passing just north of the island of Almagro, Philippines
Passing just north of the island of Camandag, PhilippinesLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Philippines Samar Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Enewetak atoll, Marshall Islands
Passing just north of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Bikar Atoll, Marshall IslandsLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nicaragua Passing through Lake Nicaragua Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the Corn Islands, Nicaragua
Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, ColombiaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Colombia Guajira Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Venezuela Paraguaná Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao, Curaçao
Passing just south of the island of Bonaire, Netherlands
Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago, Venezuela
Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago, Venezuela
Passing just north of La Orchila island, Venezuela
Passing just north of Blanquilla Island, VenezuelaLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Grenada 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. Guinea-Bissau Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Guinea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali For about 3 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Guinea 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. Guinea 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. Burkina Faso Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali For about 1 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Burkina Faso