14th parallel north

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The 14th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 14 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 12 hours, 57 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 14° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
14°0′N 0°0′E / 14.000°N 0.000°E / 14.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
14°0′N 0°25′E / 14.000°N 0.417°E / 14.000; 0.417 (Niger) File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger The border with Chad is in Lake Chad
14°0′N 13°34′E / 14.000°N 13.567°E / 14.000; 13.567 (Chad) File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
14°0′N 22°19′E / 14.000°N 22.317°E / 14.000; 22.317 (Sudan) File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
14°0′N 36°28′E / 14.000°N 36.467°E / 14.000; 36.467 (Ethiopia) File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
14°0′N 41°1′E / 14.000°N 41.017°E / 14.000; 41.017 (Eritrea) File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
14°0′N 41°39′E / 14.000°N 41.650°E / 14.000; 41.650 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N 42°41′E / 14.000°N 42.683°E / 14.000; 42.683 (Yemen) File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Zuqar Island
14°0′N 42°47′E / 14.000°N 42.783°E / 14.000; 42.783 (Red Sea) Red Sea
14°0′N 43°9′E / 14.000°N 43.150°E / 14.000; 43.150 (Yemen) File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
14°0′N 47°54′E / 14.000°N 47.900°E / 14.000; 47.900 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N 48°10′E / 14.000°N 48.167°E / 14.000; 48.167 (Yemen) File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
14°0′N 48°28′E / 14.000°N 48.467°E / 14.000; 48.467 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
14°0′N 74°30′E / 14.000°N 74.500°E / 14.000; 74.500 (India) File:Flag of India.svg India Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka - for about 3 km (1.9 mi)
Andhra Pradesh
14°0′N 80°9′E / 14.000°N 80.150°E / 14.000; 80.150 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
14°0′N 93°13′E / 14.000°N 93.217°E / 14.000; 93.217 (Myanmar) File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma) Little Coco Island
14°0′N 93°14′E / 14.000°N 93.233°E / 14.000; 93.233 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea - passing just south of Great Coco Island, File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
14°0′N 98°3′E / 14.000°N 98.050°E / 14.000; 98.050 (Myanmar) File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma)
14°0′N 99°0′E / 14.000°N 99.000°E / 14.000; 99.000 (Thailand) File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Passing just north of Rangsit near Bangkok
14°0′N 102°52′E / 14.000°N 102.867°E / 14.000; 102.867 (Cambodia) File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
14°0′N 105°50′E / 14.000°N 105.833°E / 14.000; 105.833 (Laos) File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
14°0′N 106°8′E / 14.000°N 106.133°E / 14.000; 106.133 (Cambodia) File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia
14°0′N 107°23′E / 14.000°N 107.383°E / 14.000; 107.383 (Vietnam) File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
14°0′N 109°15′E / 14.000°N 109.250°E / 14.000; 109.250 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of Lubang Island, File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
14°0′N 120°37′E / 14.000°N 120.617°E / 14.000; 120.617 (Philippines) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Island of Luzon - passing through Taal Lake, and Taal Volcano on an island in the lake
14°0′N 121°56′E / 14.000°N 121.933°E / 14.000; 121.933 (Lamon Bay) Lamon Bay Passing by the southernmost tip of Alabat Island, File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
14°0′N 122°19′E / 14.000°N 122.317°E / 14.000; 122.317 (Philippines) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Island of Luzon
14°0′N 123°3′E / 14.000°N 123.050°E / 14.000; 123.050 (San Miguel Bay) San Miguel Bay
14°0′N 123°13′E / 14.000°N 123.217°E / 14.000; 123.217 (Philippines) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Island of Luzon
14°0′N 123°24′E / 14.000°N 123.400°E / 14.000; 123.400 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
14°0′N 124°7′E / 14.000°N 124.117°E / 14.000; 124.117 (Philippines) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Island of Catanduanes
14°0′N 124°17′E / 14.000°N 124.283°E / 14.000; 124.283 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
passing just south of Rota, File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
and into an unnamed part of the ocean
14°0′N 91°26′W / 14.000°N 91.433°W / 14.000; -91.433 (Guatemala) File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
14°0′N 89°56′W / 14.000°N 89.933°W / 14.000; -89.933 (El Salvador) File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Passing through the municipalities of Ahuachapán Centro, Ahuachapán Norte, Santa Ana Oeste, Santa Ana Centro, La Libertad Norte, San Salvador Norte, Cuscatlán Norte, Chalatenango Sur and Cabañas Este.
14°0′N 88°35′W / 14.000°N 88.583°W / 14.000; -88.583 (Honduras) File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Intibucá - passing just south of municipalities of San Antonio and Santa Lucía.
14°0′0″N 88°6′25″W / 14.00000°N 88.10694°W / 14.00000; -88.10694 (El Salvador) File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Morazán - passing just north of the district of Perquín.
14°0′0″N 88°6′11″W / 14.00000°N 88.10306°W / 14.00000; -88.10306 (Honduras) File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Passing the departments of La Paz, Francisco Morazán and El Paraíso.
14°0′N 86°8′W / 14.000°N 86.133°W / 14.000; -86.133 (Nicaragua) File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
14°0′N 86°1′W / 14.000°N 86.017°W / 14.000; -86.017 (Honduras) File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras
14°0′N 85°40′W / 14.000°N 85.667°W / 14.000; -85.667 (Nicaragua) File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
14°0′N 83°25′W / 14.000°N 83.417°W / 14.000; -83.417 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea
14°0′N 61°1′W / 14.000°N 61.017°W / 14.000; -61.017 (St Lucia) File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia Passing just south of Castries
14°0′N 60°53′W / 14.000°N 60.883°W / 14.000; -60.883 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
14°0′N 16°47′W / 14.000°N 16.783°W / 14.000; -16.783 (Senegal) File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
14°0′N 12°1′W / 14.000°N 12.017°W / 14.000; -12.017 (Mali) File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
14°0′N 2°51′W / 14.000°N 2.850°W / 14.000; -2.850 (Burkina Faso) File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso

See also

References

  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.