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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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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| 18°0′N 0°0′E / 18.000°N 0.000°E / 18.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
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| 18°0′N 4°14′E / 18.000°N 4.233°E / 18.000; 4.233 (Niger)
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File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger
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| 18°0′N 15°33′E / 18.000°N 15.550°E / 18.000; 15.550 (Chad)
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File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
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| 18°0′N 24°0′E / 18.000°N 24.000°E / 18.000; 24.000 (Sudan)
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File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
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| 18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Eritrea)
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File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
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For about 1 km
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| 18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Red Sea)
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Indian Ocean
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Red Sea
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| 18°0′N 41°38′E / 18.000°N 41.633°E / 18.000; 41.633 (Saudi Arabia)
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File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
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| 18°0′N 48°7′E / 18.000°N 48.117°E / 18.000; 48.117 (Yemen)
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File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen
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| 18°0′N 52°28′E / 18.000°N 52.467°E / 18.000; 52.467 (Oman)
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File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman
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| 18°0′N 56°24′E / 18.000°N 56.400°E / 18.000; 56.400 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Sea
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| 18°0′N 73°1′E / 18.000°N 73.017°E / 18.000; 73.017 (India)
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File:Flag of India.svg India
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Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Telangana
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| 18°0′N 83°34′E / 18.000°N 83.567°E / 18.000; 83.567 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal
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| 18°0′N 94°28′E / 18.000°N 94.467°E / 18.000; 94.467 (Myanmar)
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File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (Burma)
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| 18°0′N 97°44′E / 18.000°N 97.733°E / 18.000; 97.733 (Thailand)
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File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
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| 18°0′N 101°1′E / 18.000°N 101.017°E / 18.000; 101.017 (Laos)
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File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
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| 18°0′N 101°45′E / 18.000°N 101.750°E / 18.000; 101.750 (Thailand)
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File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
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| 18°0′N 102°24′E / 18.000°N 102.400°E / 18.000; 102.400 (Laos)
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File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
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Passing just north of Vientiane
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| 18°0′N 103°3′E / 18.000°N 103.050°E / 18.000; 103.050 (Thailand)
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File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
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| 18°0′N 104°12′E / 18.000°N 104.200°E / 18.000; 104.200 (Laos)
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File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos
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| 18°0′N 105°37′E / 18.000°N 105.617°E / 18.000; 105.617 (Vietnam)
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File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
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| 18°0′N 106°28′E / 18.000°N 106.467°E / 18.000; 106.467 (South China Sea)
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Pacific Ocean
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Passing just south of the island of Hainan, File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China, South China Sea
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| 18°0′N 120°30′E / 18.000°N 120.500°E / 18.000; 120.500 (Philippines)
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File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
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Island of Luzon
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| 18°0′N 122°11′E / 18.000°N 122.183°E / 18.000; 122.183 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Philippine Sea
Passing just south of Pagan Island, File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean
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| 18°0′N 102°27′W / 18.000°N 102.450°W / 18.000; -102.450 (Mexico)
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File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
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| 18°0′N 88°46′W / 18.000°N 88.767°W / 18.000; -88.767 (Belize)
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File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
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| 18°0′N 88°8′W / 18.000°N 88.133°W / 18.000; -88.133 (Chetumal Bay)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Chetumal Bay
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| 18°0′N 87°58′W / 18.000°N 87.967°W / 18.000; -87.967 (Belize)
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File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
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Ambergris Caye
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| 18°0′N 87°55′W / 18.000°N 87.917°W / 18.000; -87.917 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea
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| 18°0′N 77°50′W / 18.000°N 77.833°W / 18.000; -77.833 (Jamaica)
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File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
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Passing through Kingston
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| 18°0′N 76°15′W / 18.000°N 76.250°W / 18.000; -76.250 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Passing just south of the Tiburon Peninsula, File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti, Caribbean Sea
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| 18°0′N 71°42′W / 18.000°N 71.700°W / 18.000; -71.700 (Dominican Republic)
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File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
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| 18°0′N 71°9′W / 18.000°N 71.150°W / 18.000; -71.150 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea
Passing just south of Saona Island, File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
Passing just south of Isla Mona, File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
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| 18°0′N 67°12′W / 18.000°N 67.200°W / 18.000; -67.200 (Puerto Rico)
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File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
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| 18°0′N 65°52′W / 18.000°N 65.867°W / 18.000; -65.867 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea
Passing just south of Isla de Vieques, File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
Passing between the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands
Passing just south of File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten
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| 18°0′N 63°0′W / 18.000°N 63.000°W / 18.000; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Passing just north of File:Flag of France.svg Saint Barthélemy
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| 18°0′N 16°1′W / 18.000°N 16.017°W / 18.000; -16.017 (Mauritania)
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File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania
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Passing just south of Nouakchott
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| 18°0′N 5°46′W / 18.000°N 5.767°W / 18.000; -5.767 (Mali)
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File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
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See also
References
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