18th parallel north

The18th parallel northis acircle of latitudethat is 18degrees northof theEarth's equatorial plane.It crossesAfrica,Asia,theIndian Ocean,thePacific Ocean,Central America,theCaribbean,and theAtlantic Ocean.

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18th parallel north

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At this latitude thesunis visible for 13 hours, 13 minutes during thesummer solsticeand 11 hours, 3 minutes during thewinter solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
18°0′N0°0′E/ 18.000°N 0.000°E/18.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian)	Mali
18°0′N4°14′E/ 18.000°N 4.233°E/18.000; 4.233(Niger)	Niger
18°0′N15°33′E/ 18.000°N 15.550°E/18.000; 15.550(Chad)	Chad
18°0′N24°0′E/ 18.000°N 24.000°E/18.000; 24.000(Sudan)	Sudan
18°0′N38°34′E/ 18.000°N 38.567°E/18.000; 38.567(Eritrea)	Eritrea	For about 1 km
18°0′N38°34′E/ 18.000°N 38.567°E/18.000; 38.567(Red Sea)	Indian Ocean	Red Sea
18°0′N41°38′E/ 18.000°N 41.633°E/18.000; 41.633(Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
18°0′N48°7′E/ 18.000°N 48.117°E/18.000; 48.117(Yemen)	Yemen
18°0′N52°28′E/ 18.000°N 52.467°E/18.000; 52.467(Oman)	Oman
18°0′N56°24′E/ 18.000°N 56.400°E/18.000; 56.400(Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea
18°0′N73°1′E/ 18.000°N 73.017°E/18.000; 73.017(India)	India	Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Orissa Telangana
18°0′N83°34′E/ 18.000°N 83.567°E/18.000; 83.567(Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
18°0′N94°28′E/ 18.000°N 94.467°E/18.000; 94.467(Myanmar)	Myanmar(Burma)
18°0′N97°44′E/ 18.000°N 97.733°E/18.000; 97.733(Thailand)	Thailand
18°0′N101°1′E/ 18.000°N 101.017°E/18.000; 101.017(Laos)	Laos
18°0′N101°45′E/ 18.000°N 101.750°E/18.000; 101.750(Thailand)	Thailand
18°0′N102°24′E/ 18.000°N 102.400°E/18.000; 102.400(Laos)	Laos	Passing just north ofVientiane
18°0′N103°3′E/ 18.000°N 103.050°E/18.000; 103.050(Thailand)	Thailand
18°0′N104°12′E/ 18.000°N 104.200°E/18.000; 104.200(Laos)	Laos
18°0′N105°37′E/ 18.000°N 105.617°E/18.000; 105.617(Vietnam)	Vietnam
18°0′N106°28′E/ 18.000°N 106.467°E/18.000; 106.467(South China Sea)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the island ofHainan,People's Republic of China,South China Sea
18°0′N120°30′E/ 18.000°N 120.500°E/18.000; 120.500(Philippines)	Philippines	Island ofLuzon
18°0′N122°11′E/ 18.000°N 122.183°E/18.000; 122.183(Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea Passing just south ofPagan Island,Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean
18°0′N102°27′W/ 18.000°N 102.450°W/18.000; -102.450(Mexico)	Mexico
18°0′N88°46′W/ 18.000°N 88.767°W/18.000; -88.767(Belize)	Belize
18°0′N88°8′W/ 18.000°N 88.133°W/18.000; -88.133(Chetumal Bay)	Atlantic Ocean	Chetumal Bay
18°0′N87°58′W/ 18.000°N 87.967°W/18.000; -87.967(Belize)	Belize	Ambergris Caye
18°0′N87°55′W/ 18.000°N 87.917°W/18.000; -87.917(Caribbean Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Caribbean Sea
18°0′N77°50′W/ 18.000°N 77.833°W/18.000; -77.833(Jamaica)	Jamaica	Passing throughKingston
18°0′N76°15′W/ 18.000°N 76.250°W/18.000; -76.250(Caribbean Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of theTiburon Peninsula,Haiti,Caribbean Sea
18°0′N71°42′W/ 18.000°N 71.700°W/18.000; -71.700(Dominican Republic)	Dominican Republic
18°0′N71°9′W/ 18.000°N 71.150°W/18.000; -71.150(Caribbean Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Caribbean Sea Passing just south ofSaona Island,Dominican Republic Passing just south ofIsla Mona,Puerto Rico
18°0′N67°12′W/ 18.000°N 67.200°W/18.000; -67.200(Puerto Rico)	Puerto Rico
18°0′N65°52′W/ 18.000°N 65.867°W/18.000; -65.867(Caribbean Sea)	Atlantic Ocean	Caribbean Sea Passing just south ofIsla de Vieques,Puerto Rico Passing between the islands ofSt. ThomasandSt. Croix,United States Virgin Islands Passing just south ofSint Maarten
18°0′N63°0′W/ 18.000°N 63.000°W/18.000; -63.000(Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north ofSaint Barthélemy
18°0′N16°1′W/ 18.000°N 16.017°W/18.000; -16.017(Mauritania)	Mauritania	Passing just south ofNouakchott
18°0′N5°46′W/ 18.000°N 5.767°W/18.000; -5.767(Mali)	Mali