26th parallel north
26°
26th parallel north
The26th parallel northis acircle of latitudethat is 26degreesnorthof theEarth'sequatorial plane.It crossesAfrica,Asia,theIndian Ocean,thePacific Ocean,North Americaand theAtlantic Ocean.
A section of theborderbetweenWestern SaharaandMauritaniais defined by the parallel.[1]
It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019.[2]
At this latitude thesunis visible for 13 hours, 46 minutes during thesummer solsticeand 10 hours, 31 minutes during thewinter solstice.The sun is at 40.17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87.83 degrees in the sky during thesummer solstice.[3]
Around the world
[edit]Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Brownlie, Ian(1979).African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia.Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 437–44.
- ^"World Population Distribution by Latitude and Longitude".Engaging Data.2019-03-18.Retrieved2020-08-05.
- ^"Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year".U.S. Naval Observatory.2019-09-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-10-12.Retrieved2021-03-10.
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