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25th parallel north

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25th parallel north
InAfrica,the parallel defines part of the border betweenMauritaniaandMali.

The25th parallel northis acircle of latitudethat is 25degreesnorthof theEarth'sequatorial plane.It crossesAfrica,Asia,theIndian Ocean,thePacific Ocean,North Americaand theAtlantic Ocean.

The northernmost section of theborderbetweenMauritaniaandMaliis defined by the parallel.[1]

At this latitude thesunis visible for 13 hours, 42 minutes during thesummer solsticeand 10 hours, 35 minutes during thewinter solstice.[2]

Around the world

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Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 25° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
25°0′N0°0′E/ 25.000°N 0.000°E/25.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) Algeria
25°0′N10°2′E/ 25.000°N 10.033°E/25.000; 10.033(Libya) Libya
25°0′N25°0′E/ 25.000°N 25.000°E/25.000; 25.000(Egypt) Egypt
25°0′N34°57′E/ 25.000°N 34.950°E/25.000; 34.950(Red Sea) Red Sea
25°0′N37°17′E/ 25.000°N 37.283°E/25.000; 37.283(Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
25°0′N50°38′E/ 25.000°N 50.633°E/25.000; 50.633(Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain
25°0′N50°48′E/ 25.000°N 50.800°E/25.000; 50.800(Qatar) Qatar
25°0′N51°38′E/ 25.000°N 51.633°E/25.000; 51.633(Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
25°0′N55°3′E/ 25.000°N 55.050°E/25.000; 55.050(United Arab Emirates) United Arab Emirates
25°0′N56°22′E/ 25.000°N 56.367°E/25.000; 56.367(Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
25°0′N66°42′E/ 25.000°N 66.700°E/25.000; 66.700(Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan- for about 16 km
Sindh- passing just north ofKarachi
25°0′N70°55′E/ 25.000°N 70.917°E/25.000; 70.917(India) India Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
25°0′N88°24′E/ 25.000°N 88.400°E/25.000; 88.400(Bangladesh) Bangladesh
25°0′N92°25′E/ 25.000°N 92.417°E/25.000; 92.417(India) India Assam
Manipur
25°0′N94°43′E/ 25.000°N 94.717°E/25.000; 94.717(Myanmar) Myanmar(Burma)
25°0′N97°43′E/ 25.000°N 97.717°E/25.000; 97.717(China) People's Republic of China Yunnan- passing just to the south ofKunming
Guizhou
Guangxi
Hunan
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
25°0′N118°59′E/ 25.000°N 118.983°E/25.000; 118.983(South China Sea) South China Sea Taiwan Strait
25°0′N121°1′E/ 25.000°N 121.017°E/25.000; 121.017(Taiwan) Republic of China(Taiwan) Island ofTaiwan(so claimed byPeople's Republic of China) - passing just south ofTaipei
25°0′N121°59′E/ 25.000°N 121.983°E/25.000; 121.983(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north ofMiyako-jima,Japan
Passing just north ofIwo Jima,Japan
25°0′N168°0′W/ 25.000°N 168.000°W/25.000; -168.000(USA) United States Passing through the islet of Little Rock,Gardner Pinnacles,Hawaii
25°0′N168°0′W/ 25.000°N 168.000°W/25.000; -168.000(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
25°0′N112°12′W/ 25.000°N 112.200°W/25.000; -112.200(Mexico) Mexico Isla Magdalena
Baja California Surmainland
Isla San José
25°0′N110°34′W/ 25.000°N 110.567°W/25.000; -110.567(Gulf of California) Gulf of California
25°0′N108°13′W/ 25.000°N 108.217°W/25.000; -108.217(Mexico) Mexico Isla Altamura
Isla Talchichitle
Sinaloa
Durango
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
25°0′N97°32′W/ 25.000°N 97.533°W/25.000; -97.533(Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
25°0′N80°32′W/ 25.000°N 80.533°W/25.000; -80.533(United States) United States Island ofKey Largo,Florida
25°0′N80°31′W/ 25.000°N 80.517°W/25.000; -80.517(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Straits of Florida
25°0′N78°10′W/ 25.000°N 78.167°W/25.000; -78.167(Bahamas) Bahamas Island ofAndros
25°0′N77°57′W/ 25.000°N 77.950°W/25.000; -77.950(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N77°33′W/ 25.000°N 77.550°W/25.000; -77.550(Bahamas) Bahamas Island ofNew Providence- passing just south ofNassau
25°0′N77°20′W/ 25.000°N 77.333°W/25.000; -77.333(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N76°9′W/ 25.000°N 76.150°W/25.000; -76.150(Bahamas) Bahamas Island ofEleuthera
25°0′N76°8′W/ 25.000°N 76.133°W/25.000; -76.133(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N14°50′W/ 25.000°N 14.833°W/25.000; -14.833(Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed byMoroccoand theSahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
25°0′N12°0′W/ 25.000°N 12.000°W/25.000; -12.000(Mauritania) Mauritania
25°0′N6°34′W/ 25.000°N 6.567°W/25.000; -6.567(Mauritania / Mali border) Mauritania/Maliborder
25°0′N4°49′W/ 25.000°N 4.817°W/25.000; -4.817(Algeria) Algeria

See also

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References

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  1. ^Brownlie, Ian(1979).African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia.Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 406–415.
  2. ^"Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year".U.S. Naval Observatory.2019-09-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-10-12.Retrieved2021-03-10.