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27th parallel north

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27th parallel north

The27th parallel northis acircle of latitudethat is 27degreesnorthof theEarth'sequatorial plane.It crossesAfrica,Asia,thePacific Ocean,North Americaand theAtlantic Ocean.

At this latitude thesunis visible for 13 hours, 51 minutes during thesummer solsticeand 10 hours, 26 minutes during thewinter solstice.[1]

Around the world

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Starting at thePrime Meridianand heading eastwards, the parallel 27° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
27°0′N0°0′E/ 27.000°N 0.000°E/27.000; 0.000(Prime Meridian) Algeria
27°0′N9°50′E/ 27.000°N 9.833°E/27.000; 9.833(Libya) Libya
27°0′N25°0′E/ 27.000°N 25.000°E/27.000; 25.000(Egypt) Egypt
27°0′N33°54′E/ 27.000°N 33.900°E/27.000; 33.900(Red Sea) Red Sea
27°0′N35°55′E/ 27.000°N 35.917°E/27.000; 35.917(Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
27°0′N49°40′E/ 27.000°N 49.667°E/27.000; 49.667(Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just north ofLavan Island,Iran
27°0′N53°21′E/ 27.000°N 53.350°E/27.000; 53.350(Iran) Iran
27°0′N55°48′E/ 27.000°N 55.800°E/27.000; 55.800(Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Passing just north ofQeshmisland,Iran
Passing just south ofHormuz Island,Iran
27°0′N56°54′E/ 27.000°N 56.900°E/27.000; 56.900(Iran) Iran
27°0′N63°15′E/ 27.000°N 63.250°E/27.000; 63.250(Pakistan) Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
27°0′N69°31′E/ 27.000°N 69.517°E/27.000; 69.517(India) India Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
27°0′N84°51′E/ 27.000°N 84.850°E/27.000; 84.850(Nepal) Nepal Birgunj
27°0′N88°6′E/ 27.000°N 88.100°E/27.000; 88.100(India) India West Bengal
27°0′N88°52′E/ 27.000°N 88.867°E/27.000; 88.867(Bhutan) Bhutan
27°0′N92°5′E/ 27.000°N 92.083°E/27.000; 92.083(India) India Arunachal Pradesh- claimed byPeople's Republic of China
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
27°0′N95°48′E/ 27.000°N 95.800°E/27.000; 95.800(Myanmar) Myanmar(Burma)
27°0′N98°44′E/ 27.000°N 98.733°E/27.000; 98.733(China) People's Republic of China Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guizhou
Hunan(for about 4 km)
Guizhou
Hunan - passing just north ofHengyang
Jiangxi- passing just south ofJi'an
Fu gian
27°0′N120°16′E/ 27.000°N 120.267°E/27.000; 120.267(East China Sea) East China Sea
27°0′N127°56′E/ 27.000°N 127.933°E/27.000; 127.933(Japan) Japan Iheyaisland
27°0′N127°56′E/ 27.000°N 127.933°E/27.000; 127.933(Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north ofOkinawa Island,Japan
Passing just south ofYoronjima,Japan
Passing just south ofChichi-jima,Japan
27°0′N114°2′W/ 27.000°N 114.033°W/27.000; -114.033(Mexico) Mexico Baja California peninsula
27°0′N112°1′W/ 27.000°N 112.017°W/27.000; -112.017(Gulf of California) Gulf of California
27°0′N109°57′W/ 27.000°N 109.950°W/27.000; -109.950(Mexico) Mexico Passing just south ofNavojoaand just north ofMonclova
27°0′N99°24′W/ 27.000°N 99.400°W/27.000; -99.400(United States) United States Texas- mainland andPadre Island
27°0′N97°23′W/ 27.000°N 97.383°W/27.000; -97.383(Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
27°0′N82°25′W/ 27.000°N 82.417°W/27.000; -82.417(United States) United States Florida- Passing throughPort CharlotteandHobe Sound
27°0′N80°5′W/ 27.000°N 80.083°W/27.000; -80.083(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
27°0′N78°13′W/ 27.000°N 78.217°W/27.000; -78.217(Bahamas) Bahamas Great Sale Cay
27°0′N78°12′W/ 27.000°N 78.200°W/27.000; -78.200(Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing between theFish Caysand thePensacola Cays,Bahamas
27°0′N13°27′W/ 27.000°N 13.450°W/27.000; -13.450(Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed byMorocco
27°0′N8°40′W/ 27.000°N 8.667°W/27.000; -8.667(Mauritania) Mauritania
27°0′N8°9′W/ 27.000°N 8.150°W/27.000; -8.150(Algeria) Algeria

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year".U.S. Naval Observatory.2019-09-24. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-10-12.Retrieved2021-03-10.