13th parallel north

The 13th parallel north is a circle of latitude 13 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.

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13th parallel north

At this latitude, the sun is visible for 12 hours 53 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours 22 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 13° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
13°0′N 0°0′E  Burkina Faso
13°0′N 1°7′E  Niger
13°0′N 4°6′E  Nigeria
13°0′N 6°55′E  Niger For about 14 km
13°0′N 7°3′E  Nigeria
13°0′N 8°36′E  Niger
13°0′N 9°50′E  Nigeria
13°0′N 13°48′E Lake Chad Passing through territorial waters of  Cameroon
13°0′N 15°10′E  Chad
13°0′N 21°54′E  Sudan
13°0′N 36°10′E  Ethiopia
13°0′N 41°53′E  Eritrea
13°0′N 42°44′E Red Sea
13°0′N 43°23′E  Yemen
13°0′N 45°10′E Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden (passing just north of Socotra)
Arabian Sea
Laccadive Sea
13°0′N 74°47′E  India Karnataka - passing through Bangalore
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu - passing through the southern parts of Chennai
13°0′N 80°16′E Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal - passing just north of Interview Island,  India
13°0′N 92°49′E  India Andaman and Nicobar Islands - North Andaman Island
13°0′N 92°57′E Indian Ocean Andaman Sea (passing just north of Sound Island)
13°0′N 98°17′E  Myanmar (Burma) Island of Mali Kyun
13°0′N 98°18′E Indian Ocean Andaman Sea
13°0′N 98°36′E  Myanmar (Burma)
13°0′N 99°11′E  Thailand Phetchaburi province
13°0′N 100°4′E Bay of Bangkok
13°0′N 100°56′E  Thailand Passing just north of Pattaya
13°0′N 102°32′E  Cambodia Passing through Tonlé Sap lake
13°0′N 107°30′E  Vietnam
13°0′N 109°23′E South China Sea
13°0′N 120°46′E  Philippines Island of Mindoro
13°0′N 121°29′E Tablas Strait Passing just north of Maestre de Campo Island,  Philippines
13°0′N 122°0′E Sibuyan Sea Passing just north of Banton Island,  Philippines
13°0′N 123°1′E  Philippines Island of Burias
13°0′N 123°8′E Burias Pass
13°0′N 123°28′E  Philippines Island of Luzon
13°0′N 124°9′E Pacific Ocean Passing just south of  Guam
13°0′N 87°38′W  Nicaragua Passing through the Cosigüina volcano
13°0′N 87°30′W Pacific Ocean Gulf of Fonseca
13°0′N 87°19′W  Honduras Extreme south of the country
13°0′N 87°1′W  Nicaragua
13°0′N 83°32′W Caribbean Sea
13°0′N 61°15′W  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Island of Bequia
13°0′N 61°13′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of  Barbados
13°0′N 16°45′W  Senegal
13°0′N 11°25′W  Mali
13°0′N 4°16′W  Burkina Faso

See also

References
  1. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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