23rd parallel north
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The 23rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Algeria
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Niger
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Libya
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Egypt
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Hala'ib Triangle Claimed by both Egypt and Sudan - Egypt controls the territory Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Red Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Saudi Arabia
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. United Arab Emirates
Emirate of Abu Dhabi Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Oman
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
West BengalLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bangladesh
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India
Tripura - for about 20 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bangladesh
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India
Mizoram Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myanmar (Burma)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China
Yunnan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Vietnam
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China
Guangxi
Guangdong — passing just south of GuangzhouLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. South China Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Republic of China
Island of Taiwan (claimed by People's Republic of China)
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Nihoa, Hawaii, United States
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico
Baja California peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of California Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Gulf of Mexico Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Cuba
Passing just south of Havana Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bahamas
Long Island Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Crooked Island, Bahamas
Passing just south of Samana Cay,Bahamas
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mali
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See also
References
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