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Circle of latitude
The 18th parallel north is a
circle of latitude that is 18
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.
At this latitude the
sun is visible for 13 hours, 13 minutes during the
summer solstice and 11 hours, 3 minutes during the
winter solstice.
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Around the world
Starting at the
Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:
Co-ordinates
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Country, territory or sea
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Notes
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18°0′N 0°0′E / 18.000°N 0.000°E / 18.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)
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Mali
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18°0′N 4°14′E / 18.000°N 4.233°E / 18.000; 4.233 (Niger)
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Niger
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18°0′N 15°33′E / 18.000°N 15.550°E / 18.000; 15.550 (Chad)
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Chad
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18°0′N 24°0′E / 18.000°N 24.000°E / 18.000; 24.000 (Sudan)
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Sudan
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18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Eritrea)
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Eritrea
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For about 1 km
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18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E / 18.000; 38.567 (Red Sea)
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Indian Ocean
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Red Sea
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18°0′N 41°38′E / 18.000°N 41.633°E / 18.000; 41.633 (Saudi Arabia)
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Saudi Arabia
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18°0′N 48°7′E / 18.000°N 48.117°E / 18.000; 48.117 (Yemen)
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Yemen
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18°0′N 52°28′E / 18.000°N 52.467°E / 18.000; 52.467 (Oman)
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Oman
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18°0′N 56°24′E / 18.000°N 56.400°E / 18.000; 56.400 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Sea
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18°0′N 73°1′E / 18.000°N 73.017°E / 18.000; 73.017 (India)
|
India
|
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Telangana
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18°0′N 83°34′E / 18.000°N 83.567°E / 18.000; 83.567 (Indian Ocean)
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Indian Ocean
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Bay of Bengal
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18°0′N 94°28′E / 18.000°N 94.467°E / 18.000; 94.467 (Myanmar)
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Myanmar (Burma)
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18°0′N 97°44′E / 18.000°N 97.733°E / 18.000; 97.733 (Thailand)
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Thailand
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18°0′N 101°1′E / 18.000°N 101.017°E / 18.000; 101.017 (Laos)
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Laos
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18°0′N 101°45′E / 18.000°N 101.750°E / 18.000; 101.750 (Thailand)
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Thailand
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18°0′N 102°24′E / 18.000°N 102.400°E / 18.000; 102.400 (Laos)
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Laos
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Passing just north of
Vientiane
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18°0′N 103°3′E / 18.000°N 103.050°E / 18.000; 103.050 (Thailand)
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Thailand
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18°0′N 104°12′E / 18.000°N 104.200°E / 18.000; 104.200 (Laos)
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Laos
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18°0′N 105°37′E / 18.000°N 105.617°E / 18.000; 105.617 (Vietnam)
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Vietnam
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18°0′N 106°28′E / 18.000°N 106.467°E / 18.000; 106.467 (South China Sea)
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Pacific Ocean
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Passing just south of the island of
Hainan,
People's Republic of China,
South China Sea
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18°0′N 120°30′E / 18.000°N 120.500°E / 18.000; 120.500 (Philippines)
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Philippines
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Island of
Luzon
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18°0′N 122°11′E / 18.000°N 122.183°E / 18.000; 122.183 (Pacific Ocean)
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Pacific Ocean
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Philippine Sea Passing just south of
Pagan Island,
Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean
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18°0′N 102°27′W / 18.000°N 102.450°W / 18.000; -102.450 (Mexico)
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Mexico
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18°0′N 88°46′W / 18.000°N 88.767°W / 18.000; -88.767 (Belize)
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Belize
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18°0′N 88°8′W / 18.000°N 88.133°W / 18.000; -88.133 (Chetumal Bay)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Chetumal Bay
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18°0′N 87°58′W / 18.000°N 87.967°W / 18.000; -87.967 (Belize)
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Belize
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Ambergris Caye
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18°0′N 87°55′W / 18.000°N 87.917°W / 18.000; -87.917 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea
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18°0′N 77°50′W / 18.000°N 77.833°W / 18.000; -77.833 (Jamaica)
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Jamaica
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Passing through
Kingston
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18°0′N 76°15′W / 18.000°N 76.250°W / 18.000; -76.250 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
|
Passing just south of the
Tiburon Peninsula,
Haiti,
Caribbean Sea
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18°0′N 71°42′W / 18.000°N 71.700°W / 18.000; -71.700 (Dominican Republic)
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Dominican Republic
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18°0′N 71°9′W / 18.000°N 71.150°W / 18.000; -71.150 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea Passing just south of
Saona Island,
Dominican Republic Passing just south of
Isla Mona,
Puerto Rico
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18°0′N 67°12′W / 18.000°N 67.200°W / 18.000; -67.200 (Puerto Rico)
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Puerto Rico
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18°0′N 65°52′W / 18.000°N 65.867°W / 18.000; -65.867 (Caribbean Sea)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea Passing just south of
Isla de Vieques,
Puerto Rico Passing between the islands of
St. Thomas and
St. Croix,
United States Virgin Islands Passing just south of
Sint Maarten
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18°0′N 63°0′W / 18.000°N 63.000°W / 18.000; -63.000 (Atlantic Ocean)
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Atlantic Ocean
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Passing just north of
Saint Barthélemy
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18°0′N 16°1′W / 18.000°N 16.017°W / 18.000; -16.017 (Mauritania)
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Mauritania
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Passing just south of
Nouakchott
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18°0′N 5°46′W / 18.000°N 5.767°W / 18.000; -5.767 (Mali)
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Mali
|
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See also
References