18th parallel north
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.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:
Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 18°0′N 0°0′E / 18.000°N 0.000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mali
18°0′N 4°14′E / 18.000°N 4.233°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Niger
18°0′N 15°33′E / 18.000°N 15.550°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Chad
18°0′N 24°0′E / 18.000°N 24.000°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Sudan
18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Eritrea
For about 1 km 18°0′N 38°34′E / 18.000°N 38.567°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Red Sea 18°0′N 41°38′E / 18.000°N 41.633°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Saudi Arabia
18°0′N 48°7′E / 18.000°N 48.117°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Yemen
18°0′N 52°28′E / 18.000°N 52.467°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Oman
18°0′N 56°24′E / 18.000°N 56.400°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 18°0′N 73°1′E / 18.000°N 73.017°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
India
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Telangana18°0′N 83°34′E / 18.000°N 83.567°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 18°0′N 94°28′E / 18.000°N 94.467°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Myanmar (Burma)
18°0′N 97°44′E / 18.000°N 97.733°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Thailand
18°0′N 101°1′E / 18.000°N 101.017°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Laos
18°0′N 101°45′E / 18.000°N 101.750°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Thailand
18°0′N 102°24′E / 18.000°N 102.400°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Laos
Passing just north of Vientiane 18°0′N 103°3′E / 18.000°N 103.050°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Thailand
18°0′N 104°12′E / 18.000°N 104.200°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Laos
18°0′N 105°37′E / 18.000°N 105.617°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Vietnam
18°0′N 106°28′E / 18.000°N 106.467°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Hainan,
People's Republic of China, South China Sea
18°0′N 120°30′E / 18.000°N 120.500°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Philippines
Island of Luzon 18°0′N 122°11′E / 18.000°N 122.183°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing just south of Pagan Island,
Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean18°0′N 102°27′W / 18.000°N 102.450°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mexico
18°0′N 88°46′W / 18.000°N 88.767°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Belize
18°0′N 88°8′W / 18.000°N 88.133°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Chetumal Bay 18°0′N 87°58′W / 18.000°N 87.967°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Belize
Ambergris Caye 18°0′N 87°55′W / 18.000°N 87.917°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea 18°0′N 77°50′W / 18.000°N 77.833°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Jamaica
Passing through Kingston 18°0′N 76°15′W / 18.000°N 76.250°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the Tiburon Peninsula,
Haiti, Caribbean Sea
18°0′N 71°42′W / 18.000°N 71.700°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Dominican Republic
18°0′N 71°9′W / 18.000°N 71.150°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
Passing just south of Saona Island,
Dominican Republic
Passing just south of Isla Mona,
Puerto Rico
18°0′N 67°12′W / 18.000°N 67.200°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Puerto Rico
18°0′N 65°52′W / 18.000°N 65.867°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean 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
18°0′N 63°0′W / 18.000°N 63.000°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of
Saint Barthélemy
18°0′N 16°1′W / 18.000°N 16.017°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mauritania
Passing just south of Nouakchott 18°0′N 5°46′W / 18.000°N 5.767°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Mali
See also
References
- ↑ "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. Unknown parameter
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