28th parallel north
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The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.
This parallel also passes through Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, passing just north of its summit.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° 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. 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. Red Sea Gulf of Suez Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Egypt Sinai Peninsula Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Red Sea Straits of Tiran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Saudi Arabia Island of Tiran 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. Persian Gulf Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pakistan Balochistan
Sindh
PunjabLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Rajasthan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pakistan Punjab Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Rajasthan
Haryana
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar PradeshLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nepal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 14 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nepal For about 11 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 30 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Nepal Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Sikkim Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bhutan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 15 km Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bhutan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. People's Republic of China Tibet Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. India Arunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by People's Republic of China 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
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Sichuan
Guizhou
Hunan
Jiangxi
Fujian
ZhejiangLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. East China Sea Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Passing through the Amami Islands, Japan
Passing just north of the Bonin Islands, Japan
Passing just south of Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, United States
Passing just south of Cedros Island, MexicoLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Mexico Baja California/Baja California Sur border 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. United States Texas - mainland and San José Island 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. United States Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of La Gomera, Spain Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Spain Island of Tenerife 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. Spain Island of Gran Canaria Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura, Spain Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Morocco Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Algeria
28th parallel north in popular culture
- Twenty Eighth Parallel, by Vangelis, from the album Conquest of Paradise.