The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:
See also
- 11th parallel north
- 13th parallel north
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.
The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane It crosses Africa the Indian Ocean South Asia Southeast Asia the Pacific Ocean Central America South America and the Atlantic Ocean 12 class notpageimage 12th parallel north Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours 25 minutes during the winter solstice Around the worldStarting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards the parallel 12 north passes through Coordinates Country territory or sea Notes12 0 N 0 0 E 12 000 N 0 000 E 12 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Burkina Faso12 0 N 2 19 E 12 000 N 2 317 E 12 000 2 317 Niger Niger For about 15 km12 0 N 2 28 E 12 000 N 2 467 E 12 000 2 467 Benin Benin12 0 N 3 15 E 12 000 N 3 250 E 12 000 3 250 Niger Niger12 0 N 3 40 E 12 000 N 3 667 E 12 000 3 667 Nigeria Nigeria Passing through Kano12 0 N 14 38 E 12 000 N 14 633 E 12 000 14 633 Cameroon Cameroon12 0 N 15 5 E 12 000 N 15 083 E 12 000 15 083 Chad Chad Passing just south of N Djamena12 0 N 22 37 E 12 000 N 22 617 E 12 000 22 617 Sudan Sudan12 0 N 32 45 E 12 000 N 32 750 E 12 000 32 750 South Sudan South Sudan12 0 N 33 13 E 12 000 N 33 217 E 12 000 33 217 Sudan Sudan12 0 N 35 18 E 12 000 N 35 300 E 12 000 35 300 Ethiopia Ethiopia Passing through Lake Tana12 0 N 42 5 E 12 000 N 42 083 E 12 000 42 083 Djibouti Djibouti12 0 N 43 23 E 12 000 N 43 383 E 12 000 43 383 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden passing just north of the northernmost point of Somalia Arabian Sea passing just south of the Socotra archipelago Yemen12 0 N 75 15 E 12 000 N 75 250 E 12 000 75 250 India India Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Puducherry for about 4 km Tamil Nadu12 0 N 79 51 E 12 000 N 79 850 E 12 000 79 850 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal12 0 N 92 37 E 12 000 N 92 617 E 12 000 92 617 India India Andaman and Nicobar Islands South Andaman Island and Havelock Island12 0 N 93 1 E 12 000 N 93 017 E 12 000 93 017 Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Andaman Sea12 0 N 97 44 E 12 000 N 97 733 E 12 000 97 733 Myanmar Myanmar Burma Mergui Archipelago and mainland12 0 N 99 35 E 12 000 N 99 583 E 12 000 99 583 Thailand Thailand Prachuap Khiri Khan province12 0 N 99 52 E 12 000 N 99 867 E 12 000 99 867 Gulf of Thailand Gulf of Thailand12 0 N 102 18 E 12 000 N 102 300 E 12 000 102 300 Thailand Thailand Island of Ko Chang12 0 N 102 25 E 12 000 N 102 417 E 12 000 102 417 Gulf of Thailand Gulf of Thailand12 0 N 102 46 E 12 000 N 102 767 E 12 000 102 767 Thailand Thailand Trat province for about 1 km12 0 N 102 47 E 12 000 N 102 783 E 12 000 102 783 Cambodia Cambodia12 0 N 106 45 E 12 000 N 106 750 E 12 000 106 750 Vietnam Vietnam12 0 N 109 14 E 12 000 N 109 233 E 12 000 109 233 South China Sea South China Sea Passing just north of the island of Culion Philippines12 0 N 120 1 E 12 000 N 120 017 E 12 000 120 017 Philippines Philippines Busuanga Island12 0 N 120 20 E 12 000 N 120 333 E 12 000 120 333 Sulu Sea Sulu Sea12 0 N 121 22 E 12 000 N 121 367 E 12 000 121 367 Philippines Philippines Semirara Island12 0 N 121 24 E 12 000 N 121 400 E 12 000 121 400 Sulu Sea Sulu Sea Passing just north of the island of Philippines Passing just north of the island of Borocay Philippines12 0 N 121 55 E 12 000 N 121 917 E 12 000 121 917 Sibuyan Sea Sibuyan Sea12 0 N 123 11 E 12 000 N 123 183 E 12 000 123 183 Philippines Philippines Masbate Island12 0 N 123 15 E 12 000 N 123 250 E 12 000 123 250 Visayan Sea Visayan Sea12 0 N 123 43 E 12 000 N 123 717 E 12 000 123 717 Philippines Philippines Masbate Island12 0 N 124 2 E 12 000 N 124 033 E 12 000 124 033 Samar Sea Samar Sea Passing just south of the island of Tagapul an Philippines Passing just north of the island of Almagro Philippines Passing just north of the island of Philippines12 0 N 124 41 E 12 000 N 124 683 E 12 000 124 683 Philippines Philippines Samar Island12 0 N 125 28 E 12 000 N 125 467 E 12 000 125 467 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Enewetak atoll Marshall Islands Passing just north of Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands Passing just south of Bikar Atoll Marshall Islands12 0 N 86 41 W 12 000 N 86 683 W 12 000 86 683 Nicaragua Nicaragua Passing through Lake Nicaragua12 0 N 83 46 W 12 000 N 83 767 W 12 000 83 767 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the Corn Islands Nicaragua Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays Colombia12 0 N 72 11 W 12 000 N 72 183 W 12 000 72 183 Colombia Colombia Guajira Peninsula12 0 N 71 9 W 12 000 N 71 150 W 12 000 71 150 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela12 0 N 70 15 W 12 000 N 70 250 W 12 000 70 250 Venezuela Venezuela Paraguana Peninsula12 0 N 69 49 W 12 000 N 69 817 W 12 000 69 817 Caribbean Sea Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Curacao and Klein Curacao Curacao Passing just south of the island of Bonaire Netherlands Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago Venezuela Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago Venezuela Passing just north of La Orchila island Venezuela Passing just north of Blanquilla Island Venezuela12 0 N 61 48 W 12 000 N 61 800 W 12 000 61 800 Grenada Grenada12 0 N 61 42 W 12 000 N 61 700 W 12 000 61 700 Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean12 0 N 16 20 W 12 000 N 16 333 W 12 000 16 333 Guinea Bissau Guinea Bissau12 0 N 13 42 W 12 000 N 13 700 W 12 000 13 700 Guinea Guinea12 0 N 11 16 W 12 000 N 11 267 W 12 000 11 267 Mali Mali For about 3 km12 0 N 11 14 W 12 000 N 11 233 W 12 000 11 233 Guinea Guinea12 0 N 10 46 W 12 000 N 10 767 W 12 000 10 767 Mali Mali12 0 N 10 34 W 12 000 N 10 567 W 12 000 10 567 Guinea Guinea12 0 N 8 48 W 12 000 N 8 800 W 12 000 8 800 Mali Mali12 0 N 4 55 W 12 000 N 4 917 W 12 000 4 917 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso12 0 N 4 45 W 12 000 N 4 750 W 12 000 4 750 Mali Mali For about 1 km12 0 N 4 44 W 12 000 N 4 733 W 12 000 4 733 Burkina Faso Burkina FasoSee also11th parallel north 13th parallel northReferences 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
