19th parallel north

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19th parallel north

The 19th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 19 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, 17 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 59 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 19° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
19°0′N 0°0′E / 19.000°N 0.000°E	Mali
19°0′N 3°16′E / 19.000°N 3.267°E	Algeria
19°0′N 3°32′E / 19.000°N 3.533°E	Mali
19°0′N 4°14′E / 19.000°N 4.233°E	Niger
19°0′N 15°38′E / 19.000°N 15.633°E	Chad
19°0′N 24°0′E / 19.000°N 24.000°E	Sudan
19°0′N 37°24′E / 19.000°N 37.400°E	Red Sea
19°0′N 41°9′E / 19.000°N 41.150°E	Saudi Arabia	The parallel touches on the northernmost point of  Yemen at the border with  Oman
19°0′N 52°0′E / 19.000°N 52.000°E	Oman
19°0′N 57°50′E / 19.000°N 57.833°E	Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea
19°0′N 72°49′E / 19.000°N 72.817°E	India	Maharashtra - passing through Mumbai Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Orissa Andhra Pradesh Orissa Andhra Pradesh
19°0′N 84°43′E / 19.000°N 84.717°E	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
19°0′N 93°43′E / 19.000°N 93.717°E	Myanmar (Burma)
19°0′N 97°44′E / 19.000°N 97.733°E	Thailand
19°0′N 101°19′E / 19.000°N 101.317°E	Laos
19°0′N 104°26′E / 19.000°N 104.433°E	Vietnam	For about 5 km
19°0′N 104°29′E / 19.000°N 104.483°E	Laos	For about 2 km
19°0′N 104°30′E / 19.000°N 104.500°E	Vietnam
19°0′N 105°37′E / 19.000°N 105.617°E	South China Sea	Gulf of Tonkin
19°0′N 108°39′E / 19.000°N 108.650°E	People's Republic of China	Island of Hainan
19°0′N 110°31′E / 19.000°N 110.517°E	South China Sea	Passing between Dalupiri Island and Fuga Island,  Philippines
19°0′N 121°54′E / 19.000°N 121.900°E	Philippines	Camiguin Island
19°0′N 121°57′E / 19.000°N 121.950°E	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea Passing just north of Agrihan island,  Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean Passing just south of Wake Island,  United States Minor Outlying Islands
19°0′N 155°47′W / 19.000°N 155.783°W	United States	Hawaii island, Hawaii
19°0′N 155°35′W / 19.000°N 155.583°W	Pacific Ocean
19°0′N 112°4′W / 19.000°N 112.067°W	Mexico	Roca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands
19°0′N 112°3′W / 19.000°N 112.050°W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands,  Mexico
19°0′N 104°17′W / 19.000°N 104.283°W	Mexico
19°0′N 95°58′W / 19.000°N 95.967°W	Gulf of Mexico	Bay of Campeche
19°0′N 91°11′W / 19.000°N 91.183°W	Mexico	Yucatán Peninsula
19°0′N 87°36′W / 19.000°N 87.600°W	Caribbean Sea	Passing just north of Gonâve Island,  Haiti
19°0′N 72°45′W / 19.000°N 72.750°W	Haiti
19°0′N 71°47′W / 19.000°N 71.783°W	Dominican Republic
19°0′N 68°52′W / 19.000°N 68.867°W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of Anegada island,  British Virgin Islands
19°0′N 16°13′W / 19.000°N 16.217°W	Mauritania
19°0′N 5°53′W / 19.000°N 5.883°W	Mali

See also

• 18th parallel north
• 20th parallel north

References

1. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php