34th parallel north

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34th parallel north

The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter.^[1]

In the Confederate States of America the parallel formed the northern boundary of the Confederate Territory of Arizona.^[2]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.^[3]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
34°0′N 0°0′E / 34.000°N 0.000°E	Algeria
34°0′N 7°33′E / 34.000°N 7.550°E	Tunisia
34°0′N 10°3′E / 34.000°N 10.050°E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just north of Beirut,  Lebanon
34°0′N 35°39′E / 34.000°N 35.650°E	Lebanon
34°0′N 36°22′E / 34.000°N 36.367°E	Syria
34°0′N 40°6′E / 34.000°N 40.100°E	Iraq
34°0′N 45°27′E / 34.000°N 45.450°E	Iran
34°0′N 60°30′E / 34.000°N 60.500°E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 69°54′E / 34.000°N 69.900°E	Pakistan	Federally Administered Tribal Areas
34°0′N 70°10′E / 34.000°N 70.167°E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 70°55′E / 34.000°N 70.917°E	Pakistan	Federally Administered Tribal Area Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - passing through Peshawar Punjab - for about 8 km Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab - for about 3 km Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
34°0′N 74°15′E / 34.000°N 74.250°E	India	Jammu and Kashmir - claimed by  Pakistan
34°0′N 78°45′E / 34.000°N 78.750°E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
34°0′N 78°54′E / 34.000°N 78.900°E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Sichuan − for about 4 km Qinghai Gansu Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Henan Anhui Henan Anhui Jiangsu − for about 5 km Anhui − for about 4 km Jiangsu
34°0′N 120°23′E / 34.000°N 120.383°E	East China Sea	Passing by several islands of  South Korea
34°0′N 127°19′E / 34.000°N 127.317°E	South Korea	Port Hamilton islands
34°0′N 127°20′E / 34.000°N 127.333°E	Korea Strait	Passing just south of Tsushima Island,  Japan
34°0′N 130°55′E / 34.000°N 130.917°E	Japan	Island of Honshū: — Yamaguchi Prefecture Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Tokushima Prefecture Island of Honshū: — Wakayama Prefecture — Nara Prefecture — Mie Prefecture
34°0′N 136°16′E / 34.000°N 136.267°E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of Miyakejima and Mikurajima,  Japan Passing just south of San Miguel Island, California,  United States
34°0′N 120°14′W / 34.000°N 120.233°W	United States	California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island
34°0′N 119°33′W / 34.000°N 119.550°W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California,  United States
34°0′N 118°29′W / 34.000°N 118.483°W	United States	California - passing through Los Angeles Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia - passing through Athens South Carolina - passing through Columbia North Carolina
34°0′N 77°54′W / 34.000°N 77.900°W	Atlantic Ocean
34°0′N 6°53′W / 34.000°N 6.883°W	Morocco	Passing through Rabat
34°0′N 1°40′W / 34.000°N 1.667°W	Algeria

See also

• 33rd parallel north
• 35th parallel north

References

1. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/va01.asp
2. Confederate Statutes - CHAP. XLIV.--An Act to organize the Territory of Arizona - 1862, Jan. 18
3. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php