29th parallel north
Circle of latitude
29°
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The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice.[1] The northernmost extremity in which the moon can pass through the zenith at some point during the 18.6 year Saros cycle lies slightly south of this parallel.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° north passes through:
Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
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29°0′N 0°0′E / 29.000°N 0.000°E / 29.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) | Algeria | |
29°0′N 9°52′E / 29.000°N 9.867°E / 29.000; 9.867 (Libya) | Libya | |
29°0′N 25°0′E / 29.000°N 25.000°E / 29.000; 25.000 (Egypt) | Egypt | |
29°0′N 32°37′E / 29.000°N 32.617°E / 29.000; 32.617 (Red Sea) | Red Sea | Gulf of Suez |
29°0′N 33°11′E / 29.000°N 33.183°E / 29.000; 33.183 (Egypt) | Egypt | Sinai Peninsula |
29°0′N 34°41′E / 29.000°N 34.683°E / 29.000; 34.683 (Red Sea) | Red Sea | Gulf of Aqaba |
29°0′N 34°52′E / 29.000°N 34.867°E / 29.000; 34.867 (Saudi Arabia) | Saudi Arabia | |
29°0′N 47°27′E / 29.000°N 47.450°E / 29.000; 47.450 (Kuwait) | Kuwait | |
29°0′N 48°10′E / 29.000°N 48.167°E / 29.000; 48.167 (Persian Gulf) | Persian Gulf | |
29°0′N 50°56′E / 29.000°N 50.933°E / 29.000; 50.933 (Iran) | Iran | |
29°0′N 61°31′E / 29.000°N 61.517°E / 29.000; 61.517 (Pakistan) | Pakistan | Balochistan Punjab |
29°0′N 72°51′E / 29.000°N 72.850°E / 29.000; 72.850 (India) | India | Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand |
29°0′N 80°8′E / 29.000°N 80.133°E / 29.000; 80.133 (Nepal) | Nepal | |
29°0′N 84°9′E / 29.000°N 84.150°E / 29.000; 84.150 (China) | People's Republic of China | Tibet |
29°0′N 94°10′E / 29.000°N 94.167°E / 29.000; 94.167 (India) | India | Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China |
29°0′N 96°11′E / 29.000°N 96.183°E / 29.000; 96.183 (China) | People's Republic of China | Tibet, for about 12 km (7.5 mi) |
29°0′N 96°18′E / 29.000°N 96.300°E / 29.000; 96.300 (India) | India | Arunachal Pradesh - for about 17 km (11 mi), claimed by People's Republic of China |
29°0′N 96°29′E / 29.000°N 96.483°E / 29.000; 96.483 (China) | People's Republic of China | Tibet Yunnan (for about 14 km (8.7 mi)) Sichuan Chongqing Guizhou Chongqing (for about 10 km (6.2 mi)) Guizhou Chongqing Hunan Jiangxi Zhejiang |
29°0′N 121°41′E / 29.000°N 121.683°E / 29.000; 121.683 (East China Sea) | East China Sea | Passing between the islands of Kaminonejima (at 28°50′N 129°00′E / 28.833°N 129.000°E / 28.833; 129.000 (Kaminonejima)) and Takarajima (at 29°7′N 129°13′E / 29.117°N 129.217°E / 29.117; 129.217 (Kaminonejima)), Japan |
29°0′N 129°7′E / 29.000°N 129.117°E / 29.000; 129.117 (Pacific Ocean) | Pacific Ocean | |
29°0′N 118°23′W / 29.000°N 118.383°W / 29.000; -118.383 (Mexico) | Mexico | Guadalupe Island |
29°0′N 118°18′W / 29.000°N 118.300°W / 29.000; -118.300 (Pacific Ocean) | Pacific Ocean | |
29°0′N 114°36′W / 29.000°N 114.600°W / 29.000; -114.600 (Mexico) | Mexico | Baja California |
29°0′N 113°33′W / 29.000°N 113.550°W / 29.000; -113.550 (Gulf of California) | Gulf of California | |
29°0′N 113°8′W / 29.000°N 113.133°W / 29.000; -113.133 (Mexico) | Mexico | Isla Ángel de la Guarda (southernmost tip, for about 2 km (1.2 mi)) |
29°0′N 113°7′W / 29.000°N 113.117°W / 29.000; -113.117 (Gulf of California) | Gulf of California | |
29°0′N 112°30′W / 29.000°N 112.500°W / 29.000; -112.500 (Mexico) | Mexico | Tiburón Island and the mainland - Sonora: passing just south of Hermosillo, Chihuahua |
29°0′N 103°17′W / 29.000°N 103.283°W / 29.000; -103.283 (United States) | United States | Texas - for about 17 km (11 mi) |
29°0′N 103°7′W / 29.000°N 103.117°W / 29.000; -103.117 (Mexico) | Mexico | Coahuila |
29°0′N 100°39′W / 29.000°N 100.650°W / 29.000; -100.650 (United States) | United States | Texas |
29°0′N 95°13′W / 29.000°N 95.217°W / 29.000; -95.217 (Gulf of Mexico) | Gulf of Mexico | |
29°0′N 89°22′W / 29.000°N 89.367°W / 29.000; -89.367 (United States) | United States | Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana |
29°0′N 89°9′W / 29.000°N 89.150°W / 29.000; -89.150 (Gulf of Mexico) | Gulf of Mexico | |
29°0′N 82°46′W / 29.000°N 82.767°W / 29.000; -82.767 (United States) | United States | Florida |
29°0′N 80°52′W / 29.000°N 80.867°W / 29.000; -80.867 (Atlantic Ocean) | Atlantic Ocean | Passing just north of the island of La Palma (at 28°51′N 17°54′W / 28.850°N 17.900°W / 28.850; -17.900 (La Palma)), Spain |
29°0′N 13°49′W / 29.000°N 13.817°W / 29.000; -13.817 (Spain) | Spain | Island of Lanzarote |
29°0′N 13°29′W / 29.000°N 13.483°W / 29.000; -13.483 (Atlantic Ocean) | Atlantic Ocean | |
29°0′N 10°33′W / 29.000°N 10.550°W / 29.000; -10.550 (Morocco) | Morocco | |
29°0′N 8°14′W / 29.000°N 8.233°W / 29.000; -8.233 (Algeria) | Algeria |
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.
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