21st parallel north
The 21st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 21 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, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 51 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 21° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 21°0′N 0°0′E / 21.000°N 0.000°E / 21.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Mali 21°0′N 1°11′E / 21.000°N 1.183°E / 21.000; 1.183 (Algeria) Algeria 21°0′N 7°42′E / 21.000°N 7.700°E / 21.000; 7.700 (Niger) Niger 21°0′N 15°36′E / 21.000°N 15.600°E / 21.000; 15.600 (Chad) Chad 21°0′N 21°5′E / 21.000°N 21.083°E / 21.000; 21.083 (Libya) Libya 21°0′N 25°0′E / 21.000°N 25.000°E / 21.000; 25.000 (Sudan) Sudan 21°0′N 37°7′E / 21.000°N 37.117°E / 21.000; 37.117 (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea 21°0′N 39°17′E / 21.000°N 39.283°E / 21.000; 39.283 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia 21°0′N 55°20′E / 21.000°N 55.333°E / 21.000; 55.333 (Oman) Oman 21°0′N 58°48′E / 21.000°N 58.800°E / 21.000; 58.800 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 21°0′N 70°14′E / 21.000°N 70.233°E / 21.000; 70.233 (India) India Gujarat - Kathiawar peninsula 21°0′N 71°40′E / 21.000°N 71.667°E / 21.000; 71.667 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Khambhat 21°0′N 72°44′E / 21.000°N 72.733°E / 21.000; 72.733 (India) India Gujarat
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Orissa21°0′N 86°53′E / 21.000°N 86.883°E / 21.000; 86.883 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 21°0′N 92°11′E / 21.000°N 92.183°E / 21.000; 92.183 (Bangladesh) Bangladesh 21°0′N 92°16′E / 21.000°N 92.267°E / 21.000; 92.267 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 21°0′N 100°33′E / 21.000°N 100.550°E / 21.000; 100.550 (Laos) Laos 21°0′N 103°4′E / 21.000°N 103.067°E / 21.000; 103.067 (Vietnam) Vietnam Mainland and some islands; passing through Hanoi 21°0′N 107°50′E / 21.000°N 107.833°E / 21.000; 107.833 (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tonkin - passing just south of Weizhou Island, Guangxi, People's Republic of China 21°0′N 109°41′E / 21.000°N 109.683°E / 21.000; 109.683 (China) People's Republic of China Guangdong (Leizhou Peninsula and Donghai Island) 21°0′N 110°31′E / 21.000°N 110.517°E / 21.000; 110.517 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just south of Mavudis island, Philippines 21°0′N 121°56′E / 21.000°N 121.933°E / 21.000; 121.933 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between Molokai and Lanai islands, Hawaii, United States 21°0′N 156°40′W / 21.000°N 156.667°W / 21.000; -156.667 (United States) United States Island of Maui, Hawaii 21°0′N 156°33′W / 21.000°N 156.550°W / 21.000; -156.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 21°0′N 105°20′W / 21.000°N 105.333°W / 21.000; -105.333 (Mexico) Mexico passing just south of León, Guanajuato 21°0′N 97°19′W / 21.000°N 97.317°W / 21.000; -97.317 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Bay of Campeche 21°0′N 90°20′W / 21.000°N 90.333°W / 21.000; -90.333 (Mexico) Mexico Yucatán Peninsula - passing through Mérida 21°0′N 86°49′W / 21.000°N 86.817°W / 21.000; -86.817 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 21°0′N 79°13′W / 21.000°N 79.217°W / 21.000; -79.217 (Cuba) Cuba Doce Leguas Cays 21°0′N 79°10′W / 21.000°N 79.167°W / 21.000; -79.167 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 21°0′N 78°26′W / 21.000°N 78.433°W / 21.000; -78.433 (Cuba) Cuba 21°0′N 75°34′W / 21.000°N 75.567°W / 21.000; -75.567 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 21°0′N 73°42′W / 21.000°N 73.700°W / 21.000; -73.700 (Bahamas) Bahamas Great Inagua island 21°0′N 73°8′W / 21.000°N 73.133°W / 21.000; -73.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing to the south of the southernmost cays of the Turks and Caicos Islands 21°0′N 17°3′W / 21.000°N 17.050°W / 21.000; -17.050 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by Morocco - Ras Nouadhibou peninsula 21°0′N 17°2′W / 21.000°N 17.033°W / 21.000; -17.033 (Mauritania) Mauritania Ras Nouadhibou peninsula 21°0′N 17°0′W / 21.000°N 17.000°W / 21.000; -17.000 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 21°0′N 16°50′W / 21.000°N 16.833°W / 21.000; -16.833 (Mauritania) Mauritania 21°0′N 6°6′W / 21.000°N 6.100°W / 21.000; -6.100 (Mali) Mali
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.