15th parallel north
The 15th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Saharan fringe (the Sahel) in Africa, three key peninsulas of Asia (between which parts of the Indian Ocean), the Pacific Ocean, an isthmus of Central America, the southern Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
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15th parallel north
In the Chadian-Libyan conflict of 1978 to 1987, its intra-Chad part came to be known as the "Red Line", separating opposing combatants, above all in Operation Manta.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 1 minute during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 14 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 15°0′N 0°0′E Mali
15°0′N 1°0′E Niger
15°0′N 13°51′E Chad
15°0′N 22°47′E Sudan
15°0′N 36°27′E Eritrea
15°0′N 40°32′E Red Sea 15°0′N 42°53′E Yemen
15°0′N 50°26′E Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 15°0′N 74°1′E India
Goa
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh15°0′N 80°3′E Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Passing just north of the island of Preparis,Myanmar
Andaman Sea15°0′N 97°47′E Myanmar (Burma)
15°0′N 98°13′E Thailand
Passing through Nakhon Ratchasima 15°0′N 105°35′E Laos
15°0′N 107°28′E Vietnam
15°0′N 108°55′E South China Sea Passing just south of the disputed Scarborough Shoal 15°0′N 120°3′E Philippines
Island of Luzon 15°0′N 121°33′E Pacific Ocean Polillo Strait 15°0′N 121°49′E Philippines
Island of Polillo 15°0′N 122°3′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 15°0′N 145°35′E Northern Mariana Islands
Island of Tinian 15°0′N 145°40′E Pacific Ocean Passing north of Bokak Atoll, Marshall Islands
15°0′N 92°43′W Mexico
Chiapas 15°0′N 92°8′W Guatemala
15°0′N 89°11′W Honduras
15°0′N 83°25′W Nicaragua
For about 11 km 15°0′N 83°18′W Honduras
15°0′N 83°9′W Caribbean Sea Passing between Dominica and
Martinique (France)
15°0′N 61°15′W Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 24°28′W Cape Verde
Island of Fogo 15°0′N 24°18′W Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 23°44′W Cape Verde
Island of Santiago 15°0′N 23°27′W Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 17°4′W Senegal
15°0′N 12°28′W Mauritania
15°0′N 11°48′W Mali
15°0′N 0°50′W Burkina Faso
15°0′N 0°2′W 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.
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