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.

Line across the Earth
34°
34th parallel north
For 34th parallel south, see 34th parallel south.

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

In the Confederate States, the parallel formed the northern boundary of Arizona Territory.[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  Algeria
34°0′N 7°33′E  Tunisia
34°0′N 10°3′E Mediterranean Sea Passing just north of Beirut,  Lebanon
34°0′N 35°39′E  Lebanon
34°0′N 36°22′E  Syria
34°0′N 40°6′E  Iraq
34°0′N 45°27′E  Iran Kermanshah
Kurdistan
Lorestan
Hamadan
Markazi
Qom
Isfahan
Semnam
South Khorasan
Razavi Khorasan
34°0′N 60°30′E  Afghanistan
34°0′N 69°54′E  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°0′N 70°10′E  Afghanistan
34°0′N 70°55′E  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 8 km (5.0 mi)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab - for about 3 km (1.9 mi)
Azad Kashmir - claimed by  India
34°0′N 74°15′E  India Jammu and Kashmir - Passing through Srinagar-claimed by  Pakistan
Ladakh - claimed by  Pakistan
34°0′N 78°45′E Aksai Chin Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
34°0′N 78°54′E  People's Republic of China Tibet
Qinghai
Sichuan − for about 4 km (2.5 mi)
Qinghai
Gansu
Sichuan
Gansu
Shaanxi
Henan
Anhui
Henan
Anhui
Jiangsu − for about 5 km (3.1 mi)
Anhui − for about 4 km (2.5 mi)
Jiangsu
34°0′N 120°23′E East China Sea Passing by several islands of  South Korea
34°0′N 127°19′E  South Korea Port Hamilton islands
34°0′N 127°20′E Korea Strait Passing just south of Tsushima Island,  Japan
34°0′N 130°55′E  Japan Island of Honshū:
— Yamaguchi Prefecture - passing through the northern suburbs of Shimonoseki
Island of Shikoku:
— Ehime Prefecture
— Tokushima Prefecture
Island of Honshū:
— Wakayama Prefecture
— Nara Prefecture
— Mie Prefecture
34°0′N 136°16′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  United States California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island
34°0′N 119°33′W Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California,  United States
34°0′N 118°29′W  United States California - passing through Los Angeles
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas - passing through Sheppard AFB
Oklahoma - passing through Durant and Hugo
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia - passing through Kennesaw and Athens
South Carolina - passing through Columbia
North Carolina - passing through Kure Beach
34°0′N 77°54′W Atlantic Ocean
34°0′N 6°53′W  Morocco Passing through Rabat and Fez
34°0′N 1°40′W  Algeria

See also

References
  1. "The First Charter of Virginia; April 10, 1606". The Avalon Project. 2008.
  2. "Confederate Statutes - CHAP. XLIV.--An Act to organize the Territory of Arizona - 1862, Jan. 18".
  3. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". Archived from the original on 2007-12-23.
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