35th parallel north
The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
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35th parallel north
In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the tripoint of Arizona–California–Nevada.
At this northern latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes on its summer solstice (in June) and for 9 hours, 48 minutes on its winter solstice (in December).[1]
This parallel is sometimes used to define the northern boundary of the subtropics.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 35°0′N 0°0′E Algeria
35°0′N 8°19′E Tunisia
35°0′N 10°58′E Mediterranean Sea 35°0′N 24°45′E Greece
Island of Crete 35°0′N 25°34′E Mediterranean Sea 35°0′N 32°18′E Cyprus
Including, for a short distance, the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus 35°0′N 33°43′E Dhekelia United Kingdom Sovereign Base Area (not part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus)
35°0′N 33°51′E Cyprus
35°0′N 34°4′E Mediterranean Sea 35°0′N 35°54′E Syria
35°0′N 41°14′E Iraq
35°0′N 45°53′E Iran
Passing through Saveh 35°0′N 61°7′E Afghanistan
35°0′N 71°31′E Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Azad Kashmir – claimed byIndia
Gilgit-Baltistan – claimed byIndia
35°0′N 77°1′E India
Ladakh – claimed by Pakistan
35°0′N 78°7′E Aksai Chin Disputed between India and
People's Republic of China
35°0′N 80°11′E People's Republic of China
Tibet
Qinghai
Gansu
Shaanxi
Gansu
Shaanxi
Shanxi
Henan
Shandong
Jiangsu35°0′N 119°12′E Yellow Sea 35°0′N 126°6′E South Korea
South Jeolla Province
South Gyeongsang Province
passing just south of Busan35°0′N 128°50′E Sea of Japan 35°0′N 132°12′E Japan
Island of Honshu:
— Shimane Prefecture
— Hiroshima Prefecture
— Okayama Prefecture
— Hyōgo Prefecture
— Osaka Prefecture
— Kyoto Prefecture – passing through central Kyoto city
— Shiga Prefecture – passing through central Ōtsu city
— Mie Prefecture
— Aichi Prefecture
— Shizuoka Prefecture – passing just north of Shizuoka city35°0′N 139°6′E Pacific Ocean Sagami Bay 35°0′N 139°51′E Japan
Island of Honshu:
— Chiba Prefecture – the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula35°0′N 139°59′E Pacific Ocean 35°0′N 120°38′W United States
California – passing just north of Santa MariaIn the United States the 35th parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, part of the southern border of North Carolina, and the northern borders of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.
Arizona–California–Nevada tripoint
Arizona
New Mexico – passing just south of Albuquerque
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee / Mississippi border
Tennessee / Alabama border
Tennessee / Georgia border - passing through the Memphis and Chattanooga metropolitan areas
North Carolina / Georgia border
South Carolina
North Carolina – passing through Fayetteville35°0′N 76°8′W Atlantic Ocean 35°0′N 6°15′W Morocco
Passing through Ksar el-Kebir 35°0′N 2°8′W 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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