10th parallel north
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The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 43 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 33 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 103.44 degrees and 56.56 degrees on 21 December. In this case an angle larger than 90° means that the culmination takes place at an maximum altitude of 76.56 degrees in the opposite cardinal direction. In the northern torrid zone, the Sun remains in the south during winter, but can reach over the zenith to the north in midsummer.
A section of the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel.
The Ten Degree Channel in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° north passes through:
Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 10°0′N 0°0′E / 10.000°N 0.000°E / 10.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Ghana
10°0′N 0°21′E / 10.000°N 0.350°E / 10.000; 0.350 (Togo) Togo
10°0′N 1°21′E / 10.000°N 1.350°E / 10.000; 1.350 (Benin) Benin
10°0′N 3°37′E / 10.000°N 3.617°E / 10.000; 3.617 (Nigeria) Nigeria
10°0′N 13°15′E / 10.000°N 13.250°E / 10.000; 13.250 (Cameroon) Cameroon
10°0′N 14°17′E / 10.000°N 14.283°E / 10.000; 14.283 (Chad) Chad
10°0′N 14°32′E / 10.000°N 14.533°E / 10.000; 14.533 (Cameroon) Cameroon
10°0′N 15°41′E / 10.000°N 15.683°E / 10.000; 15.683 (Chad) Chad
10°0′N 21°23′E / 10.000°N 21.383°E / 10.000; 21.383 (Central African Republic) Central African Republic
10°0′N 23°36′E / 10.000°N 23.600°E / 10.000; 23.600 (Sudan) Sudan
10°0′N 25°0′E / 10.000°N 25.000°E / 10.000; 25.000 (South Sudan) South Sudan
10°0′N 26°7′E / 10.000°N 26.117°E / 10.000; 26.117 (Sudan) Sudan
10°0′N 27°50′E / 10.000°N 27.833°E / 10.000; 27.833 (Abyei) Abyei Area controlled by Sudan, and claimed by
South Sudan
10°0′N 29°0′E / 10.000°N 29.000°E / 10.000; 29.000 (Sudan) Sudan
10°0′N 29°32′E / 10.000°N 29.533°E / 10.000; 29.533 (South Sudan) South Sudan
10°0′N 30°28′E / 10.000°N 30.467°E / 10.000; 30.467 (Sudan) Sudan
10°0′N 31°30′E / 10.000°N 31.500°E / 10.000; 31.500 (South Sudan) South Sudan
10°0′N 34°0′E / 10.000°N 34.000°E / 10.000; 34.000 (Sudan) Sudan
10°0′N 34°13′E / 10.000°N 34.217°E / 10.000; 34.217 (Ethiopia) Ethiopia
10°0′N 43°3′E / 10.000°N 43.050°E / 10.000; 43.050 (Somalia) Somalia
Passing through Somaliland 10°0′N 50°54′E / 10.000°N 50.900°E / 10.000; 50.900 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
Passing just south of the island of Kalpeni,India
Laccadive Sea10°0′N 76°13′E / 10.000°N 76.217°E / 10.000; 76.217 (India) India
Kerala — passing through Kochi
Tamil Nadu10°0′N 79°13′E / 10.000°N 79.217°E / 10.000; 79.217 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Ten Degree Channel (between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,India)
Andaman Sea10°0′N 98°10′E / 10.000°N 98.167°E / 10.000; 98.167 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
Island of Zadetkyi Kyun in the Mergui Archipelago 10°0′N 98°15′E / 10.000°N 98.250°E / 10.000; 98.250 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 10°0′N 98°32′E / 10.000°N 98.533°E / 10.000; 98.533 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
The southernmost tip of the Burmese mainland 10°0′N 98°35′E / 10.000°N 98.583°E / 10.000; 98.583 (Thailand) Thailand
Ranong and Chumphon provinces 10°0′N 99°9′E / 10.000°N 99.150°E / 10.000; 99.150 (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand Passing just south of the island of Ko Tao, Thailand
Passing just south of the island of Phú Quốc,Vietnam
10°0′N 105°5′E / 10.000°N 105.083°E / 10.000; 105.083 (Vietnam) Vietnam
10°0′N 106°39′E / 10.000°N 106.650°E / 10.000; 106.650 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands 10°0′N 118°38′E / 10.000°N 118.633°E / 10.000; 118.633 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Palawan 10°0′N 119°0′E / 10.000°N 119.000°E / 10.000; 119.000 (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea 10°0′N 122°42′E / 10.000°N 122.700°E / 10.000; 122.700 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Negros 10°0′N 123°13′E / 10.000°N 123.217°E / 10.000; 123.217 (Tañon Strait) Tañon Strait 10°0′N 123°14′E / 10.000°N 123.233°E / 10.000; 123.233 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Cebu 10°0′N 123°37′E / 10.000°N 123.617°E / 10.000; 123.617 (Cebu Strait) Cebu Strait 10°0′N 124°3′E / 10.000°N 124.050°E / 10.000; 124.050 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Bohol 10°0′N 124°34′E / 10.000°N 124.567°E / 10.000; 124.567 (Bohol Sea) Bohol Sea Passing just south of the island of Leyte, Philippines
10°0′N 125°12′E / 10.000°N 125.200°E / 10.000; 125.200 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Panaon 10°0′N 125°17′E / 10.000°N 125.283°E / 10.000; 125.283 (Surigao Strait) Surigao Strait 10°0′N 125°30′E / 10.000°N 125.500°E / 10.000; 125.500 (Philippines) Philippines
Islands of Sibanac and Dinagat 10°0′N 125°40′E / 10.000°N 125.667°E / 10.000; 125.667 (Dinagat Sound) Dinagat Sound 10°0′N 126°2′E / 10.000°N 126.033°E / 10.000; 126.033 (Philippines) Philippines
Island of Siargao 10°0′N 126°5′E / 10.000°N 126.083°E / 10.000; 126.083 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 10°0′N 139°37′E / 10.000°N 139.617°E / 10.000; 139.617 (Federated States of Micronesia) Federated States of Micronesia
Passing through Ulithi Atoll 10°0′N 139°48′E / 10.000°N 139.800°E / 10.000; 139.800 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Ujelang Atoll, Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Wotho Atoll,Marshall Islands
10°0′N 169°1′E / 10.000°N 169.017°E / 10.000; 169.017 (Marshall Islands) Marshall Islands
Passing through Likiep Atoll 10°0′N 169°7′E / 10.000°N 169.117°E / 10.000; 169.117 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 10°0′N 85°43′W / 10.000°N 85.717°W / 10.000; -85.717 (Costa Rica) Costa Rica
Passing through the Gulf of Nicoya
Passing just north of San José
10°0′N 83°2′W / 10.000°N 83.033°W / 10.000; -83.033 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 10°0′N 75°34′W / 10.000°N 75.567°W / 10.000; -75.567 (Colombia) Colombia
10°0′N 72°58′W / 10.000°N 72.967°W / 10.000; -72.967 (Venezuela) Venezuela
Passing through Lake Maracaibo 10°0′N 62°8′W / 10.000°N 62.133°W / 10.000; -62.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
10°0′N 14°2′W / 10.000°N 14.033°W / 10.000; -14.033 (Guinea) Guinea
10°0′N 11°53′W / 10.000°N 11.883°W / 10.000; -11.883 (Guinea / Sierra Leone border) Guinea /
Sierra Leone border
10°0′N 11°12′W / 10.000°N 11.200°W / 10.000; -11.200 (Guinea) Guinea
10°0′N 8°8′W / 10.000°N 8.133°W / 10.000; -8.133 (Côte d'Ivoire) Ivory Coast
10°0′N 4°59′W / 10.000°N 4.983°W / 10.000; -4.983 (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso
10°0′N 2°46′W / 10.000°N 2.767°W / 10.000; -2.767 (Ghana) Ghana
Popular culture
In the end of part two of the Spanish television heist crime drama series La casa de papel, a point near Palawan island, Philippines, with the coordinates of 10th parallel north and 118,5º, was the meeting point of El Professor and Raquel one year after the heist.
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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