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, Vietnam10°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 Islands10°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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