34th parallel north
Circle of latitude
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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.
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 / 34.000°N 0.000°E / 34.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Algeria 34°0′N 7°33′E / 34.000°N 7.550°E / 34.000; 7.550 (Tunisia) Tunisia 34°0′N 10°3′E / 34.000°N 10.050°E / 34.000; 10.050 (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just north of Beirut, Lebanon 34°0′N 35°39′E / 34.000°N 35.650°E / 34.000; 35.650 (Lebanon) Lebanon 34°0′N 36°22′E / 34.000°N 36.367°E / 34.000; 36.367 (Syria) Syria 34°0′N 40°6′E / 34.000°N 40.100°E / 34.000; 40.100 (Iraq) Iraq 34°0′N 45°27′E / 34.000°N 45.450°E / 34.000; 45.450 (Iran) Iran Kermanshah
Kurdistan
Lorestan
Hamadan
Markazi
Qom
Isfahan
Semnam
South Khorasan
Razavi Khorasan34°0′N 60°30′E / 34.000°N 60.500°E / 34.000; 60.500 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan 34°0′N 69°54′E / 34.000°N 69.900°E / 34.000; 69.900 (Pakistan) Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34°0′N 70°10′E / 34.000°N 70.167°E / 34.000; 70.167 (Afghanistan) Afghanistan 34°0′N 70°55′E / 34.000°N 70.917°E / 34.000; 70.917 (Pakistan) Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 8 km (5.0 mi)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab - for about 3 km (1.9 mi)
Azad Kashmir - claimed by India34°0′N 74°15′E / 34.000°N 74.250°E / 34.000; 74.250 (India) India Jammu and Kashmir - Passing through Srinagar-claimed by Pakistan
Ladakh - claimed by Pakistan34°0′N 78°45′E / 34.000°N 78.750°E / 34.000; 78.750 (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China 34°0′N 78°54′E / 34.000°N 78.900°E / 34.000; 78.900 (China) 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)
Jiangsu34°0′N 120°23′E / 34.000°N 120.383°E / 34.000; 120.383 (East China Sea) East China Sea Passing by several islands of South Korea 34°0′N 127°19′E / 34.000°N 127.317°E / 34.000; 127.317 (South Korea) South Korea Port Hamilton islands 34°0′N 127°20′E / 34.000°N 127.333°E / 34.000; 127.333 (Korea Strait) Korea Strait Passing just south of Tsushima Island, Japan 34°0′N 130°55′E / 34.000°N 130.917°E / 34.000; 130.917 (Japan) 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 Prefecture34°0′N 136°16′E / 34.000°N 136.267°E / 34.000; 136.267 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing between the islands of Miyakejima and Mikurajima, Japan
Passing just south of San Miguel Island, California, United States34°0′N 120°14′W / 34.000°N 120.233°W / 34.000; -120.233 (United States) United States California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island 34°0′N 119°33′W / 34.000°N 119.550°W / 34.000; -119.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California, United States 34°0′N 118°29′W / 34.000°N 118.483°W / 34.000; -118.483 (United States) 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 Beach34°0′N 77°54′W / 34.000°N 77.900°W / 34.000; -77.900 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 34°0′N 6°53′W / 34.000°N 6.883°W / 34.000; -6.883 (Morocco) Morocco Passing through Rabat and Fez 34°0′N 1°40′W / 34.000°N 1.667°W / 34.000; -1.667 (Algeria) Algeria
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