The 25th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 25 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

Line across the Earth
25°
25th parallel north
In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Mauritania and Mali.

The northernmost section of the border between Mauritania and Mali is defined by the parallel.[1]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 42 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 35 minutes during the winter solstice.[2]

Around the world

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 25° north passes through:

Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
25°0′N 0°0′E / 25.000°N 0.000°E / 25.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)   Algeria
25°0′N 10°2′E / 25.000°N 10.033°E / 25.000; 10.033 (Libya)   Libya
25°0′N 25°0′E / 25.000°N 25.000°E / 25.000; 25.000 (Egypt)   Egypt
25°0′N 34°57′E / 25.000°N 34.950°E / 25.000; 34.950 (Red Sea) Red Sea
25°0′N 37°17′E / 25.000°N 37.283°E / 25.000; 37.283 (Saudi Arabia)   Saudi Arabia
25°0′N 50°38′E / 25.000°N 50.633°E / 25.000; 50.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf Gulf of Bahrain
25°0′N 50°48′E / 25.000°N 50.800°E / 25.000; 50.800 (Qatar)   Qatar
25°0′N 51°38′E / 25.000°N 51.633°E / 25.000; 51.633 (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf
25°0′N 55°3′E / 25.000°N 55.050°E / 25.000; 55.050 (United Arab Emirates)   United Arab Emirates Jebel Ali, Emirate of Dubai
25°0′N 56°22′E / 25.000°N 56.367°E / 25.000; 56.367 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea, Passing through Gulf of Oman
25°0′N 66°42′E / 25.000°N 66.700°E / 25.000; 66.700 (Pakistan)   Pakistan Balochistan - for about 16 km
Sindh - passing just north of Karachi
25°0′N 70°55′E / 25.000°N 70.917°E / 25.000; 70.917 (India)   India Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
25°0′N 88°24′E / 25.000°N 88.400°E / 25.000; 88.400 (Bangladesh)   Bangladesh
25°0′N 92°25′E / 25.000°N 92.417°E / 25.000; 92.417 (India)   India Assam
Manipur
25°0′N 94°43′E / 25.000°N 94.717°E / 25.000; 94.717 (Myanmar)   Myanmar (Burma)
25°0′N 97°43′E / 25.000°N 97.717°E / 25.000; 97.717 (China)   People's Republic of China Yunnan - passing just to the south of Kunming
Guizhou
Guangxi
Hunan
Guangdong
Jiangxi
Fujian
25°0′N 118°59′E / 25.000°N 118.983°E / 25.000; 118.983 (South China Sea) South China Sea Taiwan Strait
25°0′N 121°1′E / 25.000°N 121.017°E / 25.000; 121.017 (Taiwan)   Republic of China (Taiwan) Island of Taiwan (so claimed by   People's Republic of China) - passing just south of Taipei
25°0′N 121°59′E / 25.000°N 121.983°E / 25.000; 121.983 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Miyako-jima,   Japan
Passing just north of Iwo Jima,   Japan
25°0′N 168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (USA)   United States Passing through the islet of Little Rock, Gardner Pinnacles, Hawaii
25°0′N 168°0′W / 25.000°N 168.000°W / 25.000; -168.000 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean
25°0′N 112°12′W / 25.000°N 112.200°W / 25.000; -112.200 (Mexico)   Mexico Isla Magdalena
Baja California Sur mainland
Isla San José
25°0′N 110°34′W / 25.000°N 110.567°W / 25.000; -110.567 (Gulf of California) Gulf of California
25°0′N 108°13′W / 25.000°N 108.217°W / 25.000; -108.217 (Mexico)   Mexico Isla Altamura
Isla Talchichitle
Sinaloa
Durango
Coahuila
Nuevo León
Tamaulipas
25°0′N 97°32′W / 25.000°N 97.533°W / 25.000; -97.533 (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico
25°0′N 80°32′W / 25.000°N 80.533°W / 25.000; -80.533 (United States)   United States Island of Key Largo, Florida
25°0′N 80°31′W / 25.000°N 80.517°W / 25.000; -80.517 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Straits of Florida
25°0′N 78°10′W / 25.000°N 78.167°W / 25.000; -78.167 (Bahamas)   Bahamas Island of Andros
25°0′N 77°57′W / 25.000°N 77.950°W / 25.000; -77.950 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N 77°33′W / 25.000°N 77.550°W / 25.000; -77.550 (Bahamas)   Bahamas Island of New Providence - passing just south of Nassau
25°0′N 77°20′W / 25.000°N 77.333°W / 25.000; -77.333 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N 76°9′W / 25.000°N 76.150°W / 25.000; -76.150 (Bahamas)   Bahamas Island of Eleuthera
25°0′N 76°8′W / 25.000°N 76.133°W / 25.000; -76.133 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
25°0′N 14°50′W / 25.000°N 14.833°W / 25.000; -14.833 (Western Sahara) Western Sahara Claimed by   Morocco and the   Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
25°0′N 12°0′W / 25.000°N 12.000°W / 25.000; -12.000 (Mauritania)   Mauritania
25°0′N 6°34′W / 25.000°N 6.567°W / 25.000; -6.567 (Mauritania / Mali border)   Mauritania /   Mali border
25°0′N 4°49′W / 25.000°N 4.817°W / 25.000; -4.817 (Algeria)   Algeria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 406–415.
  2. ^ "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.