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12th parallel north

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The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
12\|0\|N\|0\|0\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Prime Meridian}}	{{BFA
12\|0\|N\|2\|19\|E\|type:country\|name=Niger}}	{{NER	For about 15 km
12\|0\|N\|2\|28\|E\|type:country\|name=Benin}}	{{BEN
12\|0\|N\|3\|15\|E\|type:country\|name=Niger}}	{{NER
12\|0\|N\|3\|40\|E\|type:country\|name=Nigeria}}	{{NGA	Passing through Kano
12\|0\|N\|14\|38\|E\|type:country\|name=Cameroon}}	{{CMR
12\|0\|N\|15\|5\|E\|type:country\|name=Chad}}	{{TCD	Passing just south of N'Djamena
12\|0\|N\|22\|37\|E\|type:country\|name=Sudan}}	{{SDN
12\|0\|N\|32\|45\|E\|type:country\|name=South Sudan}}	{{SSD
12\|0\|N\|33\|13\|E\|type:country\|name=Sudan}}	{{SDN
12\|0\|N\|35\|18\|E\|type:country\|name=Ethiopia}}	{{ETH	Passing through Lake Tana
12\|0\|N\|42\|5\|E\|type:country\|name=Djibouti}}	{{DJI
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|43\|23\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Indian Ocean}}	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Aden - passing just north of the northernmost point of {{SOM}} Arabian Sea - passing just south of the Socotra archipelago, {{YEM}}
12\|0\|N\|75\|15\|E\|type:country\|name=India}}	{{IND	Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Puducherry - for about 4 km Tamil Nadu
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|79\|51\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Indian Ocean}}	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
12\|0\|N\|92\|37\|E\|type:country\|name=India}}	{{IND	Andaman and Nicobar Islands - South Andaman Island and Havelock Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|93\|1\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Indian Ocean}}	Indian Ocean	Andaman Sea
12\|0\|N\|97\|44\|E\|type:country\|name=Myanmar}}	{{MMR (Burma)	Mergui Archipelago and mainland
12\|0\|N\|99\|35\|E\|type:country\|name=Thailand}}	{{THA	Prachuap Khiri Khan province
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|99\|52\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Gulf of Thailand}}	Gulf of Thailand
12\|0\|N\|102\|18\|E\|type:country\|name=Thailand}}	{{THA	Island of Ko Chang
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|102\|25\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Gulf of Thailand}}	Gulf of Thailand
12\|0\|N\|102\|46\|E\|type:country\|name=Thailand}}	{{THA	Trat province - for about 1 km
12\|0\|N\|102\|47\|E\|type:country\|name=Cambodia}}	{{KHM
12\|0\|N\|106\|45\|E\|type:country\|name=Vietnam}}	{{VNM
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|109\|14\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=South China Sea}}	South China Sea	Passing just north of the island of Culion, {{PHL}}
12\|0\|N\|120\|1\|E\|type:country\|name=Philippines}}	{{PHL	Busuanga Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|120\|20\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Sulu Sea}}	Sulu Sea
12\|0\|N\|121\|22\|E\|type:country\|name=Philippines}}	{{PHL	Semirara Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|121\|24\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Sulu Sea}}	Sulu Sea	Passing just north of the island of Molocamboc, {{PHL}} Passing just north of the island of Borocay, {{PHL}}
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|121\|55\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Sibuyan Sea}}	Sibuyan Sea
12\|0\|N\|123\|11\|E\|type:country\|name=Philippines}}	{{PHL	Masbate Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|123\|15\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Visayan Sea}}	Visayan Sea	Asid Gulf
12\|0\|N\|123\|43\|E\|type:country\|name=Philippines}}	{{PHL	Masbate Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|124\|2\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Samar Sea}}	Samar Sea	Passing just south of the island of Tagapul-an, {{PHL}} Passing just north of the island of Almagro, {{PHL}} Passing just north of the island of Camandag, {{PHL}}
12\|0\|N\|124\|41\|E\|type:country\|name=Philippines}}	{{PHL	Samar Island
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|125\|28\|E\|type:waterbody\|name=Pacific Ocean}}	Pacific Ocean	Passing just north of Enewetak atoll, {{MHL}} Passing just north of Bikini Atoll, {{MHL}} Passing just south of Bikar Atoll, {{MHL}}
12\|0\|N\|86\|41\|W\|type:country\|name=Nicaragua}}	{{NIC	Passing through Lake Nicaragua
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|83\|46\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Caribbean Sea}}	Caribbean Sea	Passing just south of the Corn Islands, {{NIC}} Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, {{COL}}
12\|0\|N\|72\|11\|W\|type:country\|name=Colombia}}	{{COL	Guajira Peninsula
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|71\|9\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Caribbean Sea}}	Caribbean Sea	Gulf of Venezuela
12\|0\|N\|70\|15\|W\|type:country\|name=Venezuela}}	{{VEN	Paraguaná Peninsula
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|69\|49\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Caribbean Sea}}	Caribbean Sea	Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao, {{CUW}} Passing just south of the island of Bonaire, {{NLD}} Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago, {{VEN}} Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago, {{VEN}} Passing just north of La Orchila island, {{VEN}} Passing just north of Blanquilla Island, {{VEN}}
12\|0\|N\|61\|48\|W\|type:country\|name=Grenada}}	{{GRD
{{Coord\|12\|0\|N\|61\|42\|W\|type:waterbody\|name=Atlantic Ocean}}	Atlantic Ocean
12\|0\|N\|16\|20\|W\|type:country\|name=Guinea-Bissau}}	{{GNB
12\|0\|N\|13\|42\|W\|type:country\|name=Guinea}}	{{GIN
12\|0\|N\|11\|16\|W\|type:country\|name=Mali}}	{{MLI	For about 3 km
12\|0\|N\|11\|14\|W\|type:country\|name=Guinea}}	{{GIN
12\|0\|N\|10\|46\|W\|type:country\|name=Mali}}	{{MLI
12\|0\|N\|10\|34\|W\|type:country\|name=Guinea}}	{{GIN
12\|0\|N\|8\|48\|W\|type:country\|name=Mali}}	{{MLI
12\|0\|N\|4\|55\|W\|type:country\|name=Burkina Faso}}	{{BFA
12\|0\|N\|4\|45\|W\|type:country\|name=Mali}}	{{MLI	For about 1 km
12\|0\|N\|4\|44\|W\|type:country\|name=Burkina Faso}}	{{BFA

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1. ^http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php

1 : Lines of latitude

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