27th parallel north

The 27th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 27 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

Line across the Earth
27°
27th parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 51 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 26 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 27° north passes through:

Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
27°0′N 0°0′E / 27.000°N 0.000°E / 27.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)  Algeria
27°0′N 9°50′E / 27.000°N 9.833°E / 27.000; 9.833 (Libya)  Libya
27°0′N 25°0′E / 27.000°N 25.000°E / 27.000; 25.000 (Egypt)  Egypt
27°0′N 33°54′E / 27.000°N 33.900°E / 27.000; 33.900 (Red Sea)Red Sea
27°0′N 35°55′E / 27.000°N 35.917°E / 27.000; 35.917 (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia
27°0′N 49°40′E / 27.000°N 49.667°E / 27.000; 49.667 (Persian Gulf)Persian GulfPassing just north of Lavan Island,  Iran
27°0′N 53°21′E / 27.000°N 53.350°E / 27.000; 53.350 (Iran)  Iran
27°0′N 55°48′E / 27.000°N 55.800°E / 27.000; 55.800 (Persian Gulf)Persian GulfPassing just north of Qeshm island,  Iran
Passing just south of Hormuz Island,  Iran
27°0′N 56°54′E / 27.000°N 56.900°E / 27.000; 56.900 (Iran)  Iran
27°0′N 63°15′E / 27.000°N 63.250°E / 27.000; 63.250 (Pakistan)  PakistanBalochistan
Sindh
27°0′N 69°31′E / 27.000°N 69.517°E / 27.000; 69.517 (India)  IndiaRajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
27°0′N 84°51′E / 27.000°N 84.850°E / 27.000; 84.850 (Nepal)  NepalBirgunj
27°0′N 88°6′E / 27.000°N 88.100°E / 27.000; 88.100 (India)  IndiaWest Bengal
27°0′N 88°52′E / 27.000°N 88.867°E / 27.000; 88.867 (Bhutan)  Bhutan
27°0′N 92°5′E / 27.000°N 92.083°E / 27.000; 92.083 (India)  IndiaArunachal Pradesh - claimed by  People's Republic of China
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
27°0′N 95°48′E / 27.000°N 95.800°E / 27.000; 95.800 (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma)
27°0′N 98°44′E / 27.000°N 98.733°E / 27.000; 98.733 (China)  People's Republic of ChinaYunnan
Sichuan
Yunnan
Guizhou
Hunan (for about 4 km)
Guizhou
Hunan - passing just north of Hengyang
Jiangxi - passing just south of Ji'an
Fujian
27°0′N 120°16′E / 27.000°N 120.267°E / 27.000; 120.267 (East China Sea)East China Sea
27°0′N 127°56′E / 27.000°N 127.933°E / 27.000; 127.933 (Japan)  JapanIheya island
27°0′N 127°56′E / 27.000°N 127.933°E / 27.000; 127.933 (Pacific Ocean)Pacific OceanPassing just north of Okinawa Island,  Japan
Passing just south of Yoronjima,  Japan
Passing just south of Chichi-jima,  Japan
27°0′N 114°2′W / 27.000°N 114.033°W / 27.000; -114.033 (Mexico)  MexicoBaja California peninsula
27°0′N 112°1′W / 27.000°N 112.017°W / 27.000; -112.017 (Gulf of California)Gulf of California
27°0′N 109°57′W / 27.000°N 109.950°W / 27.000; -109.950 (Mexico)  MexicoPassing just south of Navojoa and just north of Monclova
27°0′N 99°24′W / 27.000°N 99.400°W / 27.000; -99.400 (United States)  United StatesTexas - mainland and Padre Island
27°0′N 97°23′W / 27.000°N 97.383°W / 27.000; -97.383 (Gulf of Mexico)Gulf of Mexico
27°0′N 82°25′W / 27.000°N 82.417°W / 27.000; -82.417 (United States)  United StatesFlorida - Passing through Port Charlotte and Hobe Sound
27°0′N 80°5′W / 27.000°N 80.083°W / 27.000; -80.083 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic Ocean
27°0′N 78°13′W / 27.000°N 78.217°W / 27.000; -78.217 (Bahamas)  BahamasGreat Sale Cay
27°0′N 78°12′W / 27.000°N 78.200°W / 27.000; -78.200 (Atlantic Ocean)Atlantic OceanPassing between the Fish Cays and the Pensacola Cays,  Bahamas
27°0′N 13°27′W / 27.000°N 13.450°W / 27.000; -13.450 (Western Sahara)Western SaharaClaimed by  Morocco
27°0′N 8°40′W / 27.000°N 8.667°W / 27.000; -8.667 (Mauritania)  Mauritania
27°0′N 8°9′W / 27.000°N 8.150°W / 27.000; -8.150 (Algeria)  Algeria

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