34th parallel north

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.

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34th parallel north

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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 Khorasan
34°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 India
34°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 Pakistan
34°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) Jiangsu
34°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 Prefecture
34°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 States
34°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 Beach
34°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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