16th parallel north

The 16th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 16 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

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16th parallel north

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 11 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]

As a dividing line

After World War II, the parallel divided Vietnam into Chinese military administration in the north and the British in the south (See Timeline of World War II (1945) and War in Vietnam (1945-1946)).

In the Chadian–Libyan conflict, from 1984 the parallel, known as the "Red Line", delineated areas controlled by opposing combatants. Previously the Red Line had been the 15th parallel north. (See also Operation Manta.)

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 16° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
16°0′N 0°0′E	Mali
16°0′N 4°0′E	Niger
16°0′N 14°39′E	Chad
16°0′N 24°0′E	Sudan
16°0′N 36°50′E	Eritrea
16°0′N 39°16′E	Red Sea
16°0′N 40°3′E	Eritrea	Island of Nahaleg
16°0′N 40°5′E	Red Sea
16°0′N 42°49′E	Yemen
16°0′N 52°10′E	Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea
16°0′N 73°29′E	India	Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Telangana
16°0′N 81°9′E	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
16°0′N 94°13′E	Myanmar (Burma)	Irrawaddy River delta
16°0′N 95°41′E	Indian Ocean	Gulf of Martaban, Andaman Sea
16°0′N 97°35′E	Myanmar (Burma)
16°0′N 98°36′E	Thailand
16°0′N 105°25′E	Laos
16°0′N 107°27′E	Vietnam	Passing just south of Da Nang
16°0′N 108°16′E	South China Sea	Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands
16°0′N 119°45′E	Philippines	Island of Luzon
16°0′N 121°39′E	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea Passing just south of the island of Farallon de Medinilla,  Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean
16°0′N 97°50′W	Mexico
16°0′N 95°24′W	Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Tehuantepec
16°0′N 93°59′W	Mexico
16°0′N 91°46′W	Guatemala
16°0′N 89°13′W	Belize
16°0′N 88°54′W	Caribbean Sea	Passing just north of Punta de Manabique,  Guatemala Passing just south of the island of Útila,  Honduras
16°0′N 85°58′W	Honduras
16°0′N 85°53′W	Caribbean Sea	Passing just north of Cape Camarón,  Honduras
16°0′N 61°44′W	France	Island of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
16°0′N 61°35′W	Atlantic Ocean
16°0′N 61°17′W	France	Island of Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe
16°0′N 61°15′W	Atlantic Ocean
16°0′N 22°55′W	Cape Verde	Island of Boa Vista
16°0′N 22°46′W	Atlantic Ocean
16°0′N 16°30′W	Senegal
16°0′N 13°22′W	Mauritania
16°0′N 5°24′W	Mali

See also

• 17th parallel north
• 15th parallel north

References

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