# 33rd parallel north

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The 33rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 33 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It is approximate at the midpoint between the equator (0 degrees) and the Arctic Circle (66.6 degrees North Latitude.) It crosses North Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
In Iraq, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone from 4 September 1996 to 30 August 2003. (Before this time, it had been set at the 32nd parallel north) as part of Operation Southern Watch.
In the United States, it approximately forms the border between Arkansas in the north and Louisiana on the south. (The border is actually a couple of kilometres north of the parallel.) The Louisiana Territory was that part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase which lay north of the 33rd parallel.
The parallel is part of the horse latitudes.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 20 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 58 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 33°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 33.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Algeria 33°0′N 8°11′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 8.183°E﻿ / 33.000; 8.183﻿ (Tunisia)  Tunisia 33°0′N 11°31′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 11.517°E﻿ / 33.000; 11.517﻿ (Libya)  Libya 33°0′N 12°0′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 12.000°E﻿ / 33.000; 12.000﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Passing just north of Tripoli, Libya 33°0′N 35°5′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 35.083°E﻿ / 33.000; 35.083﻿ (Israel)  Israel Passing through Nahariya and Amuka 33°0′N 35°38′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 35.633°E﻿ / 33.000; 35.633﻿ (Golan Heights) Golan Heights Territory controlled by Israel, claimed by Syria – passing through the northern edge of Katzrin 33°0′N 35°52′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 35.867°E﻿ / 33.000; 35.867﻿ (United Nations) UNDOF buffer zone About 500 m (1,640 ft) 33°0′N 35°53′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 35.883°E﻿ / 33.000; 35.883﻿ (Syria)  Syria 33°0′N 38°5′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 38.083°E﻿ / 33.000; 38.083﻿ (Jordan)  Jordan 33°0′N 39°3′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 39.050°E﻿ / 33.000; 39.050﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq Passing just south of Baghdad 33°0′N 46°6′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 46.100°E﻿ / 33.000; 46.100﻿ (Iran)  Iran 33°0′N 60°38′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 60.633°E﻿ / 33.000; 60.633﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan 33°0′N 69°30′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 69.500°E﻿ / 33.000; 69.500﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Azad Kashmir – claimed by India 33°0′N 74°21′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 74.350°E﻿ / 33.000; 74.350﻿ (India)  India Jammu and Kashmir – claimed by Pakistan Ladakh – claimed by Pakistan Himachal Pradesh 33°0′N 79°14′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 79.233°E﻿ / 33.000; 79.233﻿ (Aksai Chin) Aksai Chin Disputed between India and People's Republic of China 33°0′N 79°21′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 79.350°E﻿ / 33.000; 79.350﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet Qinghai Sichuan Qinghai Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu Anhui (for about 12 km (7.5 mi)) Jiangsu 33°0′N 126°16′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 126.267°E﻿ / 33.000; 126.267﻿ (South Korea Sea) South Korea Sea Passing just south of the island of Marado, South Korea 33°0′N 129°2′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 129.033°E﻿ / 33.000; 129.033﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Nakadōri: — Nagasaki Prefecture Island of Kyūshū: — Nagasaki Prefecture — Saga Prefecture — Kumamoto Prefecture — Ōita Prefecture Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Kōchi Prefecture 33°0′N 133°1′E﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 133.017°E﻿ / 33.000; 133.017﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 33°0′N 118°35′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 118.583°W﻿ / 33.000; -118.583﻿ (United States)  United States California – Northern tip of San Clemente Island 33°0′N 118°33′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 118.550°W﻿ / 33.000; -118.550﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 33°0′N 117°17′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 117.283°W﻿ / 33.000; -117.283﻿ (United States)  United States California – passing through Solana Beach and just north of Brawley Arizona – passing through Casa Grande Ruins National Monument New Mexico Texas – passing through the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Louisiana – passing just south of the border with Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia – passing through LaGrange, and Louisville South Carolina – passing through Goose Creek 33°0′N 79°28′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 79.467°W﻿ / 33.000; -79.467﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 33°0′N 16°23′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 16.383°W﻿ / 33.000; -16.383﻿ (Portugal)  Portugal Cal Islet, just south of Porto Santo Island, Madeira 33°0′N 16°22′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 16.367°W﻿ / 33.000; -16.367﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 33°0′N 8°45′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 8.750°W﻿ / 33.000; -8.750﻿ (Morocco)  Morocco Passing through Settat 33°0′N 1°28′W﻿ / ﻿33.000°N 1.467°W﻿ / 33.000; -1.467﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria