# 34th parallel north

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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.
The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter.
In the Confederate States, the parallel formed the northern boundary of Arizona Territory.
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.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° north passes through:
    Coordinates 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