# 20th parallel north

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The 20th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 20 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
The parallel defines part of the border between Libya and Sudan. Within Sudan it defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 21 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice.
On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 93.44 degrees and 46.56 degrees on 21 December. In this case an angle larger than 90° means that the culmination takes place at a maximum altitude of 86.56 degrees in the opposite cardinal direction. In the northern torrid zone, the Sun remains in the south during winter, but can reach over the zenith to the north in midsummer.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 20° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 20°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Mali 20°0′N 2°43′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 2.717°E﻿ / 20.000; 2.717﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria 20°0′N 6°27′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 6.450°E﻿ / 20.000; 6.450﻿ (Niger)  Niger 20°0′N 15°47′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 15.783°E﻿ / 20.000; 15.783﻿ (Chad)  Chad 20°0′N 23°3′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 23.050°E﻿ / 20.000; 23.050﻿ (Libya)  Libya 20°0′N 24°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 24.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 24.000﻿ (Libya / Sudan border)  Libya / Sudan border 20°0′N 25°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 25.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 25.000﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan The parallel defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states 20°0′N 37°11′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 37.183°E﻿ / 20.000; 37.183﻿ (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea 20°0′N 40°28′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 40.467°E﻿ / 20.000; 40.467﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 20°0′N 55°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 55.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 55.000﻿ (Oman)  Oman 20°0′N 57°48′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 57.800°E﻿ / 20.000; 57.800﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea - Passing just south of Masirah Island, Oman 20°0′N 72°43′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 72.717°E﻿ / 20.000; 72.717﻿ (India)  India Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Odisha Chhattisgarh Odisha 20°0′N 86°23′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 86.383°E﻿ / 20.000; 86.383﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 20°0′N 92°57′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 92.950°E﻿ / 20.000; 92.950﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 20°0′N 99°3′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 99.050°E﻿ / 20.000; 99.050﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 20°0′N 100°32′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 100.533°E﻿ / 20.000; 100.533﻿ (Laos)  Laos 20°0′N 104°58′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 104.967°E﻿ / 20.000; 104.967﻿ (Vietnam)  Vietnam 20°0′N 106°11′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 106.183°E﻿ / 20.000; 106.183﻿ (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea 20°0′N 110°8′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 110.133°E﻿ / 20.000; 110.133﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Island of Hainan — passing just south of Haikou 20°0′N 110°56′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 110.933°E﻿ / 20.000; 110.933﻿ (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean South China Sea 20°0′N 122°0′E﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 122.000°E﻿ / 20.000; 122.000﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea - Passing between the Batanes and Babuyan islands at the Balintang Channel, Philippines - Passing just south of the Maug Islands, Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean 20°0′N 155°50′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 155.833°W﻿ / 20.000; -155.833﻿ (United States)  United States Big Island, Hawaii 20°0′N 155°15′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 155.250°W﻿ / 20.000; -155.250﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 20°0′N 105°31′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 105.517°W﻿ / 20.000; -105.517﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Jalisco Michoacan Guanajuato Querétaro Mexico State Hidalgo Puebla Veracruz 20°0′N 96°33′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 96.550°W﻿ / 20.000; -96.550﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico Bay of Campeche 20°0′N 90°28′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 90.467°W﻿ / 20.000; -90.467﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Campeche Yucatán Quintana Roo 20°0′N 87°28′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 87.467°W﻿ / 20.000; -87.467﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea 20°0′N 77°38′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 77.633°W﻿ / 20.000; -77.633﻿ (Cuba)  Cuba 20°0′N 74°52′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 74.867°W﻿ / 20.000; -74.867﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Windward Passage 20°0′N 72°43′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 72.717°W﻿ / 20.000; -72.717﻿ (Haiti)  Haiti Island of Tortuga 20°0′N 74°52′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 74.867°W﻿ / 20.000; -74.867﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of the island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic 20°0′N 16°14′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 16.233°W﻿ / 20.000; -16.233﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania 20°0′N 5°59′W﻿ / ﻿20.000°N 5.983°W﻿ / 20.000; -5.983﻿ (Mali)  Mali