# 12th parallel north

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The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 12°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 12.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Burkina Faso 12°0′N 2°19′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 2.317°E﻿ / 12.000; 2.317﻿ (Niger)  Niger For about 15 km 12°0′N 2°28′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 2.467°E﻿ / 12.000; 2.467﻿ (Benin)  Benin 12°0′N 3°15′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 3.250°E﻿ / 12.000; 3.250﻿ (Niger)  Niger 12°0′N 3°40′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 3.667°E﻿ / 12.000; 3.667﻿ (Nigeria)  Nigeria Passing through Kano 12°0′N 14°38′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 14.633°E﻿ / 12.000; 14.633﻿ (Cameroon)  Cameroon 12°0′N 15°5′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 15.083°E﻿ / 12.000; 15.083﻿ (Chad)  Chad Passing just south of N'Djamena 12°0′N 22°37′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 22.617°E﻿ / 12.000; 22.617﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 12°0′N 32°45′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 32.750°E﻿ / 12.000; 32.750﻿ (South Sudan)  South Sudan 12°0′N 33°13′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 33.217°E﻿ / 12.000; 33.217﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 12°0′N 35°18′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 35.300°E﻿ / 12.000; 35.300﻿ (Ethiopia)  Ethiopia Passing through Lake Tana 12°0′N 42°5′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 42.083°E﻿ / 12.000; 42.083﻿ (Djibouti)  Djibouti 12°0′N 43°23′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 43.383°E﻿ / 12.000; 43.383﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Aden – passing just north of the northernmost point of Somalia Arabian Sea – passing just south of the Socotra archipelago, Yemen 12°0′N 75°15′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 75.250°E﻿ / 12.000; 75.250﻿ (India)  India Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Puducherry – for about 4 km Tamil Nadu 12°0′N 79°51′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 79.850°E﻿ / 12.000; 79.850﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 12°0′N 92°37′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 92.617°E﻿ / 12.000; 92.617﻿ (India)  India Andaman and Nicobar Islands – South Andaman Island and Havelock Island 12°0′N 93°1′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 93.017°E﻿ / 12.000; 93.017﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Andaman Sea 12°0′N 97°44′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 97.733°E﻿ / 12.000; 97.733﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) Mergui Archipelago and mainland 12°0′N 99°35′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 99.583°E﻿ / 12.000; 99.583﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand Prachuap Khiri Khan province 12°0′N 99°52′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 99.867°E﻿ / 12.000; 99.867﻿ (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand 12°0′N 102°18′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 102.300°E﻿ / 12.000; 102.300﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand Island of Ko Chang 12°0′N 102°25′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 102.417°E﻿ / 12.000; 102.417﻿ (Gulf of Thailand) Gulf of Thailand 12°0′N 102°46′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 102.767°E﻿ / 12.000; 102.767﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand Trat province – for about 1 km 12°0′N 102°47′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 102.783°E﻿ / 12.000; 102.783﻿ (Cambodia)  Cambodia 12°0′N 106°45′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 106.750°E﻿ / 12.000; 106.750﻿ (Vietnam)  Vietnam 12°0′N 109°14′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 109.233°E﻿ / 12.000; 109.233﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just north of the island of Culion, Philippines 12°0′N 120°1′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 120.017°E﻿ / 12.000; 120.017﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Busuanga Island 12°0′N 120°20′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 120.333°E﻿ / 12.000; 120.333﻿ (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea 12°0′N 121°22′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 121.367°E﻿ / 12.000; 121.367﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Semirara Island 12°0′N 121°24′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 121.400°E﻿ / 12.000; 121.400﻿ (Sulu Sea) Sulu Sea Passing just north of the island of Molocamboc, Philippines Passing just north of the island of Borocay, Philippines 12°0′N 121°55′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 121.917°E﻿ / 12.000; 121.917﻿ (Sibuyan Sea) Sibuyan Sea 12°0′N 123°11′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 123.183°E﻿ / 12.000; 123.183﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Masbate Island 12°0′N 123°15′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 123.250°E﻿ / 12.000; 123.250﻿ (Visayan Sea) Visayan Sea Asid Gulf 12°0′N 123°43′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 123.717°E﻿ / 12.000; 123.717﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Masbate Island 12°0′N 124°2′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 124.033°E﻿ / 12.000; 124.033﻿ (Samar Sea) Samar Sea Passing just south of the island of Tagapul-an, Philippines Passing just north of the island of Almagro, Philippines Passing just north of the island of Camandag, Philippines 12°0′N 124°41′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 124.683°E﻿ / 12.000; 124.683﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Samar Island 12°0′N 125°28′E﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 125.467°E﻿ / 12.000; 125.467﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Enewetak atoll, Marshall Islands Passing just north of Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands Passing just south of Bikar Atoll, Marshall Islands 12°0′N 86°41′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 86.683°W﻿ / 12.000; -86.683﻿ (Nicaragua)  Nicaragua Passing through Lake Nicaragua 12°0′N 83°46′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 83.767°W﻿ / 12.000; -83.767﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the Corn Islands, Nicaragua Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, Colombia 12°0′N 72°11′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 72.183°W﻿ / 12.000; -72.183﻿ (Colombia)  Colombia Guajira Peninsula 12°0′N 71°9′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 71.150°W﻿ / 12.000; -71.150﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Gulf of Venezuela 12°0′N 70°15′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 70.250°W﻿ / 12.000; -70.250﻿ (Venezuela)  Venezuela Paraguaná Peninsula 12°0′N 69°49′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 69.817°W﻿ / 12.000; -69.817﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao, Curaçao Passing just south of the island of Bonaire, Netherlands Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago, Venezuela Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago, Venezuela Passing just north of La Orchila island, Venezuela Passing just north of Blanquilla Island, Venezuela 12°0′N 61°48′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 61.800°W﻿ / 12.000; -61.800﻿ (Grenada)  Grenada 12°0′N 61°42′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 61.700°W﻿ / 12.000; -61.700﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 12°0′N 16°20′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 16.333°W﻿ / 12.000; -16.333﻿ (Guinea-Bissau)  Guinea-Bissau 12°0′N 13°42′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 13.700°W﻿ / 12.000; -13.700﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea 12°0′N 11°16′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 11.267°W﻿ / 12.000; -11.267﻿ (Mali)  Mali For about 3 km 12°0′N 11°14′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 11.233°W﻿ / 12.000; -11.233﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea 12°0′N 10°46′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 10.767°W﻿ / 12.000; -10.767﻿ (Mali)  Mali 12°0′N 10°34′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 10.567°W﻿ / 12.000; -10.567﻿ (Guinea)  Guinea 12°0′N 8°48′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 8.800°W﻿ / 12.000; -8.800﻿ (Mali)  Mali 12°0′N 4°55′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 4.917°W﻿ / 12.000; -4.917﻿ (Burkina Faso)  Burkina Faso 12°0′N 4°45′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 4.750°W﻿ / 12.000; -4.750﻿ (Mali)  Mali For about 1 km 12°0′N 4°44′W﻿ / ﻿12.000°N 4.733°W﻿ / 12.000; -4.733﻿ (Burkina Faso)  Burkina Faso