# 15th parallel north

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The 15th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 15 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Saharan fringe (the Sahel) in Africa, three key peninsulas of Asia (between which parts of the Indian Ocean), the Pacific Ocean, an isthmus of Central America, the southern Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
In the Chadian-Libyan conflict of 1978 to 1987, its intra-Chad part came to be known as the "Red Line", separating opposing combatants, above all in Operation Manta.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 1 minute during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 14 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° north passes through:
    Coordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 15°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 15.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Mali 15°0′N 1°0′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 1.000°E﻿ / 15.000; 1.000﻿ (Niger)  Niger 15°0′N 13°51′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 13.850°E﻿ / 15.000; 13.850﻿ (Chad)  Chad 15°0′N 22°47′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 22.783°E﻿ / 15.000; 22.783﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 15°0′N 36°27′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 36.450°E﻿ / 15.000; 36.450﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea 15°0′N 40°32′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 40.533°E﻿ / 15.000; 40.533﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 15°0′N 42°53′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 42.883°E﻿ / 15.000; 42.883﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen 15°0′N 50°26′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 50.433°E﻿ / 15.000; 50.433﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 15°0′N 74°1′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 74.017°E﻿ / 15.000; 74.017﻿ (India)  India Goa Karnataka Andhra Pradesh 15°0′N 80°3′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 80.050°E﻿ / 15.000; 80.050﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Passing just north of the island of Preparis, Myanmar Andaman Sea 15°0′N 97°47′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 97.783°E﻿ / 15.000; 97.783﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 15°0′N 98°13′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 98.217°E﻿ / 15.000; 98.217﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand Passing through Nakhon Ratchasima 15°0′N 105°35′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 105.583°E﻿ / 15.000; 105.583﻿ (Laos)  Laos 15°0′N 107°28′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 107.467°E﻿ / 15.000; 107.467﻿ (Vietnam)  Vietnam 15°0′N 108°55′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 108.917°E﻿ / 15.000; 108.917﻿ (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just south of the disputed Scarborough Shoal 15°0′N 120°3′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 120.050°E﻿ / 15.000; 120.050﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Luzon 15°0′N 121°33′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 121.550°E﻿ / 15.000; 121.550﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Polillo Strait 15°0′N 121°49′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 121.817°E﻿ / 15.000; 121.817﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Polillo 15°0′N 122°3′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 122.050°E﻿ / 15.000; 122.050﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 15°0′N 145°35′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 145.583°E﻿ / 15.000; 145.583﻿ (Northern Mariana Islands)  Northern Mariana Islands Island of Tinian 15°0′N 145°40′E﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 145.667°E﻿ / 15.000; 145.667﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of Bokak Atoll, Marshall Islands 15°0′N 92°43′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 92.717°W﻿ / 15.000; -92.717﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Chiapas 15°0′N 92°8′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 92.133°W﻿ / 15.000; -92.133﻿ (Guatemala)  Guatemala 15°0′N 89°11′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 89.183°W﻿ / 15.000; -89.183﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 15°0′N 83°25′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 83.417°W﻿ / 15.000; -83.417﻿ (Nicaragua)  Nicaragua For about 11 km 15°0′N 83°18′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 83.300°W﻿ / 15.000; -83.300﻿ (Honduras)  Honduras 15°0′N 83°9′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 83.150°W﻿ / 15.000; -83.150﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between Dominica and Martinique (France) 15°0′N 61°15′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 61.250°W﻿ / 15.000; -61.250﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 24°28′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 24.467°W﻿ / 15.000; -24.467﻿ (Cape Verde)  Cape Verde Island of Fogo 15°0′N 24°18′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 24.300°W﻿ / 15.000; -24.300﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 23°44′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 23.733°W﻿ / 15.000; -23.733﻿ (Cape Verde)  Cape Verde Island of Santiago 15°0′N 23°27′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 23.450°W﻿ / 15.000; -23.450﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 17°4′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 17.067°W﻿ / 15.000; -17.067﻿ (Senegal)  Senegal 15°0′N 12°28′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 12.467°W﻿ / 15.000; -12.467﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania 15°0′N 11°48′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 11.800°W﻿ / 15.000; -11.800﻿ (Mali)  Mali 15°0′N 0°50′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 0.833°W﻿ / 15.000; -0.833﻿ (Burkina Faso)  Burkina Faso 15°0′N 0°2′W﻿ / ﻿15.000°N 0.033°W﻿ / 15.000; -0.033﻿ (Mali)  Mali