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12th parallel north

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.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	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