32nd parallel north

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32nd parallel north

In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas.

Sign marking the 32nd parallel north at Yusui, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

The 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas. It was the proposed route of the Texas Pacific Railroad.

From 27 August 1992 to 4 September 1996, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone in Iraq. It was then moved to the 33rd parallel north.^[1]

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.^[2]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 32° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
32°0′N 0°0′E / 32.000°N 0.000°E	Algeria
32°0′N 9°8′E / 32.000°N 9.133°E	Tunisia
32°0′N 10°47′E / 32.000°N 10.783°E	Libya
32°0′N 15°21′E / 32.000°N 15.350°E	Mediterranean Sea	Gulf of Sidra
32°0′N 19°58′E / 32.000°N 19.967°E	Libya
32°0′N 24°49′E / 32.000°N 24.817°E	Mediterranean Sea
32°0′N 34°44′E / 32.000°N 34.733°E	Israel
32°0′N 35°0′E / 32.000°N 35.000°E	West Bank	Controlled by  Israel and  Palestine
32°0′N 35°32′E / 32.000°N 35.533°E	Jordan	Passing just north of Amman
32°0′N 39°0′E / 32.000°N 39.000°E	Saudi Arabia
32°0′N 40°6′E / 32.000°N 40.100°E	Iraq
32°0′N 47°42′E / 32.000°N 47.700°E	Iran
32°0′N 60°50′E / 32.000°N 60.833°E	Afghanistan
32°0′N 69°18′E / 32.000°N 69.300°E	Pakistan	Federally Administered Tribal Areas Balochistan - for about 16 km Federally Administered Tribal Areas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab
32°0′N 74°50′E / 32.000°N 74.833°E	India	Punjab Himachal Pradesh
32°0′N 78°40′E / 32.000°N 78.667°E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between  India and  People's Republic of China
32°0′N 78°44′E / 32.000°N 78.733°E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Tibet (for about 12 km) Qinghai (for about 6 km) Tibet (for about 4 km) Qinghai (for about 4 km) Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu — passing just south of Nanjing
32°0′N 121°45′E / 32.000°N 121.750°E	East China Sea
32°0′N 130°11′E / 32.000°N 130.183°E	Japan	Island of Kyūshū: — Kagoshima Prefecture — Miyazaki Prefecture
32°0′N 131°30′E / 32.000°N 131.500°E	Pacific Ocean
32°0′N 116°51′W / 32.000°N 116.850°W	Mexico	Baja California Sonora
32°0′N 113°12′W / 32.000°N 113.200°W	United States	Arizona New Mexico New Mexico / Texas border Texas — passing through the cities of Midland and Hillsboro Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia — passing through the city of Savannah
32°0′N 80°50′W / 32.000°N 80.833°W	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just south of  Bermuda Passing just south of the Desertas Islands, Madeira,  Portugal
32°0′N 9°22′W / 32.000°N 9.367°W	Morocco
32°0′N 2°56′W / 32.000°N 2.933°W	Algeria

See also

• 31st parallel north
• 33rd parallel north
• Country Club Dispute

References

1. "Containment: The Iraqi no-fly zones". BBC News. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2. "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". aa.usno.navy.mil. Retrieved 11 June 2014.