34th parallel north
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The parallel 34° north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
Starting at the prime meridian and heading east, the parallel 34° north passes through:
- Algeria
- Tunisia
- The Mediterranean Sea
- Lebanon)
- Syria
- Iraq
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- Kashmir (the area administered by Pakistan and the area administered by India)
- Aksai Chin (controlled by the People's Republic of China but claimed by India)
- People's Republic of China (including part of Tibet)
- The East China Sea
- The Korean Archipeligo
- The Korea Strait
- Japan (Honshū and Shikoku)
- The Inland Sea
- The Pacific Ocean
- United States of America
- The Atlantic Ocean
- Morocco.
[edit] United States of America
In the United States of America, the parallel 34° north passes through the states of:
- California
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Alabama
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
[edit] Confederate States of America
The parallel 34° north formed the northern boundary of the Territory of Arizona of the Confederate States of America.
