11th parallel north
The 11th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 11 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.
In Thailand, a 1966 cabinet resolution restricts the rights of non-Thai companies to conduct mineral exploration or mining operations north of this parallel.[1]
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 11° north passes through:
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| Co-ordinates |
Country, territory or sea |
Notes |
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Ghana |
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Togo |
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Burkina Faso |
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Benin |
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Nigeria |
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Cameroon |
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Chad |
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Central African Republic |
The extreme north of the country, for about 8 km |
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Chad |
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Sudan |
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South Sudan |
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Sudan |
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Ethiopia |
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Djibouti |
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Ethiopia |
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Djibouti |
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Somalia |
Somaliland |
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Gulf of Aden |
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Somalia |
Somaliland and Puntland |
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Indian Ocean |
Arabian Sea
Passing between the islands of Bangaram and Amini in India's Lakshadweep Islands
Lakshadweep Sea |
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India |
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry - Karaikal district, for about 4 km |
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Indian Ocean |
Bay of Bengal
Passing between Rutland Island and Little Andaman in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman Sea - passing just north of the island of Lanbi Kyun, Myanmar |
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Myanmar (Burma) |
Island of Kau-Ye Kyun, and the mainland |
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Thailand |
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Gulf of Thailand |
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Cambodia |
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Bay of Kompong Som |
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Cambodia |
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Vietnam |
For about 10 km |
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Cambodia |
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Vietnam |
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South China Sea |
Passing through the disputed Spratly Islands |
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Philippines |
Island of Palawan |
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Sulu Sea |
Passing amongst the Cuyo Islands, Philippines |
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Philippines |
Island of Panay |
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Guimaras Strait |
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Philippines |
Island of Negros (northernmost tip) |
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Visayan Sea |
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Philippines |
Island of Cebu |
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Camotes Sea |
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Philippines |
Island of Leyte |
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Pacific Ocean |
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Philippines |
Island of Manicani |
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Pacific Ocean |
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Philippines |
Island of Calicoan |
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Pacific Ocean |
Passing just south of Ailinginae and Rongelap atolls, Marshall Islands
Passing just south of Toke atoll, Marshall Islands |
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Costa Rica |
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Nicaragua |
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Costa Rica |
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Nicaragua |
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Caribbean Sea |
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Colombia |
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Caribbean Sea |
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Colombia |
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Venezuela |
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Caribbean Sea |
Gulf of Venezuela |
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Venezuela |
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Caribbean Sea |
Passing just north of La Tortuga Island, Venezuela |
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Venezuela |
Isla Margarita |
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Caribbean Sea |
Passing between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Atlantic Ocean |
Passing just south of the Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guinea |
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Mali |
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Guinea |
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Mali |
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Burkina Faso |
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Ghana |
For about 8 km |
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Burkina Faso |
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Ghana |
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Burkina Faso |
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Ghana |
For about 9 km |
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Burkina Faso |
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Ghana |
For about 2 km |
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Burkina Faso |
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Ghana |
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As a border
The border between Ghana and what was then French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) was fixed by treaty between the French and British at the Conference of Paris in 1898, to be the 11th parallel.[2] The border does not follow the boundary exactly, but follows it approximately, crossing over it several times.
References
- ^ Doing Business in Thailand. By Thailand BLC Publishing Co.;(1988)
- ^ Kevin Shillington (2005). "Burkina Faso (Upper Volta): Nineteenth Century". Encyclopedia of African History. CRC Press. pp. 181. ISBN 1579582451.
See also