29th parallel north

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29th parallel north

The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
29°0′N 0°0′E / 29.000°N 0.000°E / 29.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Algeria
29°0′N 9°52′E / 29.000°N 9.867°E / 29.000; 9.867 (Libya)	Libya
29°0′N 25°0′E / 29.000°N 25.000°E / 29.000; 25.000 (Egypt)	Egypt
29°0′N 32°37′E / 29.000°N 32.617°E / 29.000; 32.617 (Red Sea)	Red Sea	Gulf of Suez
29°0′N 33°11′E / 29.000°N 33.183°E / 29.000; 33.183 (Egypt)	Egypt	Sinai Peninsula
29°0′N 34°41′E / 29.000°N 34.683°E / 29.000; 34.683 (Red Sea)	Red Sea	Gulf of Aqaba
29°0′N 34°52′E / 29.000°N 34.867°E / 29.000; 34.867 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
29°0′N 47°27′E / 29.000°N 47.450°E / 29.000; 47.450 (Kuwait)	Kuwait
29°0′N 48°10′E / 29.000°N 48.167°E / 29.000; 48.167 (Persian Gulf)	Persian Gulf
29°0′N 50°56′E / 29.000°N 50.933°E / 29.000; 50.933 (Iran)	Iran
29°0′N 61°31′E / 29.000°N 61.517°E / 29.000; 61.517 (Pakistan)	Pakistan	Balochistan Punjab
29°0′N 72°51′E / 29.000°N 72.850°E / 29.000; 72.850 (India)	India	Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
29°0′N 80°8′E / 29.000°N 80.133°E / 29.000; 80.133 (Nepal)	Nepal
29°0′N 84°9′E / 29.000°N 84.150°E / 29.000; 84.150 (China)	People's Republic of China	Tibet
29°0′N 94°10′E / 29.000°N 94.167°E / 29.000; 94.167 (Iran)	India	Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by People's Republic of China
29°0′N 96°11′E / 29.000°N 96.183°E / 29.000; 96.183 (China)	People's Republic of China	Tibet, for about 12 km
29°0′N 96°18′E / 29.000°N 96.300°E / 29.000; 96.300 (Iran)	India	Arunachal Pradesh - for about 17 km, claimed by People's Republic of China
29°0′N 96°29′E / 29.000°N 96.483°E / 29.000; 96.483 (China)	People's Republic of China	Tibet Yunnan (for about 14 km) Sichuan Chongqing Guizhou Chongqing (for about 10 km) Guizhou <br/ > Chongqing <br/ > Hunan Jiangxi Zhejiang
29°0′N 121°41′E / 29.000°N 121.683°E / 29.000; 121.683 (East China Sea)	East China Sea	Passing between the islands of Kaminonejima (at 28°50′N 129°00′E / 28.833°N 129.000°E / 28.833; 129.000 (Kaminonejima)) and Takarajima (at 29°7′N 129°13′E / 29.117°N 129.217°E / 29.117; 129.217 (Kaminonejima)), Japan
29°0′N 129°7′E / 29.000°N 129.117°E / 29.000; 129.117 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
29°0′N 118°23′W / 29.000°N 118.383°W / 29.000; -118.383 (Mexico)	Mexico	Guadalupe Island
29°0′N 118°18′W / 29.000°N 118.300°W / 29.000; -118.300 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
29°0′N 114°36′W / 29.000°N 114.600°W / 29.000; -114.600 (Mexico)	Mexico	Baja California
29°0′N 113°33′W / 29.000°N 113.550°W / 29.000; -113.550 (Gulf of California)	Gulf of California
29°0′N 113°8′W / 29.000°N 113.133°W / 29.000; -113.133 (Mexico)	Mexico	Isla Ángel de la Guarda (southernmost tip, for about 2 km)
29°0′N 113°7′W / 29.000°N 113.117°W / 29.000; -113.117 (Gulf of California)	Gulf of California
29°0′N 112°30′W / 29.000°N 112.500°W / 29.000; -112.500 (Mexico)	Mexico	Tiburón Island and the mainland
29°0′N 103°17′W / 29.000°N 103.283°W / 29.000; -103.283 (United States)	United States	Texas - for about 17 km
29°0′N 103°7′W / 29.000°N 103.117°W / 29.000; -103.117 (Mexico)	Mexico
29°0′N 100°39′W / 29.000°N 100.650°W / 29.000; -100.650 (United States)	United States	Texas
29°0′N 95°13′W / 29.000°N 95.217°W / 29.000; -95.217 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico
29°0′N 89°22′W / 29.000°N 89.367°W / 29.000; -89.367 (United States)	United States	Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
29°0′N 89°9′W / 29.000°N 89.150°W / 29.000; -89.150 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico
29°0′N 82°46′W / 29.000°N 82.767°W / 29.000; -82.767 (United States)	United States	Florida
29°0′N 80°52′W / 29.000°N 80.867°W / 29.000; -80.867 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of the island of La Palma (at 28°51′N 17°54′W / 28.850°N 17.900°W / 28.850; -17.900 (La Palma)), Spain
29°0′N 13°49′W / 29.000°N 13.817°W / 29.000; -13.817 (Spain)	Spain	Island of Lanzarote
29°0′N 13°29′W / 29.000°N 13.483°W / 29.000; -13.483 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
29°0′N 10°33′W / 29.000°N 10.550°W / 29.000; -10.550 (Morocco)	Morocco
29°0′N 8°14′W / 29.000°N 8.233°W / 29.000; -8.233 (Algeria)	Algeria