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26°
26th parallel north
In Africa , the parallel defines part of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania .
The 26th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane . It crosses Africa , Asia , the Indian Ocean , the Pacific Ocean , North America and the Atlantic Ocean .
A section of the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania is defined by the parallel.[1]
It is the most populous parallel on Earth, being home to between 247.2 million and 248.0 million people as of 2019.[2]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 46 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 31 minutes during the winter solstice . The sun is at 40.17 degrees in the sky during the winter solstice and 87.83 degrees in the sky during the summer solstice .[3]
Around the world
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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° north passes through:
See also
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References
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^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year" . U.S. Naval Observatory . 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=26th_parallel_north&oldid=1117589394 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● C i r c l e s o f l a t i t u d e ● M a u r i t a n i a – W e s t e r n S a h a r a b o r d e r H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● L i s t s o f c o o r d i n a t e s ● G e o g r a p h i c c o o r d i n a t e l i s t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h G e o ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 2 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 2 , a t 1 4 : 5 2 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
