33rd parallel north

The 33rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 33 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It is approximate at the midpoint between the equator (0 degrees) and the Arctic Circle (66.6 degrees North Latitude.) It crosses North Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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33rd parallel north

In the United States, the 33rd parallel approximately defines the border between Arkansas and Louisiana.

In Iraq, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone from 4 September 1996 to 30 August 2003. (Before this time, it had been set at the 32nd parallel north) as part of Operation Southern Watch.

In the United States, it approximately forms the border between Arkansas in the north and Louisiana on the south. (The border is actually a couple of kilometres north of the parallel.) The Louisiana Territory was that part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase which lay north of the 33rd parallel.

The parallel is part of the horse latitudes.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 20 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 58 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
33°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
33°0′N 8°11′E	Tunisia
33°0′N 11°31′E	Libya
33°0′N 12°0′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just north of Tripoli, Libya
33°0′N 35°5′E	Israel	Passing through Nahariya and Amuka
33°0′N 35°38′E	Golan Heights	Territory controlled by Israel, claimed by Syria – passing through the northern edge of Katzrin
33°0′N 35°52′E	UNDOF buffer zone	About 500 m (1,640 ft)
33°0′N 35°53′E	Syria
33°0′N 38°5′E	Jordan
33°0′N 39°3′E	Iraq	Passing just south of Baghdad
33°0′N 46°6′E	Iran
33°0′N 60°38′E	Afghanistan
33°0′N 69°30′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Azad Kashmir – claimed by India
33°0′N 74°21′E	India	Jammu and Kashmir – claimed by Pakistan Ladakh – claimed by Pakistan Himachal Pradesh
33°0′N 79°14′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between India and People's Republic of China
33°0′N 79°21′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Sichuan Qinghai Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu Anhui (for about 12 km (7.5 mi)) Jiangsu
33°0′N 126°16′E	Korea South Sea	Passing just south of the island of Marado, South Korea
33°0′N 129°2′E	Japan	Island of Nakadōri: — Nagasaki Prefecture Island of Kyūshū: — Nagasaki Prefecture — Saga Prefecture — Kumamoto Prefecture — Ōita Prefecture Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Kōchi Prefecture
33°0′N 133°1′E	Pacific Ocean
33°0′N 118°35′W	United States	California – Northern tip of San Clemente Island
33°0′N 118°33′W	Pacific Ocean
33°0′N 117°17′W	United States	California – passing through Solana Beach and just north of Brawley Arizona – passing through Casa Grande Ruins National Monument New Mexico Texas – passing through the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Louisiana – passing just south of the border with Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia – passing through LaGrange, and Louisville South Carolina – passing through Goose Creek
33°0′N 79°28′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°0′N 16°23′W	Portugal	Cal Islet, just south of Porto Santo Island, Madeira
33°0′N 16°22′W	Atlantic Ocean
33°0′N 8°45′W	Morocco	Passing through Settat
33°0′N 1°28′W	Algeria

See also

• 32nd parallel north
• 34th parallel north