34th parallel north

The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

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34th parallel north

For 34th parallel south, see 34th parallel south.

The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter.

In the Confederate States, the parallel formed the northern boundary of Arizona Territory.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
34°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
34°0′N 7°33′E	Tunisia
34°0′N 10°3′E	Mediterranean Sea	Passing just north of Beirut, Lebanon
34°0′N 35°39′E	Lebanon
34°0′N 36°22′E	Syria
34°0′N 40°6′E	Iraq
34°0′N 45°27′E	Iran	Kermanshah Kurdistan Lorestan Hamadan Markazi Qom Isfahan Semnam South Khorasan Razavi Khorasan
34°0′N 60°30′E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 69°54′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°0′N 70°10′E	Afghanistan
34°0′N 70°55′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 8 km (5.0 mi) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab - for about 3 km (1.9 mi) Azad Kashmir - claimed by India
34°0′N 74°15′E	India	Jammu and Kashmir - Passing through Srinagar-claimed by Pakistan Ladakh - claimed by Pakistan
34°0′N 78°45′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between India and People's Republic of China
34°0′N 78°54′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Sichuan − for about 4 km (2.5 mi) Qinghai Gansu Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Henan Anhui Henan Anhui Jiangsu − for about 5 km (3.1 mi) Anhui − for about 4 km (2.5 mi) Jiangsu
34°0′N 120°23′E	East China Sea	Passing by several islands of South Korea
34°0′N 127°19′E	South Korea	Port Hamilton islands
34°0′N 127°20′E	Korea Strait	Passing just south of Tsushima Island, Japan
34°0′N 130°55′E	Japan	Island of Honshū: — Yamaguchi Prefecture - passing through the northern suburbs of Shimonoseki Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Tokushima Prefecture Island of Honshū: — Wakayama Prefecture — Nara Prefecture — Mie Prefecture
34°0′N 136°16′E	Pacific Ocean	Passing between the islands of Miyakejima and Mikurajima, Japan Passing just south of San Miguel Island, California, United States
34°0′N 120°14′W	United States	California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island
34°0′N 119°33′W	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California, United States
34°0′N 118°29′W	United States	California - passing through Los Angeles Arizona New Mexico Texas - passing through Sheppard AFB Oklahoma - passing through Durant and Hugo Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia - passing through Kennesaw and Athens South Carolina - passing through Columbia North Carolina - passing through Kure Beach
34°0′N 77°54′W	Atlantic Ocean
34°0′N 6°53′W	Morocco	Passing through Rabat and Fez
34°0′N 1°40′W	Algeria

See also

• 33rd parallel north
• 35th parallel north