35th parallel north

The 35th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 35 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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35th parallel north

In the United States, the parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, and the border between North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the tripoint of Arizona–California–Nevada.

At this northern latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 31 minutes on its summer solstice (in June) and for 9 hours, 48 minutes on its winter solstice (in December).

This parallel is sometimes used to define the northern boundary of the subtropics.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 35° north passes through:

Coordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
35°0′N 0°0′E	Algeria
35°0′N 8°19′E	Tunisia
35°0′N 10°58′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 24°45′E	Greece	Island of Crete
35°0′N 25°34′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 32°18′E	Cyprus	Including, for a short distance, the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus
35°0′N 33°43′E	Dhekelia	United Kingdom Sovereign Base Area (not part of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus)
35°0′N 33°51′E	Cyprus
35°0′N 34°4′E	Mediterranean Sea
35°0′N 35°54′E	Syria
35°0′N 41°14′E	Iraq
35°0′N 45°53′E	Iran	Passing through Saveh
35°0′N 61°7′E	Afghanistan
35°0′N 71°31′E	Pakistan	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Azad Kashmir – claimed by India Gilgit-Baltistan – claimed by India
35°0′N 77°1′E	India	Ladakh – claimed by Pakistan
35°0′N 78°7′E	Aksai Chin	Disputed between India and People's Republic of China
35°0′N 80°11′E	People's Republic of China	Tibet Qinghai Gansu Shaanxi Gansu Shaanxi Shanxi Henan Shandong Jiangsu
35°0′N 119°12′E	Yellow Sea
35°0′N 126°6′E	South Korea	South Jeolla Province South Gyeongsang Province passing just south of Busan
35°0′N 128°50′E	Sea of Japan
35°0′N 132°12′E	Japan	Island of Honshu: — Shimane Prefecture — Hiroshima Prefecture — Okayama Prefecture — Hyōgo Prefecture — Osaka Prefecture — Kyoto Prefecture – passing through central Kyoto city — Shiga Prefecture – passing through central Ōtsu city — Mie Prefecture — Aichi Prefecture — Shizuoka Prefecture – passing just north of Shizuoka city
35°0′N 139°6′E	Pacific Ocean	Sagami Bay
35°0′N 139°51′E	Japan	Island of Honshu: — Chiba Prefecture – the southern tip of the Bōsō Peninsula
35°0′N 139°59′E	Pacific Ocean
35°0′N 120°38′W	United States	In the United States the 35th parallel defines the southern border of Tennessee, part of the southern border of North Carolina, and the northern borders of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. California – passing just north of Santa Maria Arizona–California–Nevada tripoint Arizona New Mexico – passing just south of Albuquerque Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee / Mississippi border - passing through the Memphis metropolitan area Tennessee / Alabama border Tennessee / Georgia border - passing through the Chattanooga metropolitan area North Carolina / Georgia border South Carolina North Carolina – passing through Fayetteville
35°0′N 76°8′W	Atlantic Ocean
35°0′N 6°15′W	Morocco	Passing through Ksar el-Kebir
35°0′N 2°8′W	Algeria

See also

• 34th parallel north
• 36th parallel north