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<h2 id="around-the-world">Around the world</h2> <p>Starting at the <a href="/facts/Prime_meridian/d8KLy9r2">prime meridian</a> and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Coordinates</th><th scope="col">Country, territory or sea</th><th scope="col">Notes</th></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_0_0_E_type:landmark&title=Prime+Meridian">33°0′N 0°0′E / 33.000°N 0.000°E / 33.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Algeria/UXDF4Tj6">Algeria</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_8_11_E_type:country&title=Tunisia">33°0′N 8°11′E / 33.000°N 8.183°E / 33.000; 8.183 (Tunisia)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Tunisia/4uC8Po6k">Tunisia</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_11_31_E_type:country&title=Libya">33°0′N 11°31′E / 33.000°N 11.517°E / 33.000; 11.517 (Libya)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Libya/HMPH8PWR">Libya</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_12_0_E_type:waterbody&title=Mediterranean+Sea">33°0′N 12°0′E / 33.000°N 12.000°E / 33.000; 12.000 (Mediterranean Sea)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Mediterranean_Sea/Vr2pzVbM">Mediterranean Sea</a></th><td>Passing just north of <a href="/facts/Tripoli,_Libya/sIofmflD">Tripoli</a>, <a href="/facts/Libya/HMPH8PWR">Libya</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_35_5_E_type:country&title=Israel">33°0′N 35°5′E / 33.000°N 35.083°E / 33.000; 35.083 (Israel)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></th><td>Passing through <a href="/facts/Nahariya/GXWgu9JS">Nahariya</a> and <a href="/facts/Amuka,_Israel/yDcmsDeR">Amuka</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_35_38_E_type:country&title=Golan+Heights">33°0′N 35°38′E / 33.000°N 35.633°E / 33.000; 35.633 (Golan Heights)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Golan_Heights/KtqR6nDN">Golan Heights</a></th><td>Territory controlled by <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>, claimed by <a href="/facts/Syria/7pDXGzq8">Syria</a> – passing through the northern edge of <a href="/facts/Katzrin/r5HLIgl8">Katzrin</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_35_52_E_type:country&title=United+Nations">33°0′N 35°52′E / 33.000°N 35.867°E / 33.000; 35.867 (United Nations)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UNDOF_Zone/En3N4b34">UNDOF buffer zone</a></th><td>About 500 m (1,640 ft)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_35_53_E_type:country&title=Syria">33°0′N 35°53′E / 33.000°N 35.883°E / 33.000; 35.883 (Syria)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Syria/7pDXGzq8">Syria</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_38_5_E_type:country&title=Jordan">33°0′N 38°5′E / 33.000°N 38.083°E / 33.000; 38.083 (Jordan)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Jordan/JC5sS1oJ">Jordan</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_39_3_E_type:country&title=Iraq">33°0′N 39°3′E / 33.000°N 39.050°E / 33.000; 39.050 (Iraq)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Iraq/pqYSFJw8">Iraq</a></th><td>Passing just south of Baghdad</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_46_6_E_type:country&title=Iran">33°0′N 46°6′E / 33.000°N 46.100°E / 33.000; 46.100 (Iran)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Iran/24yukge8">Iran</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_60_38_E_type:country&title=Afghanistan">33°0′N 60°38′E / 33.000°N 60.633°E / 33.000; 60.633 (Afghanistan)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Afghanistan/v63Auu1C">Afghanistan</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_69_30_E_type:country&title=Pakistan">33°0′N 69°30′E / 33.000°N 69.500°E / 33.000; 69.500 (Pakistan)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa/A5IKDXIH">Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</a><p><a href="/facts/Punjab,_Pakistan/ppTkKUTS">Punjab</a> <a href="/facts/Azad_Kashmir/WSsgCgRd">Azad Kashmir</a> – claimed by <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_74_21_E_type:country&title=India">33°0′N 74°21′E / 33.000°N 74.350°E / 33.000; 74.350 (India)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)/F1FbqQpw">Jammu and Kashmir</a> – claimed by <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a> <a href="/facts/Ladakh/ekL17WAx">Ladakh</a> – claimed by <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a> <a href="/facts/Himachal_Pradesh/QL08g221">Himachal Pradesh</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_79_14_E_type:country&title=Aksai+Chin">33°0′N 79°14′E / 33.000°N 79.233°E / 33.000; 79.233 (Aksai Chin)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Aksai_Chin/RTmAwYCW">Aksai Chin</a></th><td>Disputed between <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> and <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">People's Republic of China</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_79_21_E_type:country&title=China">33°0′N 79°21′E / 33.000°N 79.350°E / 33.000; 79.350 (China)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">People's Republic of China</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Tibet_Autonomous_Region/IqQyXKT8">Tibet</a> <a href="/facts/Qinghai/g8DljGNf">Qinghai</a> <a href="/facts/Sichuan/e65P53aD">Sichuan</a> Qinghai Sichuan <a href="/facts/Gansu/Uo1Sop7n">Gansu</a> <a href="/facts/Shaanxi/tNvSEe3v">Shaanxi</a> <a href="/facts/Hubei/7JDg0AYg">Hubei</a> <a href="/facts/Henan/jCKtYLXv">Henan</a> <a href="/facts/Anhui/P1qML2vA">Anhui</a> <a href="/facts/Jiangsu/PYdTsg5R">Jiangsu</a> Anhui (for about 12 km (7.5 mi)) Jiangsu</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_126_16_E_type:waterbody&title=South+Korea+Sea">33°0′N 126°16′E / 33.000°N 126.267°E / 33.000; 126.267 (South Korea Sea)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/East_China_Sea/LpC6wxIu">South Korea Sea</a></th><td>Passing just south of the island of <a href="/facts/Marado/nC3naFgg">Marado</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_129_2_E_type:country&title=Japan">33°0′N 129°2′E / 33.000°N 129.033°E / 33.000; 129.033 (Japan)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></th><td>Island of <a href="/facts/Nakad%C5%8Dri_Island/eDyMEy9q">Nakadōri</a>:— <a href="/facts/Nagasaki_Prefecture/8hhTwFuf">Nagasaki Prefecture</a> Island of <a href="/facts/Ky%C5%ABsh%C5%AB/eM5yaMe3">Kyūshū</a>:— Nagasaki Prefecture— <a href="/facts/Saga_Prefecture/pEu1LRxY">Saga Prefecture</a>— <a href="/facts/Kumamoto_Prefecture/7TUxKpJe">Kumamoto Prefecture</a>— <a href="/facts/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture/Ttyc5vGE">Ōita Prefecture</a> Island of <a href="/facts/Shikoku/j9cUI49U">Shikoku</a>:— <a href="/facts/Ehime_Prefecture/ary9tbou">Ehime Prefecture</a>— <a href="/facts/K%C5%8Dchi_Prefecture/vjEs0Rw6">Kōchi Prefecture</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_133_1_E_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">33°0′N 133°1′E / 33.000°N 133.017°E / 33.000; 133.017 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_118_35_W_type:country&title=United+States">33°0′N 118°35′W / 33.000°N 118.583°W / 33.000; -118.583 (United States)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></th><td><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> – Northern tip of <a href="/facts/San_Clemente_Island/GW7I8n81">San Clemente Island</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_118_33_W_type:waterbody&title=Pacific+Ocean">33°0′N 118°33′W / 33.000°N 118.550°W / 33.000; -118.550 (Pacific Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Ocean/bdxgXRVM">Pacific Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_117_17_W_type:country&title=United+States">33°0′N 117°17′W / 33.000°N 117.283°W / 33.000; -117.283 (United States)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></th><td><a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Solana_Beach/XzNnwvWh">Solana Beach</a> and just north of <a href="/facts/Brawley,_California/r5URrbht">Brawley</a> <a href="/facts/Arizona/6ayM3swJ">Arizona</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Casa_Grande_Ruins_National_Monument/gaqsE2I6">Casa Grande Ruins National Monument</a> <a href="/facts/New_Mexico/wosJCGaW">New Mexico</a> <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a> – passing through the <a href="/facts/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_metroplex/dlmqt8MV">Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex</a> <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a> – passing just south of the border with <a href="/facts/Arkansas/Qun124UP">Arkansas</a> <a href="/facts/Mississippi/7KwuWxxT">Mississippi</a> <a href="/facts/Alabama/1Xk8EveN">Alabama</a> <a href="/facts/Georgia_(U.S._state)/KKnTDY6F">Georgia</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/LaGrange,_Georgia/4hsJwUmv">LaGrange</a>, and <a href="/facts/Louisville,_Georgia/LEeUbYk5">Louisville</a> <a href="/facts/South_Carolina/lQQX84IS">South Carolina</a> – passing through <a href="/facts/Goose_Creek,_South_Carolina/KWj8BtaC">Goose Creek</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_79_28_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">33°0′N 79°28′W / 33.000°N 79.467°W / 33.000; -79.467 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_16_23_W_type:country&title=Portugal">33°0′N 16°23′W / 33.000°N 16.383°W / 33.000; -16.383 (Portugal)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Cal_Islet/972JRq8W">Cal Islet</a>, just south of <a href="/facts/Porto_Santo_Island/9PFz2P29">Porto Santo Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Madeira/HRlYxvhe">Madeira</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_16_22_W_type:waterbody&title=Atlantic+Ocean">33°0′N 16°22′W / 33.000°N 16.367°W / 33.000; -16.367 (Atlantic Ocean)</a></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic Ocean</a></th><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_8_45_W_type:country&title=Morocco">33°0′N 8°45′W / 33.000°N 8.750°W / 33.000; -8.750 (Morocco)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Morocco/6ly8170M">Morocco</a></th><td>Passing through <a href="/facts/Settat/0HYpqu3u">Settat</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=33rd_parallel_north¶ms=33_0_N_1_28_W_type:country&title=Algeria">33°0′N 1°28′W / 33.000°N 1.467°W / 33.000; -1.467 (Algeria)</a></td><th scope="row"> <a href="/facts/Algeria/UXDF4Tj6">Algeria</a></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/32nd_parallel_north/1yXwcpnH">32nd parallel north</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/34th_parallel_north/mHXSRCUC">34th parallel north</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Containment: The Iraqi no-fly zones". BBC News. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2012. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/crisis_in_the_gulf/forces_and_firepower/244364.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/events/crisis_in_the_gulf/forces_and_firepower/244364.stm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191012094319/http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20191012094319/http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>