29th parallel north


The 29th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 29 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 0 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 18 minutes during the winter solstice. The northernmost extremity in which the moon can pass through the zenith at some point during the 18.6 year Saros cycle lies slightly south of this parallel.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 29° north passes through:
Co-ordinatesCountry, territory or seaNotes
Red SeaGulf of Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Red SeaGulf of Aqaba
Persian Gulf
Balochistan
Punjab
Rajasthan
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Tibet
Arunachal Pradesh - claimed by
Tibet, for about 12 km
Arunachal Pradesh - for about 17 km, claimed by
Tibet
Yunnan
Sichuan
Chongqing
Guizhou
Chongqing
Guizhou
Chongqing
Hunan
Jiangxi
Zhejiang
East China SeaPassing between the islands of Kaminonejima and Takarajima,
Pacific Ocean
Guadalupe Island
Pacific Ocean
Baja California
Gulf of California
Isla Ángel de la Guarda
Gulf of California
Tiburón Island and the mainland - passing just south of Hermosillo
Texas - for about 17 km
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Atlantic OceanPassing just north of the island of La Palma,
Island of Lanzarote
Atlantic Ocean