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{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}{{Location map-line|lat=20}}{{kml}}File:20th parallel Africa.svg|thumb|In Africa, the parallel defines part of the border between Libya and SudanSudanThe 20th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 20 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.The parallel defines part of the border between Libya and Sudan.BOOK, African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia, Brownlie, Ian, Ian Brownlie, Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co., 1979, 133–40, Within Sudan it defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states.At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 21 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 55 minutes during the winter solstice.WEB, 2019-09-24, Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20191012094319weblink">weblink 2019-10-12, 2021-03-10, U.S. Naval Observatory, On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 93.44 degrees and 46.56 degrees on 21 December. In this case an angle larger than 90° means that the culmination takes place at an maximum altitude of 86.56 degrees in the opposite cardinal direction. In the northern torrid zone, the Sun remains in the south during winter, but can reach over the zenith to the north in midsummer.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 20° north passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea! scope="col" | Notes

20	N	0	type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}! scope="row" | {{MLI}}|

20	N	43	type:country|name=Algeria}}! scope="row" | {{DZA}}|

20	N	27	type:country|name=Niger}}! scope="row" | {{NER}}|

20	N	47	type:country|name=Chad}}! scope="row" | {{TCD}}|

20	N	3	type:country|name=Libya}}! scope="row" | {{LBY}}|

20	N	0	type:country|name=Libya / Sudan border}}! scope="row" | {{LBY}} / {{SDN}} border|

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20	N	0	type:country|name=Sudan}}! scope="row" | {{SDN}}	Northern, Sudan>Northern and North Darfur states

{{Coord	0	37	E	name=Red Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean	Red Sea

20	N	28	type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}! scope="row" | {{SAU}}|

20	N	0	type:country|name=Oman}}! scope="row" | {{OMN}}|

{{Coord	0	57	E	name=Indian Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea - Passing just south of Masirah Island, {{OMN}}

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20	N	43	type:country|name=India}}! scope="row" | {{IND}}| Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Odisha Chhattisgarh Odisha

{{Coord	0	86	E	name=Indian Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal

20	N	57	type:country|name=Myanmar}}! scope="row" | {{MMR}} (Burma)|

20	N	3	type:country|name=Thailand}}! scope="row" | {{THA}}|

20	N	32	type:country|name=Laos}}! scope="row" | {{LAO}}|

20	N	58	type:country|name=Vietnam}}! scope="row" | {{VNM}}|

{{Coord	0	106	E	name=South China Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea

20	N	8	type:country|name=China}}! scope="row" | {{PRC}}| Island of Hainan — passing just south of Haikou

{{Coord	0	110	E	name=South China Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean	South China Sea

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{{Coord	0	122	E	name=Pacific Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea - Passing between the Batanes Islands	and Babuyan Islands>Babuyan islands at the Balintang Channel, {{PHL}} - Passing just south of the Maug Islands, {{MNP}} into an unnamed part of the Ocean

20	N	50	type:country|name=United States}}! scope="row" | {{USA}}	Hawaii (island)>Big Island, Hawaii

{{Coord	0	155	W	name=Pacific Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

20	N	31	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope="row" | {{MEX}}	JaliscoMichoacanGuanajuatoQuerétaroMexico StateHidalgo (state)>HidalgoPueblaVeracruz

{{Coord	0	96	W	name=Gulf of Mexico}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico	Bay of Campeche

20	N	28	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope="row" | {{MEX}}| CampecheYucatánQuintana Roo

{{Coord	0	87	W	name=Caribbean Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea

20	N	38	type:country|name=Cuba}}! scope="row" | {{CUB}}|

{{Coord	0	74	W	name=Caribbean Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea	Windward Passage

20	N	43	type:country|name=Haiti}}! scope="row" | {{HTI}}	Tortuga (Haiti)>Tortuga

{{Coord	0	74	W	name=Atlantic Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of the island of Hispaniola, {{DOM}}

20	N	14	type:country|name=Mauritania}}! scope="row" | {{MRT}}|

20	N	59	type:country|name=Mali}}! scope="row" | {{MLI}}|

See also

• 19th parallel north
• 21st parallel north

References

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