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{{Short description|Circle of latitude}}{{Location map-line|lat=21}}{{kml}}The 21st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 21 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.At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 51 minutes during the winter solstice.WEB, 2019-09-24, Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year,aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php, dead,aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20191012094319aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php,">web.archive.org/web/20191012094319aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/Dur_OneYear.php, 2019-10-12, 2021-03-10, U.S. Naval Observatory,

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 21° north passes through: ! scope=“col” width=“125” | Co-ordinates! scope=“col” | Country, territory or sea! scope=“col” | Notes

21	N	0	type:landmark|name=Prime Meridian}}! scope=“row” | {{MLI}}|

21	N	11	type:country|name=Algeria}}! scope=“row” | {{DZA}}|

21	N	42	type:country|name=Niger}}! scope=“row” | {{NER}}|

21	N	36	type:country|name=Chad}}! scope=“row” | {{TCD}}|

21	N	5	type:country|name=Libya}}! scope=“row” | {{LBY}}|

21	N	0	type:country|name=Sudan}}! scope=“row” | {{SDN}}|

Indian Ocean	Red Sea

21	N	17	type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}! scope=“row” | {{SAU}}|

21	N	20	type:country|name=Oman}}! scope=“row” | {{OMN}}|

Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea

21	N	14	type:country|name=India}}! scope=“row” | {{IND}}| Gujarat - Kathiawar peninsula

Indian Ocean	Gulf of Khambhat

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21	N	44	type:country|name=India}}! scope=“row” | {{IND}}	Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Orissa, India>Orissa

Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal

21	N	11	type:country|name=Bangladesh}}! scope=“row” | {{BGD}}|

21	N	16	type:country|name=Myanmar}}! scope=“row” | {{MMR}} (Burma)|

21	N	33	type:country|name=Laos}}! scope=“row” | {{LAO}}|

21	N	4	type:country|name=Vietnam}}! scope=“row” | {{VNM}}| Mainland and some islands; passing through Hanoi

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Pacific Ocean	Gulf of Tonkin - passing just south of Weizhou Island, Guangxi, {{PRC}}

21	N	41	type:country|name=China}}! scope=“row” | {{PRC}}| Guangdong (Leizhou Peninsula and Donghai Island)

South China Sea	Mavudis island, {{PHL}}

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Pacific Ocean	Molokai and Lanai islands, Hawaii, {{USA}}

21	N	40	type:country|name=United States}}! scope=“row” | {{USA}}| Island of Maui, Hawaii

Pacific Ocean
21	N	20	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope=“row” | {{MEX}}| passing just south of León, Guanajuato

Gulf of Mexico	Bay of Campeche

21	N	20	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope=“row” | {{MEX}}	Yucatán Peninsula - passing through Mérida, Yucatán>Mérida

Caribbean Sea
21	N	13	type:country|name=Cuba}}! scope=“row” | {{CUB}}| Doce Leguas Cays

Caribbean Sea
21	N	26	type:country|name=Cuba}}! scope=“row” | {{CUB}}|

Atlantic Ocean
21	N	42	type:country|name=Bahamas}}! scope=“row” | {{BHS}}	Inagua>Great Inagua island

Atlantic Ocean
21	N	3	type:country|name=Western Sahara}}! scope=“row” | Western Sahara| Claimed by {{MAR}} - Ras Nouadhibou peninsula

21	N	2	type:country|name=Mauritania}}! scope=“row” | {{MRT}}| Ras Nouadhibou peninsula

Atlantic Ocean
21	N	50	type:country|name=Mauritania}}! scope=“row” | {{MRT}}|

21	N	6	type:country|name=Mali}}! scope=“row” | {{MLI}}|

See also

• 20th parallel north
• 22nd parallel north

References

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