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{{Short description|Circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth's equator}}{{Location map-line|lat=30}}{{kml}}The 30th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole and crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. The parallel is used in some contexts to delineate Europe or what is associated with the continent of Europe as a southernmost limit, e.g. to qualify for membership of the European Broadcasting Union. It is the approximate southern border of the horse latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that much of the land area touching the 30th parallel is arid or semi-arid. If there is a source of wind from a body of water the area would more likely be humid subtropical.At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 5 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 13 minutes during the winter solstice, and the nighttime duration lasts 9 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 13 hours, 47 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 83.44 degrees and 36.56 degrees on 21 December.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}At this latitude:

• One degree of longitude = 96.49 km or 59.95 mi
• One minute of longitude = 1.61 km or 1.00 mi
• One second of longitude = 26.80 m or 87.93 ft

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 30° north passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea! scope="col" | Notes

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

30	N	28	type:country|name=Libya}}! scope="row" | {{LBY}}|

30	N	56	type:country|name=Egypt}}! scope="row" | {{EGY}}| Passing just south of Cairo

30	N	32	type:country|name=Israel}}! scope="row" | {{ISR}}	Lotan, Israel>Kibbutz Lotan

30	N	11	type:country|name=Jordan}}! scope="row" | {{JOR}}|

30	N	0	type:country|name=Saudi Arabia}}! scope="row" | {{SAU}}| Passing through Sakakah

30	N	38	type:country|name=Iraq}}! scope="row" | {{IRQ}}|

30	N	9	type:country|name=Kuwait}}! scope="row" | {{KWT}}| Mainland and Warbah Island

{{Coord	0	48	E	name=Persian Gulf}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf

30	N	16	type:country|name=Iraq}}! scope="row" | {{IRQ}}|

30	N	27	type:country|name=Iran}}! scope="row" | {{IRN}}|

{{Coord	0	48	E	name=Persian Gulf}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf

30	N	33	type:country|name=Iran}}! scope="row" | {{IRN}}| For about 2 km

{{Coord	0	49	E	name=Persian Gulf}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Persian Gulf

30	N	9	type:country|name=Iran}}! scope="row" | {{IRN}}|

30	N	0	type:country|name=Afghanistan}}! scope="row" | {{AFG}}|

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30	N	19	type:country|name=Pakistan}}! scope="row" | {{PAK}}	Balochistan, Pakistan>Balochistan Punjab

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30	N	33	type:country|name=India}}! scope="row" | {{IND}}	Rajasthan Punjab, India>Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand

30	N	43	type:country|name=Nepal}}! scope="row" | {{NPL}}|

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30	N	30	type:country|name=China}}! scope="row" | {{PRC}}	Tibet Autonomous Region>Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Hubei Hunan Hubei Anhui Jiangxi Anhui Zhejiang — passing through Shaoxing

{{Coord	0	121	E	name=East China Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea	Hangzhou Bay

30	N	50	type:country|name=China}}! scope="row" | {{PRC}}	Jintang Island>Jintang, Zhoushan and Mount Putuo)

{{Coord	0	122	E	name=East China Sea}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | East China Sea	Hangzhou Bay

30	N	55	type:country|name=Japan}}! scope="row" | {{JPN}} | Island of Kuchinoshima

{{Coord	0	129	E	name=Pacific Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean

30	N	48	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope="row" | {{MEX}}| Baja California

{{Coord	0	114	W	name=Gulf of California}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of California

30	N	44	type:country|name=Mexico}}! scope="row" | {{MEX}}	SonoraChihuahua (state)>Chihuahua

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30	N	41	type:country|name=United States}}! scope="row" | {{USA}}	Texas — passes through Houston as well as through the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Louisiana — passes through New OrleansHTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/MAPS/PLACE/30°00%2700.0%22N+90°05%2700.0%22W, Google Maps,

{{Coord	0	89	W	name=Gulf of Mexico}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico

30	N	50	type:country|name=United States}}! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Louisiana - Chandeleur Islands

{{Coord	0	88	W	name=Gulf of Mexico}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico

30	N	30	type:country|name=United States}}! scope="row" | {{USA}} | Florida

{{Coord	0	84	W	name=Gulf of Mexico}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Gulf of Mexico	Apalachee Bay

30	N	51	type:country|name=United States}}! scope="row" | {{USA}}	Florida — passes just north of St. Augustine, Florida>St. Augustine

{{Coord	0	81	W	name=Atlantic Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean

{{Coord	0	16	W	name=Atlantic Ocean}}! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | {{POR}}	Passes just south of the Savage Islands

30	N	43	type:country|name=Morocco}}! scope="row" | {{MAR}}|

30	N	8	type:country|name=Algeria}}! scope="row" | {{DZA}}|

See also

• 29th parallel north
• 31st parallel north
• 30th parallel south
• Subtropical ridge

References

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