23rd parallel north

The 23rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 23 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the Tropic of Cancer. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

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23rd parallel north

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At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 33 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 43 minutes during the winter solstice.^[1]

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 23° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
23°0′N 0°0′E / 23.000°N 0.000°E / 23.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Algeria
23°0′N 11°3′E / 23.000°N 11.050°E / 23.000; 11.050 (Niger)	Niger
23°0′N 13°46′E / 23.000°N 13.767°E / 23.000; 13.767 (Libya)	Libya
23°0′N 15°0′E / 23.000°N 15.000°E / 23.000; 15.000 (Chad)	Chad
23°0′N 16°58′E / 23.000°N 16.967°E / 23.000; 16.967 (Libya)	Libya
23°0′N 25°0′E / 23.000°N 25.000°E / 23.000; 25.000 (Egypt)	Egypt
23°0′N 35°27′E / 23.000°N 35.450°E / 23.000; 35.450 (Hala'ib Triangle)	Hala'ib Triangle	Claimed by both Egypt and Sudan - Egypt controls the territory
23°0′N 35°40′E / 23.000°N 35.667°E / 23.000; 35.667 (Red Sea)	Red Sea
23°0′N 38°48′E / 23.000°N 38.800°E / 23.000; 38.800 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
23°0′N 52°32′E / 23.000°N 52.533°E / 23.000; 52.533 (United Arab Emirates)	United Arab Emirates	Emirate of Abu Dhabi
23°0′N 55°13′E / 23.000°N 55.217°E / 23.000; 55.217 (Oman)	Oman
23°0′N 59°7′E / 23.000°N 59.117°E / 23.000; 59.117 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea
23°0′N 68°54′E / 23.000°N 68.900°E / 23.000; 68.900 (India)	India	Gujarat - passing just south of Ahmedabad Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Jharkhand West Bengal
23°0′N 88°52′E / 23.000°N 88.867°E / 23.000; 88.867 (Bangladesh)	Bangladesh
23°0′N 91°32′E / 23.000°N 91.533°E / 23.000; 91.533 (India)	India	Tripura - for about 20 km (12 mi)
23°0′N 91°43′E / 23.000°N 91.717°E / 23.000; 91.717 (Bangladesh)	Bangladesh
23°0′N 92°23′E / 23.000°N 92.383°E / 23.000; 92.383 (India)	India	Mizoram
23°0′N 93°8′E / 23.000°N 93.133°E / 23.000; 93.133 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
23°0′N 99°31′E / 23.000°N 99.517°E / 23.000; 99.517 (China)	People's Republic of China	Yunnan
23°0′N 104°50′E / 23.000°N 104.833°E / 23.000; 104.833 (Vietnam)	Vietnam
23°0′N 105°48′E / 23.000°N 105.800°E / 23.000; 105.800 (China)	People's Republic of China	Guangxi Guangdong — passing just south of Guangzhou
23°0′N 116°31′E / 23.000°N 116.517°E / 23.000; 116.517 (South China Sea)	South China Sea
23°0′N 120°7′E / 23.000°N 120.117°E / 23.000; 120.117 (Taiwan)	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Passing through Tainan
23°0′N 121°19′E / 23.000°N 121.317°E / 23.000; 121.317 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Passing just south of the island of Nihoa, Hawaii, United States
23°0′N 110°5′W / 23.000°N 110.083°W / 23.000; -110.083 (Mexico)	Mexico	Baja California peninsula
23°0′N 109°42′W / 23.000°N 109.700°W / 23.000; -109.700 (Gulf of California)	Gulf of California
23°0′N 106°11′W / 23.000°N 106.183°W / 23.000; -106.183 (Mexico)	Mexico
23°0′N 97°46′W / 23.000°N 97.767°W / 23.000; -97.767 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico
23°0′N 83°13′W / 23.000°N 83.217°W / 23.000; -83.217 (Cuba)	Cuba	Passing just south of Havana
23°0′N 79°59′W / 23.000°N 79.983°W / 23.000; -79.983 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean
23°0′N 74°55′W / 23.000°N 74.917°W / 23.000; -74.917 (Bahamas)	Bahamas	Long Island
23°0′N 74°51′W / 23.000°N 74.850°W / 23.000; -74.850 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of Crooked Island, Bahamas Passing just south of Samana Cay, Bahamas
23°0′N 16°8′W / 23.000°N 16.133°W / 23.000; -16.133 (Western Sahara)	Western Sahara	Claimed by Morocco
23°0′N 13°5′W / 23.000°N 13.083°W / 23.000; -13.083 (Mauritania)	Mauritania
23°0′N 6°20′W / 23.000°N 6.333°W / 23.000; -6.333 (Mali)	Mali
23°0′N 1°40′W / 23.000°N 1.667°W / 23.000; -1.667 (Algeria)	Algeria