32nd parallel north
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The 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean.
In the United States, the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas. It was the proposed route of the Texas Pacific Railroad.[1]
From 27 August 1992 to 4 September 1996, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone in Iraq as part of Operation Southern Watch. This limit was then moved to the 33rd parallel north.[2]
At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.[3]
Around the world
[edit]Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 32° north passes through:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Means, Richard Nathaniel Griffith (August 2001). Empire, Progress, and the American Southwest: The Texas and Pacific Railroad, 1850-1882 (PhD thesis). University of Southern Mississippi. ProQuest 304724941.
- ^ "Containment: The Iraqi no-fly zones". BBC News. 29 December 1998. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Duration of Daylight/Darkness Table for One Year". U.S. Naval Observatory. 2019-09-24. Archived from the original on 2019-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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