18th parallel north
# 18th parallel north

The 18th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 18 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 13 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 18° north passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 18°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 18.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Mali 18°0′N 4°14′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 4.233°E﻿ / 18.000; 4.233﻿ (Niger)  Niger 18°0′N 15°33′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 15.550°E﻿ / 18.000; 15.550﻿ (Chad)  Chad 18°0′N 24°0′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 24.000°E﻿ / 18.000; 24.000﻿ (Sudan)  Sudan 18°0′N 38°34′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 38.567°E﻿ / 18.000; 38.567﻿ (Eritrea)  Eritrea For about 1 km 18°0′N 38°34′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 38.567°E﻿ / 18.000; 38.567﻿ (Red Sea) Indian Ocean Red Sea 18°0′N 41°38′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 41.633°E﻿ / 18.000; 41.633﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 18°0′N 48°7′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 48.117°E﻿ / 18.000; 48.117﻿ (Yemen)  Yemen 18°0′N 52°28′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 52.467°E﻿ / 18.000; 52.467﻿ (Oman)  Oman 18°0′N 56°24′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 56.400°E﻿ / 18.000; 56.400﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 18°0′N 73°1′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 73.017°E﻿ / 18.000; 73.017﻿ (India)  India Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Orissa Telangana 18°0′N 83°34′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 83.567°E﻿ / 18.000; 83.567﻿ (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 18°0′N 94°28′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 94.467°E﻿ / 18.000; 94.467﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 18°0′N 97°44′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 97.733°E﻿ / 18.000; 97.733﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 18°0′N 101°1′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 101.017°E﻿ / 18.000; 101.017﻿ (Laos)  Laos 18°0′N 101°45′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 101.750°E﻿ / 18.000; 101.750﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 18°0′N 102°24′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 102.400°E﻿ / 18.000; 102.400﻿ (Laos)  Laos Passing just north of Vientiane 18°0′N 103°3′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 103.050°E﻿ / 18.000; 103.050﻿ (Thailand)  Thailand 18°0′N 104°12′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 104.200°E﻿ / 18.000; 104.200﻿ (Laos)  Laos 18°0′N 105°37′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 105.617°E﻿ / 18.000; 105.617﻿ (Vietnam)  Vietnam 18°0′N 106°28′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 106.467°E﻿ / 18.000; 106.467﻿ (South China Sea) Pacific Ocean Passing just south of the island of Hainan, People's Republic of China, South China Sea 18°0′N 120°30′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 120.500°E﻿ / 18.000; 120.500﻿ (Philippines)  Philippines Island of Luzon 18°0′N 122°11′E﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 122.183°E﻿ / 18.000; 122.183﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Passing just south of Pagan Island, Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean 18°0′N 102°27′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 102.450°W﻿ / 18.000; -102.450﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico 18°0′N 88°46′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 88.767°W﻿ / 18.000; -88.767﻿ (Belize)  Belize 18°0′N 88°8′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 88.133°W﻿ / 18.000; -88.133﻿ (Chetumal Bay) Atlantic Ocean Chetumal Bay 18°0′N 87°58′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 87.967°W﻿ / 18.000; -87.967﻿ (Belize)  Belize Ambergris Caye 18°0′N 87°55′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 87.917°W﻿ / 18.000; -87.917﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea 18°0′N 77°50′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 77.833°W﻿ / 18.000; -77.833﻿ (Jamaica)  Jamaica Passing through Kingston 18°0′N 76°15′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 76.250°W﻿ / 18.000; -76.250﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the Tiburon Peninsula, Haiti, Caribbean Sea 18°0′N 71°42′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 71.700°W﻿ / 18.000; -71.700﻿ (Dominican Republic)  Dominican Republic 18°0′N 71°9′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 71.150°W﻿ / 18.000; -71.150﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Passing just south of Saona Island, Dominican Republic Passing just south of Isla Mona, Puerto Rico 18°0′N 67°12′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 67.200°W﻿ / 18.000; -67.200﻿ (Puerto Rico)  Puerto Rico 18°0′N 65°52′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 65.867°W﻿ / 18.000; -65.867﻿ (Caribbean Sea) Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Passing just south of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico Passing between the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands Passing just south of Sint Maarten 18°0′N 63°0′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 63.000°W﻿ / 18.000; -63.000﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Saint Barthélemy 18°0′N 16°1′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 16.017°W﻿ / 18.000; -16.017﻿ (Mauritania)  Mauritania Passing just south of Nouakchott 18°0′N 5°46′W﻿ / ﻿18.000°N 5.767°W﻿ / 18.000; -5.767﻿ (Mali)  Mali
