28th parallel north
# 28th parallel north

The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur.

This parallel also passes through Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth, passing just north of its summit.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 55 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 22 minutes during the winter solstice.

## Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 28° north passes through:

    Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 28°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 28.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Algeria 28°0′N 9°55′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 9.917°E﻿ / 28.000; 9.917﻿ (Libya)  Libya 28°0′N 25°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 25.000°E﻿ / 28.000; 25.000﻿ (Egypt)  Egypt 28°0′N 33°27′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 33.450°E﻿ / 28.000; 33.450﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea Gulf of Suez 28°0′N 33°48′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 33.800°E﻿ / 28.000; 33.800﻿ (Egypt)  Egypt Sinai Peninsula - passing just north of Sharm El Sheikh 28°0′N 34°26′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 34.433°E﻿ / 28.000; 34.433﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea Straits of Tiran 28°0′N 34°30′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 34.500°E﻿ / 28.000; 34.500﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia Island of Tiran 28°0′N 34°33′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 34.550°E﻿ / 28.000; 34.550﻿ (Red Sea) Red Sea 28°0′N 35°10′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 35.167°E﻿ / 28.000; 35.167﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 28°0′N 48°46′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 48.767°E﻿ / 28.000; 48.767﻿ (Persian Gulf) Persian Gulf 28°0′N 51°20′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 51.333°E﻿ / 28.000; 51.333﻿ (Iran)  Iran 28°0′N 62°47′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 62.783°E﻿ / 28.000; 62.783﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan Sindh Punjab 28°0′N 70°21′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 70.350°E﻿ / 28.000; 70.350﻿ (India)  India Rajasthan 28°0′N 70°35′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 70.583°E﻿ / 28.000; 70.583﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Punjab 28°0′N 71°54′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 71.900°E﻿ / 28.000; 71.900﻿ (India)  India Rajasthan Haryana Rajasthan Haryana Uttar Pradesh 28°0′N 81°38′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 81.633°E﻿ / 28.000; 81.633﻿ (Nepal)  Nepal 28°0′N 85°57′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 85.950°E﻿ / 28.000; 85.950﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 14 km 28°0′N 86°5′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 86.083°E﻿ / 28.000; 86.083﻿ (Nepal)  Nepal For about 11 km 28°0′N 86°12′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 86.200°E﻿ / 28.000; 86.200﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 30 km 28°0′N 86°30′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 86.500°E﻿ / 28.000; 86.500﻿ (Nepal)  Nepal Mount Everest lies on the parallel as it crosses from Nepal to China 28°0′N 86°53′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 86.883°E﻿ / 28.000; 86.883﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet 28°0′N 88°25′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 88.417°E﻿ / 28.000; 88.417﻿ (India)  India Sikkim 28°0′N 88°50′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 88.833°E﻿ / 28.000; 88.833﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet 28°0′N 88°27′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 88.450°E﻿ / 28.000; 88.450﻿ (Bhutan)  Bhutan 28°0′N 91°0′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 91.000°E﻿ / 28.000; 91.000﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet - for about 15 km 28°0′N 91°9′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 91.150°E﻿ / 28.000; 91.150﻿ (Bhutan)  Bhutan 28°0′N 91°27′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 91.450°E﻿ / 28.000; 91.450﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet 28°0′N 92°43′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 92.717°E﻿ / 28.000; 92.717﻿ (India)  India Arunachal Pradesh - partly claimed by People's Republic of China 28°0′N 97°23′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 97.383°E﻿ / 28.000; 97.383﻿ (Myanmar)  Myanmar (Burma) 28°0′N 98°8′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 98.133°E﻿ / 28.000; 98.133﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Yunnan Sichuan Guizhou Hunan Jiangxi Fujian Zhejiang - passing through Wenzhou 28°0′N 120°57′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 120.950°E﻿ / 28.000; 120.950﻿ (East China Sea) East China Sea 28°0′N 129°5′E﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 129.083°E﻿ / 28.000; 129.083﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing through the Amami Islands, Japan Passing just north of the Bonin Islands, Japan Passing just south of Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands Passing just north of Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii, United States Passing just south of Cedros Island, Mexico 28°0′N 114°12′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 114.200°W﻿ / 28.000; -114.200﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California/Baja California Sur border 28°0′N 112°46′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 112.767°W﻿ / 28.000; -112.767﻿ (Gulf of California) Gulf of California 28°0′N 111°10′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 111.167°W﻿ / 28.000; -111.167﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Passing 4 km north of Guaymas 28°0′N 100°0′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 100.000°W﻿ / 28.000; -100.000﻿ (United States)  United States Texas - mainland and San José Island 28°0′N 96°54′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 96.900°W﻿ / 28.000; -96.900﻿ (Gulf of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico 28°0′N 82°50′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 82.833°W﻿ / 28.000; -82.833﻿ (United States)  United States Florida - island of Clearwater Beach and the mainland 28°0′N 80°31′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 80.517°W﻿ / 28.000; -80.517﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of La Gomera, Spain 28°0′N 16°42′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 16.700°W﻿ / 28.000; -16.700﻿ (Spain)  Spain Island of Tenerife 28°0′N 16°38′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 16.633°W﻿ / 28.000; -16.633﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 28°0′N 15°49′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 15.817°W﻿ / 28.000; -15.817﻿ (Spain)  Spain Island of Gran Canaria 28°0′N 15°22′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 15.367°W﻿ / 28.000; -15.367﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of the island of Fuerteventura, Spain 28°0′N 12°32′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 12.533°W﻿ / 28.000; -12.533﻿ (Morocco)  Morocco 28°0′N 8°40′W﻿ / ﻿28.000°N 8.667°W﻿ / 28.000; -8.667﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria

## 28th parallel north in popular culture

* Twenty Eighth Parallel, by Vangelis, from the album Conquest of Paradise.
