, the 33rd parallel approximately defines the border between
Arkansas and
Louisiana. The
33rd parallel north is a
circle of latitude that is 33
degrees north of the
Earth's equatorial plane. It is approximate at the midpoint between the equator (0 degrees) and the
Arctic Circle (66.6 degrees North Latitude.) It crosses
North Africa,
Asia, the
Pacific Ocean,
North America and the
Atlantic Ocean. In
Iraq, the parallel defined the limit of the southern
no-fly zone from 4 September 1996 to 30 August 2003. (Before this time, it had been set at the
32nd parallel north) as part of
Operation Southern Watch. In the
United States, it approximately forms the border between
Arkansas in the north and
Louisiana on the south. (The border is actually a couple of kilometres north of the parallel.) The
Louisiana Territory was that part of the 1803
Louisiana Purchase which lay north of the 33rd parallel. The parallel is part of the
horse latitudes. At this latitude the
sun is visible for 14 hours, 20 minutes during the
summer solstice and 9 hours, 58 minutes during the
winter solstice.
Around the world Starting at the
prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through: : ==34th parallel north==