and
Guinea. The
10th parallel north is a
circle of latitude that is 10
degrees north of the
Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses
Africa, the
Indian Ocean, the
Indian subcontinent,
Southeast Asia, the
Pacific Ocean,
Central America,
South America, and the
Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the
sun is visible for 12 hours, 43 minutes during the
summer solstice and 11 hours, 33 minutes during the
winter solstice. On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 103.44 degrees and 56.56 degrees on 21 December. In this case an angle larger than 90° means that the culmination takes place at a maximum altitude of 76.56 degrees in the opposite cardinal direction. In the northern torrid zone, the Sun remains in the south during winter, but can reach over the zenith to the north in midsummer. A section of
the border between
Guinea and
Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel. The
Ten Degree Channel in the
Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.
Around the world Starting at the
Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° north passes through: :
Popular culture In the end of part two of the Spanish television heist crime drama series
La casa de papel, a point near
Palawan island,
Philippines, with the coordinates of 10th parallel north and 118,5º, was the meeting point of
El Professor and
Raquel one year after the heist. ==See also==