The 19th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 19 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 17 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 59 minutes during the winter solstice.
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 19° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 19°0′N 0°0′E
Mali19°0′N 3°16′E
Algeria19°0′N 3°32′E
Mali19°0′N 4°14′E
Niger19°0′N 15°38′E
Chad19°0′N 24°0′E
Sudan19°0′N 37°24′E Indian Ocean Red Sea 19°0′N 41°9′E
Saudi ArabiaThe parallel touches on the northernmost point of
Yemen at the border with
Oman19°0′N 52°0′E
Oman19°0′N 57°50′E Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 19°0′N 72°49′E
IndiaMaharashtra – passing through Mumbai
Telangana
Andhra PradeshChhattisgarh
Orissa19°0′N 84°43′E Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 19°0′N 93°43′E
Myanmar (Burma)19°0′N 97°44′E
Thailand19°0′N 101°19′E
Laos19°0′N 104°26′E
VietnamFor about 5 km 19°0′N 104°29′E
LaosFor about 2 km 19°0′N 104°30′E
Vietnam19°0′N 105°37′E Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea 19°0′N 108°39′E
People’s Republic of ChinaIsland of Hainan 19°0′N 110°31′E Pacific Ocean Passing between Dalupiri Island and Fuga Island,
Philippines, South China Sea19°0′N 121°54′E
PhilippinesCamiguin Island 19°0′N 121°57′E Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing just north of Agrihan island,
Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean
Passing just south of Wake Island,
United States Minor Outlying Islands19°0′N 155°47′W
United StatesHawaii island, Hawaii 19°0′N 155°35′W Pacific Ocean 19°0′N 112°4′W
MexicoRoca Partida, Revillagigedo Islands 19°0′N 112°3′W Pacific Ocean Passing just north of Socorro Island, Revillagigedo Islands,
Mexico19°0′N 104°17′W
Mexico19°0′N 95°58′W Atlantic Ocean Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico 19°0′N 91°11′W
MexicoYucatán Peninsula 19°0′N 87°36′W Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea
Passing just north of Gonâve Island,
Haiti19°0′N 72°45′W
Haiti19°0′N 70°40′W
Dominican Republic19°0′N 68°52′W Atlantic Ocean Passing just north of Anegada island,
British Virgin Islands19°0′N 16°13′W
Mauritania19°0′N 5°53′W
Mali
