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The 51st parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 51 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean , the Indian Ocean , the Pacific Ocean and South America . At this latitude the sun is visible for 16 hours, 33 minutes during the December solstice and 7 hours, 55 minutes during the June solstice .
National Route 51 (Vietnamese: Quốc lộ 51) is a highway starting from the city of Biên Hòa to Vũng Tàu in the Southeast region of Vietnam, passing Biên Hòa City, Long Thành district in Đồng Nai province and the cities of Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa and Vũng Tàu in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province.
51st parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title 51st parallel .
From north to south Vietnam, the country also has numerous islands; Phú Quốc is the largest. [192] The Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave is considered the largest known cave passage in the world since its discovery in 2009. The Ba Bể Lake and Mekong River are the largest lake and longest river in the country. [193] [194] [195]
1969 map of the Demilitarized Zone. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel in Quang Tri province that was the dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 21 July 1954 to 2 July 1976, when Vietnam was officially divided into 2 de facto countries, which was 2 de jure military gathering areas supposed to be sustained in the short term after ...
Vietnam was however partitioned into North and South Vietnam separated by a Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, with Laos bordering both entities. [2] During the Vietnam War the border was crossed by Viet Cong supply lines, most notably the Ho Chi Minh Trail , causing it to be heavily bombed by American forces. [ 3 ]
The 52nd parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 52 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean , the Indian Ocean , the Pacific Ocean and South America . The parallel defines part of the border between Argentina and Chile .
Both South Vietnam and North Vietnam deployed huge high-powered speakers to broadcast their message as far as possible. Moreover, whenever the South Vietnamese repainted their part of the bridge, the North Vietnamese also repainted their part with the very same color, to signify their will to unify the Vietnamese nation.