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The 32nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 32 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . In the United States , the parallel defines part of the border between New Mexico and Texas .
90th parallel north, the North Pole; 89 N; 88 N; 87 N; 86 N; ... it is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude. 0° ... 90th parallel south, ...
32nd parallel may refer to: 32nd parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 32nd parallel south, ...
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.
Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS. The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each.
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The 31st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 31 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa , Asia , the Pacific Ocean , North America , and the Atlantic Ocean . At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 10 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 8 minutes during the winter solstice .
The parallel 36°30′ north is a circle of latitude that is 36 1 ⁄ 2 degrees north of the equator of the Earth. This parallel of latitude is particularly significant in the history of the United States as the line of the Missouri Compromise , which was used to divide the prospective slave and free states east of the Mississippi River , with ...