34th parallel north

The 34th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 34 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.

The parallel formed the southern boundary of the original Colony of Virginia as outlined in the London Company charter.

In the Confederate States, the parallel formed the northern boundary of Arizona Territory.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 25 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 53 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 34° north passes through:


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 * 34°N, °W
 * 34°N, °W
 * 34°N, 7.55°W
 * 34°N, 7.55°W
 * 34°N, 7.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 10.05°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Beirut, 🇱🇧
 * 34°N, 35.65°W
 * 34°N, 35.65°W
 * 34°N, 36.36667°W
 * 34°N, 36.36667°W
 * 34°N, 36.36667°W
 * 34°N, 40.1°W
 * 34°N, 40.1°W
 * 34°N, 40.1°W
 * 34°N, 45.45°W
 * 34°N, 45.45°W
 * 34°N, 45.45°W
 * 34°N, 45.45°W
 * Kermanshah
 * 34°N, 60.5°W
 * 34°N, 60.5°W
 * 34°N, 69.9°W
 * 34°N, 69.9°W
 * 34°N, 69.9°W
 * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
 * 34°N, 70.16667°W
 * 34°N, 70.16667°W
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 * 34°N, 70.91667°W
 * 34°N, 70.91667°W
 * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - for about 8 km Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab - for about 3 km Azad Kashmir - claimed by 🇮🇳
 * 34°N, 74.25°W
 * 34°N, 74.25°W
 * Jammu and Kashmir - Passing through Srinagar-claimed by 🇵🇰
 * 34°N, 78.75°W
 * 34°N, 78.75°W
 * Disputed between 🇮🇳 and
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 * 34°N, 78.9°W
 * Tibet Qinghai Sichuan − for about 4 km Qinghai Gansu Sichuan Gansu Shaanxi Henan Anhui Henan Anhui Jiangsu − for about 5 km Anhui − for about 4 km Jiangsu
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 120.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 120.38333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing by several islands of 🇰🇷
 * 34°N, 127.31667°W
 * 34°N, 127.31667°W
 * Port Hamilton islands
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 127.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 127.33333°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Tsushima Island, 🇯🇵
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 * 34°N, 130.91667°W
 * Island of Honshū: — Yamaguchi Prefecture - passing through the northern suburbs of Shimonoseki Island of Shikoku: — Ehime Prefecture — Tokushima Prefecture Island of Honshū: — Wakayama Prefecture — Nara Prefecture — Mie Prefecture
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 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, 136.26667°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Miyakejima and Mikurajima, 🇯🇵 Passing just south of San Miguel Island, California, 🇺🇸
 * 34°N, -120.23333°W
 * 34°N, -120.23333°W
 * California - Santa Rosa Island and Santa Cruz Island
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, -119.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, -119.55°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of Anacapa Island, California, 🇺🇸
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 * 34°N, -118.48333°W
 * California - passing through Los Angeles Arizona New Mexico Texas - passing through Sheppard AFB Oklahoma - passing through Durant and Hugo Arkansas Mississippi Alabama Georgia - passing through Kennesaw and Athens South Carolina - passing through Columbia North Carolina - passing through Kure Beach
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, -77.9°W
 * style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 34°N, -77.9°W
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 * 34°N, -6.88333°W
 * 34°N, -6.88333°W
 * Passing through Rabat and Fez
 * 34°N, -1.66667°W
 * 34°N, -1.66667°W
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