Around The World
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 15° north passes through:
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Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 15°0′N 0°0′E / 15.000°N 0.000°E / 15.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian) Mali 15°0′N 1°0′E / 15.000°N 1.000°E / 15.000; 1.000 (Niger) Niger 15°0′N 13°51′E / 15.000°N 13.850°E / 15.000; 13.850 (Chad) Chad 15°0′N 22°47′E / 15.000°N 22.783°E / 15.000; 22.783 (Sudan) Sudan 15°0′N 36°27′E / 15.000°N 36.450°E / 15.000; 36.450 (Eritrea) Eritrea 15°0′N 40°32′E / 15.000°N 40.533°E / 15.000; 40.533 (Red Sea) Red Sea 15°0′N 42°53′E / 15.000°N 42.883°E / 15.000; 42.883 (Yemen) Yemen 15°0′N 50°26′E / 15.000°N 50.433°E / 15.000; 50.433 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 15°0′N 74°1′E / 15.000°N 74.017°E / 15.000; 74.017 (India) India Goa
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh15°0′N 80°3′E / 15.000°N 80.050°E / 15.000; 80.050 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
Passing just north of the island of Preparis, Myanmar
Andaman Sea15°0′N 97°47′E / 15.000°N 97.783°E / 15.000; 97.783 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma) 15°0′N 98°13′E / 15.000°N 98.217°E / 15.000; 98.217 (Thailand) Thailand 15°0′N 105°35′E / 15.000°N 105.583°E / 15.000; 105.583 (Laos) Laos 15°0′N 107°28′E / 15.000°N 107.467°E / 15.000; 107.467 (Vietnam) Vietnam 15°0′N 108°55′E / 15.000°N 108.917°E / 15.000; 108.917 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing just south of the disputed Scarborough Shoal 15°0′N 120°3′E / 15.000°N 120.050°E / 15.000; 120.050 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Luzon 15°0′N 121°33′E / 15.000°N 121.550°E / 15.000; 121.550 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Polillo Strait 15°0′N 121°49′E / 15.000°N 121.817°E / 15.000; 121.817 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Polillo 15°0′N 122°3′E / 15.000°N 122.050°E / 15.000; 122.050 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 15°0′N 145°35′E / 15.000°N 145.583°E / 15.000; 145.583 (Northern Mariana Islands) Northern Mariana Islands Island of Tinian 15°0′N 145°40′E / 15.000°N 145.667°E / 15.000; 145.667 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Passing north of Bokak Atoll, Marshall Islands 15°0′N 92°43′W / 15.000°N 92.717°W / 15.000; -92.717 (Mexico) Mexico 15°0′N 92°8′W / 15.000°N 92.133°W / 15.000; -92.133 (Guatemala) Guatemala 15°0′N 89°11′W / 15.000°N 89.183°W / 15.000; -89.183 (Honduras) Honduras 15°0′N 83°25′W / 15.000°N 83.417°W / 15.000; -83.417 (Nicaragua) Nicaragua For about 11km 15°0′N 83°18′W / 15.000°N 83.300°W / 15.000; -83.300 (Honduras) Honduras 15°0′N 83°9′W / 15.000°N 83.150°W / 15.000; -83.150 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing between Dominica and Martinique (France) 15°0′N 61°15′W / 15.000°N 61.250°W / 15.000; -61.250 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 24°28′W / 15.000°N 24.467°W / 15.000; -24.467 (Cape Verde) Cape Verde Island of Fogo 15°0′N 24°18′W / 15.000°N 24.300°W / 15.000; -24.300 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 23°44′W / 15.000°N 23.733°W / 15.000; -23.733 (Cape Verde) Cape Verde Island of Santiago 15°0′N 23°27′W / 15.000°N 23.450°W / 15.000; -23.450 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean 15°0′N 17°4′W / 15.000°N 17.067°W / 15.000; -17.067 (Senegal) Senegal 15°0′N 12°28′W / 15.000°N 12.467°W / 15.000; -12.467 (Mauritania) Mauritania 15°0′N 11°48′W / 15.000°N 11.800°W / 15.000; -11.800 (Mali) Mali 15°0′N 0°50′W / 15.000°N 0.833°W / 15.000; -0.833 (Burkina Faso) Burkina Faso 15°0′N 0°2′W / 15.000°N 0.033°W / 15.000; -0.033 (Mali) Mali
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