17th Parallel North - Around The World

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Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 17° north passes through:

Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes
17°0′N 0°0′E / 17°N 0°E / 17; 0 (Prime Meridian) Mali
17°0′N 4°14′E / 17°N 4.233°E / 17; 4.233 (Niger) Niger
17°0′N 15°30′E / 17°N 15.5°E / 17; 15.5 (Chad) Chad
17°0′N 24°0′E / 17°N 24°E / 17; 24 (Sudan) Sudan
17°0′N 37°0′E / 17°N 37°E / 17; 37 (Eritrea) Eritrea
17°0′N 39°2′E / 17°N 39.033°E / 17; 39.033 (Red Sea) Red Sea
17°0′N 41°47′E / 17°N 41.783°E / 17; 41.783 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia Farasan Islands
17°0′N 41°53′E / 17°N 41.883°E / 17; 41.883 (Red Sea) Red Sea
17°0′N 42°33′E / 17°N 42.55°E / 17; 42.55 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
17°0′N 43°10′E / 17°N 43.167°E / 17; 43.167 (Yemen) Yemen
17°0′N 46°57′E / 17°N 46.95°E / 17; 46.95 (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia
17°0′N 47°23′E / 17°N 47.383°E / 17; 47.383 (Yemen) Yemen
17°0′N 52°57′E / 17°N 52.95°E / 17; 52.95 (Oman) Oman
17°0′N 54°7′E / 17°N 54.117°E / 17; 54.117 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
17°0′N 54°41′E / 17°N 54.683°E / 17; 54.683 (Oman) Oman
17°0′N 54°59′E / 17°N 54.983°E / 17; 54.983 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Arabian Sea
17°0′N 73°17′E / 17°N 73.283°E / 17; 73.283 (India) India Maharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
17°0′N 82°17′E / 17°N 82.283°E / 17; 82.283 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal
17°0′N 94°27′E / 17°N 94.45°E / 17; 94.45 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
17°0′N 96°54′E / 17°N 96.9°E / 17; 96.9 (Indian Ocean) Indian Ocean Gulf of Martaban
17°0′N 97°12′E / 17°N 97.2°E / 17; 97.2 (Myanmar) Myanmar (Burma)
17°0′N 98°37′E / 17°N 98.617°E / 17; 98.617 (Thailand) Thailand
17°0′N 104°44′E / 17°N 104.733°E / 17; 104.733 (Laos) Laos
17°0′N 106°26′E / 17°N 106.433°E / 17; 106.433 (Vietnam) Vietnam
17°0′N 107°7′E / 17°N 107.117°E / 17; 107.117 (South China Sea) South China Sea Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands
17°0′N 120°27′E / 17°N 120.45°E / 17; 120.45 (Philippines) Philippines Island of Luzon
17°0′N 122°29′E / 17°N 122.483°E / 17; 122.483 (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing between the islands of Guguan and Sarigan, Northern Mariana Islands
into an unnamed part of the Ocean
17°0′N 100°17′W / 17°N 100.283°W / 17; -100.283 (Mexico) Mexico
17°0′N 91°7′W / 17°N 91.117°W / 17; -91.117 (Guatemala) Guatemala
17°0′N 89°9′W / 17°N 89.15°W / 17; -89.15 (Belize) Belize
17°0′N 88°13′W / 17°N 88.217°W / 17; -88.217 (Caribbean Sea) Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Passing just north of the island of Redonda, Antigua and Barbuda
17°0′N 61°46′W / 17°N 61.767°W / 17; -61.767 (Antigua and Barbuda) Antigua and Barbuda Island of Antigua
17°0′N 61°44′W / 17°N 61.733°W / 17; -61.733 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
17°0′N 25°19′W / 17°N 25.317°W / 17; -25.317 (Cape Verde) Cape Verde Santo Antão island
17°0′N 25°6′W / 17°N 25.1°W / 17; -25.1 (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean
17°0′N 16°17′W / 17°N 16.283°W / 17; -16.283 (Mauritania) Mauritania
17°0′N 5°39′W / 17°N 5.65°W / 17; -5.65 (Mali) Mali

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