20th Parallel North - Around The World

Around The World

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 20° north passes through:

Co-ordinates	Country, territory or sea	Notes
20°0′N 0°0′E / 20.000°N 0.000°E / 20.000; 0.000 (Prime Meridian)	Mali
20°0′N 2°43′E / 20.000°N 2.717°E / 20.000; 2.717 (Algeria)	Algeria
20°0′N 6°27′E / 20.000°N 6.450°E / 20.000; 6.450 (Niger)	Niger
20°0′N 15°47′E / 20.000°N 15.783°E / 20.000; 15.783 (Chad)	Chad
20°0′N 23°3′E / 20.000°N 23.050°E / 20.000; 23.050 (Libya)	Libya
20°0′N 26°0′E / 20.000°N 26.000°E / 20.000; 26.000 (Libya / Sudan border)	Libya / Sudan border
20°0′N 25°0′E / 20.000°N 25.000°E / 20.000; 25.000 (Sudan)	Sudan	The parallel defines the border between the Northern and North Darfur states
20°0′N 37°11′E / 20.000°N 37.183°E / 20.000; 37.183 (Red Sea)	Red Sea
20°0′N 40°28′E / 20.000°N 40.467°E / 20.000; 40.467 (Saudi Arabia)	Saudi Arabia
20°0′N 55°0′E / 20.000°N 55.000°E / 20.000; 55.000 (Oman)	Oman
20°0′N 57°48′E / 20.000°N 57.800°E / 20.000; 57.800 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Arabian Sea - Passing just south of Masirah Island, Oman
20°0′N 72°43′E / 20.000°N 72.717°E / 20.000; 72.717 (India)	India	Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Orissa Chhattisgarh Orissa
20°0′N 86°23′E / 20.000°N 86.383°E / 20.000; 86.383 (Indian Ocean)	Indian Ocean	Bay of Bengal
20°0′N 92°57′E / 20.000°N 92.950°E / 20.000; 92.950 (Myanmar)	Myanmar (Burma)
20°0′N 99°3′E / 20.000°N 99.050°E / 20.000; 99.050 (Thailand)	Thailand
20°0′N 100°32′E / 20.000°N 100.533°E / 20.000; 100.533 (Laos)	Laos
20°0′N 104°58′E / 20.000°N 104.967°E / 20.000; 104.967 (Vietnam)	Vietnam
20°0′N 106°11′E / 20.000°N 106.183°E / 20.000; 106.183 (South China Sea)	South China Sea	Gulf of Tonkin
20°0′N 110°8′E / 20.000°N 110.133°E / 20.000; 110.133 (China)	People's Republic of China	Island of Hainan — passing just south of Haikou
20°0′N 110°56′E / 20.000°N 110.933°E / 20.000; 110.933 (South China Sea)	South China Sea
20°0′N 122°0′E / 20.000°N 122.000°E / 20.000; 122.000 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean	Philippine Sea - Passing between the Batanes and Babuyan islands, Philippines - Passing just south of the Maug Islands, Northern Mariana Islands into an unnamed part of the Ocean
20°0′N 155°50′W / 20.000°N 155.833°W / 20.000; -155.833 (United States)	United States	Hawaii island, Hawaii
20°0′N 155°15′W / 20.000°N 155.250°W / 20.000; -155.250 (Pacific Ocean)	Pacific Ocean
20°0′N 105°31′W / 20.000°N 105.517°W / 20.000; -105.517 (Mexico)	Mexico
20°0′N 96°33′W / 20.000°N 96.550°W / 20.000; -96.550 (Gulf of Mexico)	Gulf of Mexico	Bay of Campeche
20°0′N 90°28′W / 20.000°N 90.467°W / 20.000; -90.467 (Mexico)	Mexico	Yucatán Peninsula
20°0′N 87°28′W / 20.000°N 87.467°W / 20.000; -87.467 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea
20°0′N 77°38′W / 20.000°N 77.633°W / 20.000; -77.633 (Cuba)	Cuba
20°0′N 74°52′W / 20.000°N 74.867°W / 20.000; -74.867 (Caribbean Sea)	Caribbean Sea	Windward Passage
20°0′N 72°43′W / 20.000°N 72.717°W / 20.000; -72.717 (Haiti)	Haiti	Island of Tortuga
20°0′N 74°52′W / 20.000°N 74.867°W / 20.000; -74.867 (Atlantic Ocean)	Atlantic Ocean	Passing just north of the island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic
20°0′N 16°14′W / 20.000°N 16.233°W / 20.000; -16.233 (Mauritania)	Mauritania
20°0′N 5°59′W / 20.000°N 5.983°W / 20.000; -5.983 (Mali)	Mali