title: 32nd parallel north
text: # 32nd parallel north
  
  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. It was the proposed route of the Texas Pacific Railroad.
  
  From 27 August 1992 to 4 September 1996, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone in Iraq as part of Operation Southern Watch. This limit was then moved to the 33rd parallel north.
  
  At this latitude the sun is visible for 14 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 3 minutes during the winter solstice.
  
  ## Around the world
  
  Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 32° north passes through:
  
      Co-ordinates Country, territory or sea Notes 32°0′N 0°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 0.000°E﻿ / 32.000; 0.000﻿ (Prime Meridian)  Algeria Passing just north of Ouargla 32°0′N 9°8′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 9.133°E﻿ / 32.000; 9.133﻿ (Tunisia)  Tunisia 32°0′N 10°47′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 10.783°E﻿ / 32.000; 10.783﻿ (Libya)  Libya 32°0′N 15°21′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 15.350°E﻿ / 32.000; 15.350﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea Gulf of Sirte 32°0′N 19°58′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 19.967°E﻿ / 32.000; 19.967﻿ (Libya)  Libya 32°0′N 24°49′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 24.817°E﻿ / 32.000; 24.817﻿ (Mediterranean Sea) Mediterranean Sea 32°0′N 34°44′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 34.733°E﻿ / 32.000; 34.733﻿ (Israel)  Israel Passing through Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport 32°0′N 35°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 35.000°E﻿ / 32.000; 35.000﻿ (West Bank) West Bank Controlled by Israel and Palestine 32°0′N 35°32′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 35.533°E﻿ / 32.000; 35.533﻿ (Jordan)  Jordan Passing through Khilda, northwestern Amman 32°0′N 39°0′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 39.000°E﻿ / 32.000; 39.000﻿ (Saudi Arabia)  Saudi Arabia 32°0′N 40°6′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 40.100°E﻿ / 32.000; 40.100﻿ (Iraq)  Iraq Passing through Al Diwaniyah 32°0′N 47°42′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 47.700°E﻿ / 32.000; 47.700﻿ (Iran)  Iran 32°0′N 60°50′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 60.833°E﻿ / 32.000; 60.833﻿ (Afghanistan)  Afghanistan 32°0′N 69°18′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 69.300°E﻿ / 32.000; 69.300﻿ (Pakistan)  Pakistan Balochistan - for about 16 km Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab 32°0′N 74°50′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 74.833°E﻿ / 32.000; 74.833﻿ (India)  India Punjab Himachal Pradesh 32°0′N 78°44′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 78.733°E﻿ / 32.000; 78.733﻿ (China)  People's Republic of China Tibet Qinghai Tibet (for about 12 km) Qinghai (for about 6 km) Tibet (for about 4 km) Qinghai (for about 4 km) Tibet Sichuan Chongqing Shaanxi Hubei Henan Anhui Jiangsu — passing just south of Nanjing 32°0′N 121°45′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 121.750°E﻿ / 32.000; 121.750﻿ (East China Sea) East China Sea 32°0′N 130°11′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 130.183°E﻿ / 32.000; 130.183﻿ (Japan)  Japan Island of Kyūshū: — Kagoshima Prefecture — Miyazaki Prefecture 32°0′N 131°30′E﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 131.500°E﻿ / 32.000; 131.500﻿ (Pacific Ocean) Pacific Ocean 32°0′N 116°51′W﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 116.850°W﻿ / 32.000; -116.850﻿ (Mexico)  Mexico Baja California - passing 10 km north of Ensenada Sonora 32°0′N 113°12′W﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 113.200°W﻿ / 32.000; -113.200﻿ (United States)  United States Arizona New Mexico New Mexico / Texas border Texas — passing through the cities of Midland and Hillsboro Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia — passing through the city of Savannah 32°0′N 80°50′W﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 80.833°W﻿ / 32.000; -80.833﻿ (Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Passing just south of Bermuda Passing just south of the Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal 32°0′N 9°22′W﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 9.367°W﻿ / 32.000; -9.367﻿ (Morocco)  Morocco 32°0′N 2°56′W﻿ / ﻿32.000°N 2.933°W﻿ / 32.000; -2.933﻿ (Algeria)  Algeria
  