24th parallel north
The 24th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 24 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, about 60 KM North of the Tropic of Cancer. It is the line which demarcates boundary between Pakistan and India in general area of Rann of Kutch. It also crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
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24th parallel north
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 37 minutes during the summer solstice and 10 hours, 39 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 24° north passes through:
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