The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 43 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 33 minutes during the winter solstice.

On 21 June, the maximum altitude of the sun is 103.44 degrees and 56.56 degrees on 21 December.

A section of the border between Guinea and Sierra Leone is defined by the parallel.

The Ten Degree Channel in the Indian Ocean is named after the parallel.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 10° north passes through:

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Popular culture
In the end of part two of the Spanish television heist crime drama series La casa de papel, a point near Palawan island, Philippines, with the coordinates of 10th parallel north and 118,5º, was the meeting point of El Professor and Raquel one year after the heist.

See also
9th parallel north
11th parallel north

References

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Guinea–Sierra Leone border
북위 10도는 적도에서 북쪽으로 10도 떨어진 위선이다. 아프리카, 아시아, 태평양, 북아메리카, 남아메리카, 대서양을 지난다.

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같이 보기 
 북위 9도
 북위 11도

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