The 12th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 12 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean.

At this latitude the sun is visible for 12 hours, 50 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 25 minutes during the winter solstice.

Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 12° north passes through:

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| For about 15 km
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| Passing through Kano
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| Passing just south of N'Djamena
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| Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Puducherry – for about 4 km Tamil Nadu
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands – South Andaman Island and Havelock Island
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| Mergui Archipelago and mainland
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| Prachuap Khiri Khan province
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| Island of Ko Chang
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| Trat province – for about 1 km
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | South China Sea
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| Busuanga Island
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| Semirara Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Sulu Sea
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| Masbate Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Visayan Sea
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| Masbate Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Samar Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the island of Tagapul-an,  Passing just north of the island of Almagro,  Passing just north of the island of Camandag, 
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| Samar Island
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just north of Enewetak atoll,  Passing just north of Bikini Atoll,  Passing just south of Bikar Atoll, 
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| Passing through Lake Nicaragua
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing just south of the Corn Islands,  Passing just south of the Albuquerque Cays, 
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| Guajira Peninsula
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea
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| Paraguaná Peninsula
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Caribbean Sea
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Passing between the islands of Curaçao and Klein Curaçao,  Passing just south of the island of Bonaire,  Passing just north of the Las Aves archipelago,  Passing just north of the Los Roques archipelago,  Passing just north of La Orchila island,  Passing just north of Blanquilla Island, 
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See also
11th parallel north
13th parallel north

References

n12
북위 12도는 적도에서 북쪽으로 12도 떨어진 위선이다. 아프리카, 아시아, 태평양, 북아메리카, 남아메리카, 대서양을 지난다.

지나가는 지역 
본초 자오선에서 시작해서 동쪽 방향으로, 북위 12도선은 다음 지역을 지나간다.
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 인도양
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 아덴만 -  최북단 바로 북쪽을 지나감 아라비아해 -  소코트라 제도 바로 남쪽을 지나감
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| 케랄라주 카르나타카주 타밀나두주 푸두체리 - 약 4km 타밀나두주
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| 안다만 니코바르 제도 - 남안다만섬과 헤이브록섬
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  쿨리온섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  몰로캄복섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감  보로카이섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감
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| 마스바테섬
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 아시드만
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  타가풀란섬 바로 남쪽을 지나감 알마그로섬  바로 북쪽을 지나감 카만다그섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감
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| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  에네웨타크섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감  비키니 환초 바로 북쪽을 지나감 비카르 환초 바로 남쪽을 지나감
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| 니카라과호를 통과함
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 카리브해
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  콘 제도 바로 남쪽을 지나감  알부케르케 제도 바로 남쪽을 지나감
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| 과히라반도
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 카리브해
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 베네수엘라만
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| 파라과나반도
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! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | 카리브해
| style="background:#b0e0e6;" |  퀴라소섬과 클라인퀴라소섬 사이를 지나감 보네르섬 바로 남쪽을 지나감  라스아베스 군도 바로 북쪽을 지나감  로스로게스 군도 바로 북쪽을 지나감 라오르칠라섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감   브랑키야섬 바로 북쪽을 지나감
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같이 보기 
 북위 11도
 북위 13도

위선