17th parallel north
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The 17th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 17 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean.
The parallel is particularly significant in the history of Vietnam (see below).
At this latitude the sun is visible for 13 hours, 9 minutes during the summer solstice and 11 hours, 7 minutes during the winter solstice.[1]
Around the world
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 17° north passes through:
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IndiaMaharashtra
Karnataka
Andhra PradeshLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
Myanmar (Burma)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Indian Ocean Gulf of Martaban Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Myanmar (Burma)Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
ThailandLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
LaosLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
VietnamLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. South China Sea Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 
PhilippinesIsland of Luzon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea
Passing between the islands of Guguan and Sarigan,
Northern Mariana Islands
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BelizeLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Caribbean Sea Passing just south of the island of Nevis, 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Passing just north of the island of Redonda,
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Vietnam
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The Seventeenth parallel (Vietnamese: vĩ tuyến 17) was the provisional military demarcation line between North and South Vietnam established by the Geneva Accords of 1954. The demarcation line did not exactly coincide with the 17th parallel but ran south of it, approximately along the Bến Hải River in Quảng Trị Province to the village of Bo Ho Su and from there due west to the Laos–Vietnam border.
In 1976 the demarcation line was made irrelevant as Vietnam was unified following the surrender of the South Vietnamese government.
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