16th parallel north
Template:Latlongmap The 16th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 16 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
After World War II, the parallel divided Indochina into Chinese and British controlled zones. (See Timeline of World War II (1945).)
In the Chadian-Libyan conflict, from 1984 the parallel, known as the "Red Line", delineated areas controlled by opposing combatants. Previously the Red Line had been the 15th parallel north. (See also Operation Manta.)
Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 16° north passes through:
Country, territory or sea Notes 
Mali
Niger
Chad
Sudan
Eritrea
Mainland and the island of Nahaleg Red Sea 
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Indian Ocean Arabian Sea 
India
Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal 
Myanmar (Burma)
Indian Ocean Andaman Sea Myanmar (Burma)
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
South China Sea Passing through the disputed Paracel Islands 
Philippines
Island of Luzon Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea 
Northern Mariana Islands
Island of Farallon de Medinilla Pacific Ocean 
Mexico
Pacific Ocean Gulf of Tehuantepec 
Guatemala
Belize
Caribbean Sea Gulf of Honduras 
Honduras
Caribbean Sea 
France (Guadeloupe)
Islands of Basse-Terre and Marie-Galante Atlantic Ocean 
Cape Verde
Island of Boa Vista Atlantic Ocean 
Senegal
Mauritania
Mali
See also
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