16th parallel north

16th parallel north

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) and Background to the Vietnam War.)

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:

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