33rd parallel north

33rd parallel north

The 33rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 33 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through:

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The 33rd parallel formed the northern boundary of airspace controlled by Operation Southern Watch after the 1991 Gulf War and before the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

It forms the common border between Arkansas in the north and Louisiana on the south. The Louisiana Territory was that part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase which lay north of the 33rd parallel.

The 33rd parallel is part of the horse latitudes.


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