The parallel 36° north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 36 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.

Starting at the prime meridian heading eastwards, the parallel 36° north passes through: The Mediterranean Sea, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta (passing between Comino and Malta Island), The Aegean Sea, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, The People's Republic of China (Including Tibet and the province of Shandong), The Yellow Sea, South Korea, The Sea of Japan, Japan, The Pacific Ocean, The United States, (West to east, the parallel passes through (or forms part of the boundary of) the following states: California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and North Carolina), The Atlantic Ocean, The Strait of Gibraltar, Spain, (Passing by the extreme south of Isla de Tarifa, the most southerly point of the European mainland)

Cities and landmarks close to the parallel include Kettleman City, California - Henderson, Nevada - Hoover Dam - South Rim of the Grand Canyon - Los Alamos National Laboratory - Tulsa, Oklahoma - Nashville, Tennessee - Knoxville, Tennessee - Durham, North Carolina, The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and passes between the offices of Duke Arts, The Rubenstein Arts Center and The Nasher Museum on Duke's campus.

If you are near or on the 36th parallel please drop us a post card at:

Duke Arts
Attn: 36th Parallel Club
2101 Campus Drive
Rm #101A
Durham, NC 27701