33rd parallel north

In Iraq, the parallel defined the limit of the southern no-fly zone from 4 September 1996 to 30 August 2003.

(Before this time, it had been set at the 32nd parallel north) as part of Operation Southern Watch.

[1] In the United States, it approximately forms the border between Arkansas in the north and Louisiana on the south.

(The border is actually a couple of kilometres north of the parallel.)

[2] Starting at the prime meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 33° north passes through: Punjab Azad Kashmir – claimed by  India

In the United States , the 33rd parallel approximately defines the border between Arkansas and Louisiana .