Tropic of Capricorn

Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line of latitude at 23°30' S.

Tropics
The tropics is the warm, equatorial region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

By definition, these two parallels encircle the torrid or tropical zone; they are named after the zodiacal constellations where the sun is at those dates, thus Tropic of Capricorn (south) and Tropic of Cancer (north).

The Tropic of Capricorn is at 23.5°S and it runs through Chile, Southern Brazil, South Africa and Australia. These two parallels are significant because they receive direct sun on the two solstices.

Technically, the area between the Tropic of Cancer (21-1/2 N latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (21-1/2 S latitude), characterized by the absence of a cold season.

The range of these latitudes is from 23° 27' north of the equator (the Tropic of Cancer) to 23° 27' south of the equator (the Tropic of Capricorn).

Particular latitude and longitude lines of interest may also be show (eg the Tropic of Capricorn on an Australian map). A more complex method is to show the location of a selection of latitude and longitude lines on the face of the map.

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Tropic of Capricorn Latitude of 23.5° South. Southern limit of the Sun's declination. Tropopause The tropopause is a relatively thin atmospheric transition layer found between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

See also: Equator, Area, Map, Region, Latitude