Define:
(a) Tropic of Cancer
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
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The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is currently 23°26′13.0″ (or 23.43693°) north of the Equator. It is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.[1]
Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun can be directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth; which also includes the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Equator. The positions of these two circles of latitude (relative to the Equator) are dictated by the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit.
Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun can be directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth; which also includes the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Equator. The positions of these two circles of latitude (relative to the Equator) are dictated by the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit.
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The parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north tropic of Cancer of the equator.
The parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ south tropic of Capricorn of the equator.
The region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is the heat zone.
The parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ south tropic of Capricorn of the equator.
The region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is the heat zone.
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