Question

Name the latitude which demarcate the northern and southern limit of the torrid zone

Answer 1

The latitudes which demarcate the northern and southern limits of the torrid zones are as follows:

1)The northern limit of the torrid zone is the tropic of cancer in the northern hemisphere .

2)The latitude of the tropic of cancer is 23.43667 degrees N.

3)Similarly the southern limit of the torrid zone is the tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere .

4)The latitude of the tropic of Capricorn is 23.43777 degrees S.

5)Some interesting facts about these two latitudes .

a)On the day of june solstice the sun is directly over head the tropic of cancer.

b)On the day of the december solstice the sun is directly over head the tropic of Capricorn.

c) When the sun is directly over head a place this phenomenon is known as the subsolar point.

d)In between the two solstices the sun is always directly overhead at some place in the torrid zone.