Question

Please describe the location of Tropic of Cancer and its extension

Answer 1

The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Suncan be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphereis tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.[1] It is currently 23°26′12.4″ (or 23.43677°) north of the Equator.

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; the others being 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.