Tropic of Cancer
Solstice latitude line
The Tropic of Cancer is the circle of latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator, marking the northernmost point where the sun can appear directly overhead—which occurs during the summer solstice in June.
The tropics, bounded by this line and its southern counterpart, the Tropic of Capricorn, define Earth's warmest zone.
We crossed the Tropic of Cancer somewhere over the Pacific.
Geographic or personal freedom
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- Northern HemisphereRegion above the equator
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- cartographyCreating geographic representations
meridian · coordinates · Earth · globe · circumference · navigation · mapping · geographic
Longest daylight of year
- longest dayMaximum daylight occurrence
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- midsummerPeak of warm months
- sunlightRadiance from our star
daylight · declination · axial tilt · northernmost · seasonal
- novelNew and unusual
- banned bookPublication officially prohibited
- ParisFrance's chief city
- 1934A calendar year
censorship · obscenity · autobiography · expatriate · modernism · controversial
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- humidContaining much moisture
- hotHaving much warmth
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
- wet seasonProlonged rainy period
desert · Sahara · trade winds · sun exposure · heat · arid · savanna · weather patterns
North American southern nation
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- Saudi ArabiaGulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
Taiwan · Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Libya · UAE · Oman · Bangladesh
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- Northern HemisphereRegion above the equator
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
cartography · meridian · coordinates · Earth · globe · circumference · navigation · mapping · geographic · boundary
summer solstice
Longest daylight of year
- longest dayMaximum daylight occurrence
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- midsummerPeak of warm months
sunlight · daylight · declination · axial tilt · northernmost · seasonal
Henry Miller
- novelNew and unusual
- banned bookPublication officially prohibited
- ParisFrance's chief city
1934 · censorship · obscenity · autobiography · expatriate · modernism · controversial
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- humidContaining much moisture
- hotHaving much warmth
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
wet season · desert · Sahara · trade winds · sun exposure · heat · arid · savanna · weather patterns · rainfall
Mexico
North American southern nation
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- Saudi ArabiaGulf kingdom, largest Arabian state
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
China · Taiwan · Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Libya · UAE · Oman · Bangladesh · Myanmar
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- tropicalrainforest, jungle, palm, palm trees, heat
- tropicsequator, coconut tree, banana tree, humid, rainforest
- 1930s NovelsGone with the Wind, Brave New World, The Good Earth, The Maltese Falcon, Rebecca
- banned books1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Lady Chatterley
- earth zonesarctic zone, temperate zone, climate zone, cold zone, polar region
Tropic of CancerArctic Circle
Northern latitude marking perpetual daylight zone
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