Tropic of Capricorn
December solstice line
The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line of latitude circling Earth at approximately 23.5 degrees south of the equator.
It marks the southernmost point where the sun can appear directly overhead, which occurs during the December solstice.
Along with its northern counterpart, the Tropic of Cancer, it defines the boundaries of the tropical zone.
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- latitude lineEast-west map circle
- imaginary lineConceived but unseeable division
- summerYear's warmest season
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- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- Southern HemisphereAntarctica, Australia, South America, South Africa, New Zealand
- tropicalrainforest, jungle, palm, palm trees, heat
- tropicsequator, coconut tree, banana tree, humid, subtropical
- earth zonesarctic zone, temperate zone, climate zone, cold zone, polar region
- celestial geometrycelestial equator, celestial sphere, ecliptic, zenith, nadir
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