the tropic of capricorn

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Tropic of Capricorn
The parallel of latitude 23°30′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the winter solstice
Tropic of Capricorn
Parallel of latitude approximately 23°27 south of the terrestrial Equator. It is the southern boundary of the tropics and marks the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be seen directly overhead at noon
tropic of Capricorn
{i} latitude line which is located at approximately 23.5 degrees South and is parallel to the Equator
tropic of capricorn
Latitude of 23 5 dgrees South Southern limit of the sun's declination
tropic of capricorn
The southern parallel of declination, approximately 23 degrees 27' from the celestial equator, reached by the sun at its maximum declination, or the corresponding parallel on the earth It is named for the sign of the zodiac in which the sun reached its maximum southernly declination at the time the parallel was so named
tropic of capricorn
An imaginary line of latitude at 23½ºS
tropic of capricorn
An imaginary line of latitude at 23½ºS
tropic of capricorn
Similar to the Tropic of Cancer, but to the south of the equator
tropic of capricorn
a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator
tropic of capricorn
The most southern point on the earth where the sun is directly overhead, located at approximately 23 5 degrees South latitude
the tropic of capricorn

    Hyphenation

    the trop·ic of Cap·ri·corn

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi träpîk ıv käprıkôrn

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈträpək əv ˈkaprəkôrn/ /ðiː ˈtrɑːpɪk əv ˈkæprəkɔːrn/
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