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The
Tropic of Capricorn, or
Southern tropic, is one of the five major
circles of latitude that mark maps of the
Earth. It lies 23
° 26′ 22″ south of the
Equator, and marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs at the
December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun to its maximum extent.
The
northern hemisphere equivalent of the Tropic of Capricorn is the
Tropic of Cancer. Schoolchildren are sometimes taught to remember which tropic is which by the fact that Cancer has the letter N, for North, in the middle of it. Alternatively: corns grow on the feet (for example the lower part of the body, corresponding to the southern hemisphere). Latitudes south of the Tropic of Capricorn are in the
Southern Temperate Zone. The region north of the Tropic of Capricorn and south of the Tropic of Cancer is known as the
Tropics.
The Tropic of Capricorn is so named because about 2,000 years ago the sun was entering the
constellation Capricornus (
capricorn is
Latin for
goat horn) at the
December solstice. In modern times the sun appears in the constellation
Sagittarius during this time. The change is due to
precession of the equinoxes. The word "tropic" itself comes from the Greek
tropos, meaning
turn, referring to the fact that the sun appears to "turn back" at the solstices.
The position of the Tropic of Capricorn isn't fixed, but varies in a complex manner over time; see under
circles of latitude for information.
Geography
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through the following countries, starting at the
prime meridian and
heading west:
Cities located along the Tropic of Capricorn
Alice Springs
Rockhampton
Emerald
São Paulo
Maringá
Mogi das Cruzes
Itaquaquecetuba
Ubatuba Further Information
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