Tropic of Capricorn

The parallel of latitude approximately 23°27′ south. It forms the boundary between the Torrid and South Temperate zones.

Tropic of Capricorn

Imaginary line that circles the Earth about one-quarter of the way from the equator to the South Pole. The sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.

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During the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, the Tropic of Cancer’s southern mirror image.

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This is the latitude of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, just south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

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Winter will begin when it’s over the Tropic of Capricorn, 1,500 miles to the south.

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Lawrence, and Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Capricorn” against obscenity charges.

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This is when the Sun appears the lowest in the Northern Hemisphere sky and is at its farthest southern point over Earth – directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

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