Tropic of Cancer
line of northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead
The Tropic of Cancer is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth. This is the parallel of latitude that is 23° 26' 22" north of the Equator. At every June Solstice the Sun passes straight overhead on the tropic. This never happens anywhere north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Related pages
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Seasons
- Solstice and equinox
- Equator
- Tropics
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Southern Hemisphere
- Arctic Circle
- Antarctic Circle
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