SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Tropic of Cancer
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic
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Tropic Circle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Besides the equator (0°), the North Pole (90°N) and the South Pole (90° S), there are four important parallels of latitudes– (i) Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the Northern Hemisphere. (ii) Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the Southern Hemisphere. (iii) Arctic Circle at 66½° north of the equator.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23d 26’ 22” (23.4394 degrees) north of the Equator and marks the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs at the June solstice, when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun to its maximum extent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The line at 23°27′ north latitude is named the Tropic of Cancer because earlier in history, when the line was named, the Sun lay in the constellation Cancer on June 21. Today the Sun appears with the constellation Gemini behind it on that day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tropic of Cancer: 23.5 degrees north of equator.