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Which line is farthest south the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer is north of the equator, near the parallel of latitude 23.5° N.The Tropic of Capricorn is south of the equator, near the parallel 23.5°S.
Name of the Tropic in the Northern Hemisphere?
There are tropics north of and south of the equator. One is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the other is called the Tropic of Capricorn. The "tropics" are between these lines, more or less.
Does the sunlight hits almost straight on near the equator?
More Than "almost." the sun hits right on the equator. In fact, if you have a flagpole on the equator, there will be no shadow at noon. But the equator is not the only place where this happens. This happens Up to the tropics (tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn).
What does the Tropic of Capricorn represent?
The Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer are both lines of latitude, each located at 23°26′22″ from the equator. The Tropic of Capricorn is located south of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer is located north.
What is the name of the imaginary line of latitude 23 and a half degrees south of the equator?
The Tropic of Cancer is at approximately 23.5° N, marking the farthest northern locations that can have the Sun directly overhead at some time of the year. Farther north, the noonday Sun will always be to the south.
Which line is farthest south the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of cancer?
The Tropic of Cancer is north of the equator, near the parallel of latitude 23.5° N.The Tropic of Capricorn is south of the equator, near the parallel 23.5°S.
What is at the intersection of the equator and the tropic of cancer?
There is no intersection. These two imaginary lines are parallel. Every point on the Tropic of Cancer is 23.5 degrees from the equator, no more and no less. The lines don't meet.
Name of the Tropic in the Northern Hemisphere?
There are tropics north of and south of the equator. One is called the Tropic of Cancer, and the other is called the Tropic of Capricorn. The "tropics" are between these lines, more or less.
Does the sunlight hits almost straight on near the equator?
More Than "almost." the sun hits right on the equator. In fact, if you have a flagpole on the equator, there will be no shadow at noon. But the equator is not the only place where this happens. This happens Up to the tropics (tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn).
What does the Tropic of Capricorn represent?
The Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer are both lines of latitude, each located at 23°26′22″ from the equator. The Tropic of Capricorn is located south of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer is located north.
What is the name of the imaginary line of latitude 23 and a half degrees south of the equator?
The Tropic of Cancer is at approximately 23.5° N, marking the farthest northern locations that can have the Sun directly overhead at some time of the year. Farther north, the noonday Sun will always be to the south.
What is the line of latitude called that is located at 23 30 s?
Tropic of Capricorn (more precisely 23° 26′ 22″ south of the equator) (the Tropic of Cancer is at about 23.5 degrees North)
Is more of North America north or south of the Tropic of Cancer?
North. The Tropic of Cancer crosses Mexico so almost all of North America is north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Latitude lines measure distance in what directions?
Lines of latitude are imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and form part of a grid used to describe where on the earth you are. They are often called parallels.
Which line of latitude runs through more countries the tropic of cancer or the tropic of Capricorn?
Cancer
Is Canada north of south of the tropic of cancer?
The latitude at the southernmost point in Switzerland, dipping midway between Varese and Como in Italy, is about 45.82° North ... about 60 miles farther north than St. Paul MN is, about 340 miles farther north than New York City, and more than 800 miles farther north than Los Angeles ! The latitude of the Tropic of Cancer is about 23.5° North.
Is THE tropic is the of cancer from the equator?
It is about 2600 km, or about 1600 miles North of the equator. It represents the most northerly position where the sun appears overhead in June of each year. It is just more than 23 degrees north of the equator.
