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No; neither of the tropics is a great circle. The only line of latitude that is a great circle is the equator.

The arctic and antarctic circles are not great circles, either.

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Which is longer- the equator or the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn?

tropic of cancer


What is the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the?

The Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle.


The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to what?

The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.


The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the North Pole. Is this true?

No. The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle.


The tropical of cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn the Arctic Circle is to the what?

The Tropic of Cancer is to the Tropic of Capricorn as the Arctic Circle is to the Antarctic Circle. They are lines of latitude either north (Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer) or south of the equator.


What are the 5 most important parallels of latitude?

artic circle, equator, antarctic circle, tropic of cancer, and tropic of capricorn


How far north is the tropic of cancer from the arctic circle?

The Tropic of Cancer is roughly 43° South of the Arctic Circle.


What tropic is by the Arctic Circle?

The tropic of Cancer is north of the tropic of Capricorn.


Is the Tropic of Cancer north of the Arctic Circle?

No - the Tropic of Cancer is in the Northern Hemisphere, but north of the Equator. It is south of the Arctic Circle.


What has the same relationship to the Arctic Circle as the Tropic of Cancer has to the Tropic of Capricorn?

The Antarctic Circle


What are the special parallels?

Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic circle, Antarctic circle, and Equator.


What is the circle north or south of the equator?

Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn