Sao Paulo and Rockhampton
The tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer.
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
They are the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn.
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Botswana.
The latitude line 23 degrees 27 minutes south of the equator is the Tropic of Capricorn. It marks the southernmost point where the sun can appear directly overhead, and is located at approximately 23.45 degrees south latitude.
1 Equator 2 Tropic of Cancer 3 Tropic of Capricorn 4 Artic Circle 5 Antarctic Circle
It is to indicate the start and end of the Tropics. It also shows the northernmost and southernmost points on Earth where the Sun shines directly overhead at midday in the June solstice and December solstice respectively.
The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23°26′22″S, while some may say it is 23 1/2 or 23.5 degrees south.(the best is 23 1/2 because they dont use decimals in degrees, they use fractions) The Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost point at which the Sun shines directly overhead at noon at the December solstice.
Tropical climates are found between 0 degrees (Equator) and 23 and 1/2 degrees north or south of the Equator - (Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). You can locate these latitudes in an atlas.
These were named approx. 2000 years ago when 1) the sun was positioned in the Cancer constellation during the June solstice, and 2) the sun was positioned in the Capricorn constellation during the December solstice.
My guess is Asuncion, Paraguay, which is just over 2 degrees south, but I am unsure. It is either that or a capital in Africa.