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Does the equator tropic of canceror tropic of Capricorn run through Africa?
yes its 23.5 degrees south latitude
Does the Tropic of Capricorn run through the Sahara Desert?
No, the Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through the Sahara.
What lines run parallel through the equator?
The only line that runs parallel through the equator is THE EQUATOR. [The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are parallel to the equator, but are north and south of it (respectively) at 23.5 degrees. So they do not run through the equator.] The lines of longitude all run through the equator, but they are not parallel to each other since they all meet up at both the North and South Poles.
Does Peru run through the tropic of Capricorn?
No it does not.
Does the tropic of Capricorn run through Chateau?
No.
Does the tropic of capricorn run through the african nation of niger?
No.
Does the tropic of Capricorn run through Mexico?
No. The Tropic of Cancer crosses Mexico. The Tropic of Capricorn is some 5,200 kilometers (3232 miles) to the south of Mexico.
What is the full name for the line under the equator?
The North Tropic Sun line is the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude circling the Earth at approximately 23.5 degrees North of the equator. It is the Northern boundary of the tropics.
What hemisphere does the Tropic of Capricorn run through?
The Tropic of Capricorn is stationary . . . completely in the southern hemisphere, half in the eastern hemisphere, and half in the western one.
Is the line that marks the tropic of Capricorn a parallel or a meridian?
Parallel of latitude, as is the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator Meridians of longitude run north-south, like the IDL or Greenwich Meridian
What hemisphere is Brisbane in?
Brazil is located in three of the four hemispheres. They are the northern, western and southern hemispheres. Both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn run through Brazil.
What do you call lines that run east and west north and south of the equator?
Lines of longitude run vertically from the north pole to the south pole. The Prime Meridian (zero longitude) runs through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England. Lines that run parallel to the Equator (zero latitude) are lines of latitude.
