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Which lines of latitude make up the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer?
The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn are lines of latitude.
WhAT is 23 26 22 North meaning?
Co-ordinates. It could be a line of latitude encircling the earth at 23 degrees 26 minutes 22 seconds north of the Equator, which would make it the Tropic of Cancer.
What are the two star signs which make up the Tropical Circles around Earth?
The two star signs that make up the Tropical Circles around Earth are Cancer and Capricorn. The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately 23.5° North latitude, while the Tropic of Capricorn is at approximately 23.5° South latitude. These lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun can be directly overhead at noon during the solstices.
What is special about the tropics of cancer and Capricorn?
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer at the moment of the June solstice, and it is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at the moment of the December solstice. The area between those two latitudes, from 23.44° south latitude to 23.44° north latitude, is the only part of Earth where the sun can ever be directly overhead.
Is 0 latitude?
The equator is a line of 0 degrees latitude, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
How can you make a sentence with the word line of latitude?
ask your mom
Is the sun higher in the sky at noon at the Arctic Circle on June 21st or at the Tropic of Cancer on December 21st?
Well, let's do the math. On June 21, the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5 degrees north; that's the declination of the Sun. The Arctic Circle (your latitude) is at 66.5 degrees north, so the noon Sun would be at an elevation of 90 - latitude + declination: 90 - 66.5 + 23.5 = 47 degrees. (Roughly; I'm rounding off the numbers to the nearest half to make the math easier. ) Let's do a sanity check on that number. At the North Pole on the Equinox, the Sun is above the equator, and would appear to be on the horizon, so 90 - 90 + 0 = 0. Yup. On December 21 the Sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn, at -23.5 degrees. So, the noon elevation of the Sun above the horizon at the Tropic of Cancer would be 90 - 23.5 + (-23.5) = 43 degrees. So, the answer is that the Sun is higher at the Arctic Circle.
How is equator different from other latitude?
Every point on the equator is equal distances from the north and south poles. No other line of latitude can make that statement.
Do Europe and antarctica extend into the tropic time zones?
All time zones make their way through the 'topics': there is no 'tropical time zone'. Antarctica has no time zones. Research stations set their clock so as to coordinate with their support countries' time zones. There is no standard.
What is the 0 latitude line also called?
The Equator is 0 degrees latitude and the Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude. Latitude lines help make up different climate zones such as tropical, temperate, etc.
Can part of the sun be seen directly overhead two feet north of the Tropic of Cancer - since the sun is a disk and not a point?
Let's consider this somewhat reasonably, without being too pedantic. 1. Yes, the Sun is nearly a million miles in diameter. So if you're at a point 2 feet north of the Tropic of Cancer (a line that varies slightly) you'll be able to see the Sun "directly overhead" _IF_ you are at the longitude of the Sun exactly at the moment of the Solstice. 2. The Sun's declination changes moment by moment; it is precisely over the Tropic of Cancer only for a few moments. Prior to that time, it's moving north; after that time, it's moving south. 3. Your probable error in measurement for "directly overhead" is enough to make the original question a bit iffy, as is the idea that you could be "two feet north" of the Tropic. That's considerably better that the best accuracy possible using GPS; you'd need to have a professional surveyor to determine the location of the Tropic to that level of precision.
What compromises over slavery did members of Congress make to settle the Missouri crisis?
The chose a latitude line and decided that South of that line would have slavery and it would be illegal north of the line. Missouri was the exception. It was not a permanent fix, but it worked for a few decades.
