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Why is Aruba a desert even though it is between the equator and the tropic of cancer?
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∙ 15y ago
It just happens to be in a dry spot; the rain falls elsewhere. There's a peninsula north of San Francisco, CA, that's also very dry, for the same reason, even though that coast is wet.
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What lines of latitude determine the tropics?
The Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn. 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
Why are deserts not on the equator?
At the equator the air is rising which carries moisture into the upper atmosphere where it condenses into clouds and rain falls. Instead of deserts at the equator, rain forests are the common biome.
Is the arctic north or south from the tropic of cancer?
The Arctic Circle can be found North of the Tropic of Cancer.Even though Earth may be "round" as previously stated, the Arctic Circle can be easily located when searching north of the Tropic of Cancer. Not south.north
What is the position of the earth surface called the tropics?
The tropics is the area of Earth surrounding the equator. It extends from about 23.5 degrees (1600 miles) north of the equator to about 23.5 degrees (1600 miles) south. This is from about Durango, Mexico to the middle of Bolivia.
What is the only ocean though which the equator does not pass?
The Arctic Ocean
What lines of latitude determine the tropics?
The Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn. 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
Why are deserts not on the equator?
At the equator the air is rising which carries moisture into the upper atmosphere where it condenses into clouds and rain falls. Instead of deserts at the equator, rain forests are the common biome.
What ocean does not have the equator passing though it?
The equator does not pass through the Arctic Ocean.
Though which hemispheres does the tropic of cancer pass?
Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude that runs through the Northern Hemisphere, 23.5 degrees north of the equator. Because it encircles the earth, the line also is found in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Brooke Fraser story behind desert song?
She claimed she wrote the song when she was diagnosed with cancer. though later on, this story about her having cancer was false. Its about believing you're victorious through His name, even in times of struggle and battle
Where is earths equator?
The equator goes though South Africa, Africa and new Guinea
Is their a correlation between eye freckle and colon cancer?
No. Weird looking moles could be cancerous though.
What is the line though middle Called?
An equator
What continents does the equator pass though?
The equator passes through South America, Africa, and Asia.
Is the arctic north or south from the tropic of cancer?
The Arctic Circle can be found North of the Tropic of Cancer.Even though Earth may be "round" as previously stated, the Arctic Circle can be easily located when searching north of the Tropic of Cancer. Not south.north
What is the position of the earth surface called the tropics?
The tropics is the area of Earth surrounding the equator. It extends from about 23.5 degrees (1600 miles) north of the equator to about 23.5 degrees (1600 miles) south. This is from about Durango, Mexico to the middle of Bolivia.
Do you have a cell name cancer cell even though you do not have cancer?
no
