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Which hemispheres dows the tropic of cancer pass through?
The Tropic of Cancer passes through the Northern Hemisphere. Specifically, it is located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude, marking the farthest point north where the sun appears directly overhead at the summer solstice. This line of latitude passes through several countries including Mexico, Bahamas, Egypt, India, and China.
What direction of the compass does the shadow point to at midday?
At midday, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, shadows typically point directly north in the Northern Hemisphere and directly south in the Southern Hemisphere. This is because the sun is positioned in the southern part of the sky in the Northern Hemisphere and in the northern part in the Southern Hemisphere. The exact direction can vary slightly depending on the time of year and the observer's latitude.
From the northern hemisphere circumpolar stars appear to be circling what?
From the northern hemisphere, circumpolar stars appear to be circling around the North Star, also known as Polaris. This is because the North Star is located near the North Celestial Pole, making it a fixed point in the sky around which the circumpolar stars appear to revolve.
At noon is the sun in the north?
Well, if you are in the southern hemisphere the sun will be going across the northern sky and if you are in the northern it will go across the southern. Depending on where you are you will know if the sun is in the north sky.
How can it be that earth is at perihelion during wintertime in the northern hemisphere?
It is - but the northern hemisphere is also tilted awayfrom the sun at that point, giving us wintertime.
What is the farthest point of the sun from the equator is known as?
The farthest point of the sun from the equator is known as the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.
At what point is the northern hemisphere pointed the farthest away from the sun?
At the winter solistice.
What direction do compasses point in the southern hemisphere?
In the Southern Hemisphere, compasses still point towards magnetic north. The difference is that magnetic north is located in the Northern Hemisphere, so compasses in the Southern Hemisphere will point in a northerly direction.
What point is at the center of Northern hemisphere?
The geographic North Pole, located at 90 degrees North latitude, is at the center of the Northern Hemisphere.
Where is the center of the northern hemisphere located?
The geographic center of the northern hemisphere is in the Arctic Ocean, at approximately 84° longitude and 13.5° latitude, which is near the North Pole. This point is the halfway point between the equator and the North Pole, dividing the northern hemisphere into two equal halves.
What direction do shadows point at noon?
Shadows point north at noon in the Northern Hemisphere and south at noon in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the northern hemisphere the top of the map should point where?
In the northern hemisphere, the top of the map should point north, towards the North Pole. This convention is based on the Earth's axis of rotation, with north being the direction in which the Earth's axis points.
What is the north and south eqater called?
The equator is the line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. The point where the equator intersects the Earth's surface is referred to as the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere.
Does all land and water north of the equator is in the northern hemisphere?
Yes, all land and water north of the equator is considered to be in the Northern Hemisphere. The equator serves as the dividing line between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, with the North Pole being at the northernmost point.
Is Alberta in the northern hemisphere?
Yes. Anything north of the equator is part of the Northern Hemisphere.
What hemisphere is the state of Illinois in?
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Where does north meet south?
Your question is incredibly vague. If I understand you correctly, though, you are asking "Where does the Northern Hemisphere meet the Southern Hemisphere?" The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere meet at the equator.
