Tropic of Capricorn

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Tropic of Capricorn

The parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, the southern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most southerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead.

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trop•ic

(ˈtrɒp ɪk)

n.

a. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.

b. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.

2. either of two circles on the celestial sphere, one lying in the same plane as the tropic of Cancer, the other in the same plane as the tropic of Capricorn.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tropicus < Greek tropikós pertaining to a turn =tróp(os) turn + -ikos -ic]

-tropic

a combining form with the meanings “turned toward, with an orientation toward” that specified by the initial element (geotropic), “having an affinity for, affecting” what is specified (lipotropic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” a specified organ (thyrotropic). Compare –trophic

Tropic of Capricorn

The parallel of latitude 23°27′ south of the equator. It forms the boundary between the Torrid Zone and the South Temperate Zone.

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Tropic of Capricorn - a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator

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Tropico del Capricorno

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We had crossed the tropic of Capricorn, and the Straits of Magellan opened less than seven hundred miles to the south.

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A priest, Shaktidhar Shastri said,"As per Hindu traditions, when the Sun enters the tropic of Capricorn that day is celebrated as Makar Sankranti.

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This is usually assumed to happen only on 21 September, but lying some 150km north of the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun's azimuth crosses 90 degrees before the Tropic date.

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On this day, the sun's rays directly hit the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. It heralds the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere and the onset of winter in the southern hemisphere.