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  1. Tropic of Cancernoun

    a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator

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  1. Tropic of Cancernoun

    The parallel of latitude 23°north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice.

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  1. Tropic of Cancer

    The Tropic of Cancer, which is also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent. It also reaches 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight on the December Solstice. Using a continuously updated formula, the circle is currently 23°26′10.6″ (or 23.43629°) north of the Equator. Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun can be directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth, the others being the Arctic and Antarctic circles and the Equator. The positions of these two circles of latitude (relative to the Equator) are dictated by the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit, and since the tilt changes, the location of these two circles also changes. In geopolitics, it is known for being the southern limitation on the mutual defence obligation of NATO, as member states of NATO are not obligated to come to the defence of territory south of the Tropic of Cancer.

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  1. tropic of cancer

    The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line of latitude located approximately 23.5 degrees north of the Equator. It is the farthest northern point where the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs once a year, at the June solstice, marking the start of summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere. The name Tropic of Cancer derives from the fact that about 2,000 years ago the sun was in the constellation Cancer at the time of the summer solstice.

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  1. Tropic of Cancer

    The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern tropic, is the circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its zenith. This event occurs once per year, at the time of the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent. It currently lies at 23° 26′ 15.143″ north of the Equator. Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major degree measures or major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, besides the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Equator. The positions of these circles of latitude are dictated by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tropic of Cancer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tropic of Cancer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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