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The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major '' Circles Of Latitude '' that mark maps of the Earth . It is the Parallel of Latitude at 23° 26' 22" south of the Equator , and is the farthest southern latitude that the sun can appear directly overhead, occurring on the December Solstice . Its Northern Hemisphere equivalent is the Tropic Of Cancer . Latitudes south of the Tropic of Capricorn are in the Southern Temperate Zone . North of this line are the Tropics . The Tropic of Capricorn passes through the following countries (going west):
It is called the Tropic of Capricorn because when it was named about 2000 years ago, the sun was entering the Constellation Capricorn on the December Solstice . Now, the sun appears in the constellation Sagittarius during this time. The change is due to Precession Of The Equinoxes . SEE ALSO |
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