Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Cancer and other circles of latitude of the Earth

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The Tropic of Cancer (cancer (♋) is Latin for crab) is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth. This is the parallel of latitude that is 23° 26' 22" north of the Equator. At every June Solstice the Sun passes straight overhead on the tropic. This never happens anywhere north of the Tropic of Cancer.

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Relationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles
Trópico de Cáncer en México - Carretera 83 (Vía Corta) Zaragoza-Victoria, Km 27+800
Road sign south of Dakhla, Western Sahara marking the Tropic of Cancer. The sign was placed by Budapest-Bamako rally participants; thus, the inscription is in English and Hungarian.
Road Sign near Mehsana City in Gujarat State, India Mehsana, Gujarat
Sign marking the Tropic of Cancer a few kilometres from Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India
Sign marking the Tropic of Cancer in Madhya Pradesh, India
Sign marking the Tropic of Cancer on National Highway 34 in Nadia District, West Bengal, India
Ruisui Tropic of Cancer Marker in Ruisui Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
Tower of the Tropic of Cancer in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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