The Tropic of Cancer is approximately 23.5°N of the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn is approximately 23.5°S of the Equator. Image caption, The globe shows the lines of latitude and the ...

The tropics experience little difference between seasons so, between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer (which is an equal distance north of the Equator), life is generally warm and ...

The Tropic of Cancer, north of the equator at 23 degrees 27 minutes, and its equivalent latitude marker, the Tropic of Capricorn, at the same latitude south of the equator, serve as approximate ...

Tropical forests are restricted to the small land area between the latitudes 22.5° North and 22.5° South of the equator - between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer (see map).

Dear Tom, I know the meaning of the ” Tropic of Cancer,” but how did the term originate? Sam Johnston Dear Sam, The Tropic of Cancer, north of the Equator at 23 degrees 27 minutes, and its ...

The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude circling the Earth at approximately 23.5° north of the equator. It is the northernmost point on Earth where the sun's rays can appear directly overhead ...

The summer solstice is Saturday at 6:51 a.m. EDT — the moment the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer, an imaginary line north of the equator. This is the first day of astronomical ...

This epic trip completes Simon's trilogy of journeys exploring the tropics, after his acclaimed series Equator and Tropic Of Capricorn, and is his toughest, longest and greatest challenge – a ...

Following his acclaimed series `Equator' and `Tropic of Capricorn,' author and adventurer Simon Reeve completes his exploration of the tropics with the Tropic of Cancer, the line that marks the ...

Following his acclaimed series `Equator' and `Tropic of Capricorn,' author and adventurer Simon Reeve completes his exploration of the tropics with the Tropic of Cancer, the line that marks the ...