Tropic of Cancer
E4538
The Tropic of Cancer is the northernmost latitude on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead, marking the boundary of the tropical zone in the Northern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tropic of Cancer canonical | 17 |
| Tropic of C | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circle of latitude
ⓘ
geographical line ⓘ |
| associatedWith | June solstice in Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| axialTiltReference | obliquity of the ecliptic ⓘ |
| complements | Tropic of Capricorn ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinate system ⓘ |
| definedBy | axial tilt of the Earth ⓘ |
| description | northernmost latitude where the Sun can appear directly overhead ⓘ |
| distanceFromEquator | about 2600 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromNorthPole | about 4670 km ⓘ |
| hasProperty | position slowly changes over time due to axial precession ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| historicalReasonForName | Sun was in constellation Cancer at June solstice in classical antiquity ⓘ |
| latitude |
approximately 23.5° N
ⓘ
approximately 23°26′ N ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| marksBoundaryOf |
Torrid Zone
ⓘ
tropical zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | constellation Cancer ⓘ |
| oppositeLatitude | Tropic of Capricorn ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Equator ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Algeria
ⓘ
Arabian Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Arabian Sea region
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Bahamas ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bay of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Bay of Bengal region
China ⓘ Egypt ⓘ India ⓘ Libya ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Mexico Gulf of California region ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Niger ⓘ Oman ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ
surface form:
South China Sea region
Formosa ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates ⓘ Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
|
| relatedTo | summer solstice ⓘ |
| solarEvent | Sun is directly overhead at local noon on June solstice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cartography
ⓘ
climate classification ⓘ defining tropical climate regions ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tropic of C