Tropic of Cancer

1. The parallel of latitude approximately 23°27′ north. It forms the boundary between the Torrid and North Temperate zones.

Tropic of Cancer

1. Imaginary line that circles the Earth about one-quarter of the way from the equator to the North Pole. The sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.

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The Sun will be directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.

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The researchers examined the depth, topography, and soil conditions for more than 69,000 watersheds across the Northern Hemisphere -- from just above the Tropic of Cancer to the North Pole -- using satellite and climate data.

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During the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, the sun appears directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, the Tropic of Cancer’s southern mirror image.

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Geochemical evidence from ancient rocks suggests that zones of open ocean may have been present north of the Tropic of Cancer, a region that was previously considered too cold to host life during this period.

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Books deemed to be obscene such as “The Catcher in the Rye” and “Tropic of Cancer” were censored for decades.

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