Tropic of Capricorn

Scientific  

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

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Tropic of Capricorn Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

The winter solstice is the moment the Sun appears to stand still, directly above the Tropic of Capricorn, the most southerly latitude it reaches annually.

From BBC

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

From National Geographic

This is the latitude of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, just south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

From Literature

Winter will begin when it’s over the Tropic of Capricorn, 1,500 miles to the south.

From Seattle Times

This is when the Sun appears the lowest in the Northern Hemisphere sky and is at its farthest southern point over Earth – directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

From Salon