World map showing the Tropic of CancerRelationship of Earth's axial tilt (ε) to the tropical and polar circles
The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Northern Tropic, is the Earth's northernmost circle of latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. This occurs on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.[1] It also reaches 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight on the December Solstice. Using a continuously updated formula, the circle is currently 23°26′10.1″ (or 23.43613°) north of the Equator.
Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun can be seen directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth, the others being the Arctic and Antarctic circles and the Equator. The positions of these two circles of latitude (relative to the Equator) are dictated by the tilt of Earth's axis of rotation relative to the plane of its orbit, and since the tilt changes, the location of these two circles also changes.
In geopolitics, it is known for being the southern limitation on the mutual defence obligation of NATO, as member states of NATO are not obligated to come to the defence of territory south of the Tropic of Cancer.[2]
^"Obliquity of the Ecliptic and Arctic Circle Calculator". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^"NATO - Topic: Collective defence and Article 5". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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northern equivalent is the TropicofCancer. The Tropicof Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is...
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north than any other time: at latitude 23.44° north, known as the TropicofCancer. Similarly at the December solstice the subsolar point is further south...
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