Tropic of Cancer
Proper noun
  1. (geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
Related terms Translations
  • French: tropique du Cancer
  • German: nördlicher Wendekreis
  • Italian: Tropico del Cancro
  • Portuguese: Trópico de Câncer
  • Russian: тро́пик Ра́ка
  • Spanish: trópico de Cáncer



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