Countries covered in Tropic of Capricon

This blog is about the countries covered in the Tropic of Capricon, but before that here is a little information about the Tropic of Capricon.

The Tropic of Capricorn is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer.

The Tropic of Capricorn is the dividing line between the southern temperate zone to the south and the tropics to the north. The nothern hemisphere equivalent of the Tropic of Capricorn is the Tropic of Cancer.

The position of the Tropic of Capricorn is not fixed, but rather it varies in a complex manner over time.The word “tropic” itself comes from the Greek trope, meaning turn, change in direction or circumstances, referring to the fact that the sun appears to “turn back” at the solstices.

The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude of a map of the Earth. It is 23 26′ 22″ south of the Equator.

It marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead. This happens at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun to its maximum extent.

The Tropic of Capricorn goes in these countries, starting at the prime meridian and going west: Brazil, Paraguay,Argentina,Chile,Tonga,French Polynesia,Australia,Coral Sea Island Territory, Madagascar,Mozambique,South Africa,Botswana,Namibia,French Polynesia.

I shall be posting more about the countries in the Tropic of Capricon.