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🔆Tropic of Capricorn

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✅The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth.

✅The 23.5 degrees south latitude in the Southern Hemisphere is known as Tropic of Capricorn.

✅ The Tropic of Capricorn’s position is not fixed, but constantly changes because of a slight wobble in the Earth’s longitudinal alignment relative to its orbit around the Sun Its latitude is currently 23°26′11.7″ (or 23.43659°) south of the Equator

✅Tropic of Capricorn passes through 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.

✅South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay

✅Africa: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar

✅Australia: Australia

✅Water Bodies: Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

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🔆Tropic of Capricorn

✅ Source edubaba

✅The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth.

✅The 23.5 degrees south latitude in the Southern Hemisphere is known as Tropic of Capricorn.

✅ The Tropic of Capricorn’s position is not fixed, but constantly changes because of a slight wobble in the Earth’s longitudinal alignment relative to its orbit around the Sun Its latitude is currently 23°26′11.7″ (or 23.43659°) south of the Equator

✅Tropic of Capricorn passes through 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.

✅South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay

✅Africa: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar

✅Australia: Australia

✅Water Bodies: Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

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