The subtropical zones or subtropics are geographical and climate zones to the north and south of the tropics. Geographically part of the temperate zones of both hemispheres, they cover the middle latitudes from 23°26′10.1″ (or 23.43613°) to approximately 35° north and south. The horse latitudes lie within this range.
Homes in subtropical Charleston, South Carolina, along The Battery
Live oak with araucarias in Curitiba, Brazil
Natural fog in Northwest Vietnam
Wetland Park in Hong Kong, China
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′10.0″ (or 23.43612°) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′10.0″ (or 23.43612°) S. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone.
Aerial view of Bora Bora in French Polynesia
Tropical sunset over the sea in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia
Coconut palms in the warm, tropical climate of Pajuçara in northern Brazil
Dragon fruit, a tropical fruit from several different cacti originally from the Americas