Tropic of Capricorn
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The Tropic of Capricorn is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. Similarly
Sign marking the Tropic of Capricorn in Mozambique.
A sign marking the Tropic of Capricorn as it passes through Namibia
A monument marking the Tropic of Capricorn as it passes through Botswana
A monument in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Equator
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The equator is the circle of latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude, about 21,639 nautical miles in circumference
Tropic of Capricorn
…of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude marked on maps of Earth. Its latitude is currently 23°26′09.1″ (or 23.43586°) south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year. It is the southern of the two tropics…
The equator marked as it crosses Ilhéu das Rolas, in São Tomé and Príncipe
The Marco Zero monument marking the equator in Macapá, Brazil
GPS reading taken on the equator close to the Quitsato Sundial, in Cayambe, Ecuador
Sign on the equator in San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador