Tropic of Cancer
Meanings
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- The parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
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Etymology
The Sun was in the constellation Cancer at the June solstice when it was named.
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