Question

What is the latitudinal value of the tropic of cancer?

Answer 1

Hint: Latitudes and Longitudes are part of the geographic coordinate system specifying north-south and east-west positioning respectively. They help in specifying the exact location of a place on the Earth surface. Latitude is an angle that ranges from zero degrees at the equator to the ninety degrees at the poles (North and South Poles). The other major latitudes to the north of the equator include the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle while to the south of the equator include the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.

Complete answer: The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23° 26′ N. During the Summer Solstice, the Sun is directly overhead at the tropic of cancer. Climatic conditions, temperatures, winds and pressure system and ocean currents are affected by the positioning of the latitudes. The region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn (23° 26′ S) has a tropical climate which is generally hot and dry except for easterly coastal areas that get orographic rainfall. The temperature in this region reaches around 45 °C in the summer and falls to around 22 °C in the winter.

Note: Longitudes specify the east-west position on the coordinate system. The Prime Meridian which passes near the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England is considered as the 0° longitude. Longitudes are associated with the earth’s rotation and thus, local time varies with the longitude. A difference of 15° longitude corresponds to a one-hour difference in local time.