Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
circle of latitude
|
| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Bahamas gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:China gptkb:Egypt gptkb:India gptkb:Libya gptkb:Mali gptkb:Mauritania gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Niger gptkb:Oman gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates gptkb:Western_Sahara |
| gptkbp:distance_from_Equator |
about 2,600 km north
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tropic of Cancer
|
| gptkbp:latitude |
23.4366° N
|
| gptkbp:marking |
northernmost point of direct sunlight at solstice
|
| gptkbp:movement |
slowly southward due to axial tilt changes
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Cancer_(zodiac_sign)
|
| gptkbp:parallelTo |
gptkb:Arctic_Circle
gptkb:Equator gptkb:Tropic_of_Capricorn |
| gptkbp:significance |
marks start of summer in Northern Hemisphere
|
| gptkbp:solar_event |
Sun is directly overhead at June solstice
|
| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:astronomy
geography climatology |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Africa
gptkb:África |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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