Friday, June 15, 2018

Capricorn

Tropic of Capricorn

Longreach lies on the the Tropic of Capricorn line that circles the globe. The sun will pass directly overhead here in December each year as the Earth follows its orbit with an axis tilted at 23.5 degrees from the orbital plane. This line also separates the Torrid Zone from the Temperate Zone.

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