<P> Coordinates: 23 ° 26 ′ 14" S 0 ° 0 ′ 0" W ﻿ / ﻿ 23.43722 ° S - 0.00000 ° E ﻿ / - 23.43722; - 0.00000 ﻿ (Prime Meridian) </P> <P> The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice . It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead . Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer . </P> <P> The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of Earth . As of 26 November 2017, its latitude is 23 ° 26 ′ 13.1" (or 23.43696 °) south of the Equator, but it is very gradually moving northward, currently at the rate of 0.47 arcseconds, or 15 metres, per year . </P> <P> The Tropic of Capricorn is the dividing line between the Southern Temperate Zone to the south and the tropics to the north . The Northern Hemisphere equivalent of the Tropic of Capricorn is the Tropic of Cancer . </P>

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