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Tropic of capricorn

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  1. 1
    The parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.

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The Sun was in the constellation Capricorn at the December solstice when it was named.

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