tropic of capricorn

  • 1Tropic Of Capricorn — (Нади,Фиджи) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 11 Wasawasa Rd, Нади, Фиджи …

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  • 2Tropic of Capricorn — Tropic Trop ic, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc. ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.] 1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial sphere,… …

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  • 3Tropic of Capricorn — For the novel by Henry Miller, see Tropic of Capricorn (novel) .The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It lies 23° 26′ 22″ south of the Equator, and marks the most… …

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  • 4Tropic of Capricorn — The southern parallel of declination, approximately 23°27’ from the celestial equator, reached by the sun at its maximum declination, or the corresponding parallel on the earth. It is named for the sign of the zodiac during which the sun reached… …

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  • 5Tropic of Capricorn — [[t]trɒ̱pɪk əv kæ̱prɪkɔː(r)n[/t]] N PROPER The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line around the Earth 23° 26 south of the equator …

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  • 6Tropic of Capricorn (BBC TV series) — Tropic of Capricorn is a BBC television documentary series. It was aired on BBC Two in 2008 and showed presenter Simon Reeve travel along the Tropic of Capricorn.Countries visitedIn order of visiting: *flag|Namibia *flag|Botswana *flag|South… …

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  • 7Tropic of Capricorn (novel) — Infobox Book name = Tropic of Capricorn title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of a later reprint author = Henry Miller illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = publisher = Obelisk Press release… …

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  • 8tropic of Capricorn. — See under tropic (def. 1a). [1545 55] * * * …

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  • 9Tropic of Capricorn — noun The parallel of latitude 23°30′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the winter solstice. See Also …

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  • 10tropic of Capricorn — trop′ic of Cap′ricorn n. geo See under tropic 1), a) • Etymology: 1545–55 …

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