In Rio you might understand why Henry Miller named his twin erotic books Tropic Of Cancer and Tropic Of Capricorn. Click here to view the latest travel offers, with Independent Holidays. Join our ...

The Tropic of Cancer, north of the equator at 23 degrees 27 minutes, and its equivalent latitude marker, the Tropic of Capricorn, at the same latitude south of the equator, serve as approximate ...

The Tropic of Cancer – also called the Northern Tropic – is the most northern circle of latitude on Earth where the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. It occurs at approximately 23.5 ...

The Tropic of Cancer is approximately 23.5°N of the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn is approximately 23.5°S of the Equator. Image caption, The globe shows the lines of latitude and the ...

Tropic of Cancer is a BBC television documentary presented by Simon Reeve. It was first broadcast on BBC Two in 2010. It follows his previous series Equator and Tropic of Capricorn.

Following his acclaimed series `Equator' and `Tropic of Capricorn,' author and adventurer Simon Reeve completes his exploration of the tropics with the Tropic of Cancer, the line that marks the ...

Last month I wrote about why the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are related to the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth’s axis: The Sun’s furthest point north or south, called the ...

The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major latitude circles that divide up our earth, and it also makes for a thrilling bucket list itinerary around the southern hemisphere. But what does the ...

The 22,835 mile long Tropic of Cancer marks the northern border of the Tropics, the region of the planet with both the richest natural biodiversity, and the greatest concentration of human suffering.