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tropic

circle of latitude
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Summary

tropic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,930 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tropic is a type of circle of latitude[2].
  • tropic's Commons category is recorded as Latitudes[3].
  • tropic comprises Tropic of Cancer[4].
  • tropic comprises Tropic of Capricorn[5].
  • tropic's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • tropic's different from is recorded as Q13537741[7].
  • tropic's different from is recorded as Tropico[8].

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Definition and Type

tropic is a type of circle of latitude[2].

Use and Application

Components include Tropic of Cancer[4], in Algeria[9] and Tropic of Capricorn[5], in Namibia[10].

Why It Matters

tropic ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,930 views/month).[1] tropic has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] tropic is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'dsb', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'frr', 'fy'
    Viaf cluster id → 316429484
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Viaf cluster id: 316429484"
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