Tropic of Cancer

Summary

Tropic of Cancer is a tropic^[1]. It draws 3,800 Wikipedia views per month (tropic category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of Algeria^[3].
• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of Niger^[4].
• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of Libya^[5].
• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of Egypt^[6].
• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[7].
• Tropic of Cancer is in the country of United Arab Emirates^[8].
• Tropic of Cancer's instance of is recorded as tropic^[9].
• Tropic of Cancer's instance of is recorded as region^[10].
• Tropic of Cancer is part of Northern Hemisphere^[11].
• Tropic of Cancer's Commons category is recorded as Tropic of Cancer^[12].
• Tropic of Cancer's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[13].
• Tropic of Cancer is the opposite of Tropic of Capricorn^[14].
• Tropic of Cancer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.436694444444445, 'lon': 0}^[15].
• Tropic of Cancer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.436805555555555, 'lon': 0}^[16].
• Tropic of Cancer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.436027777777777, 'lon': 0}^[17].
• Tropic of Cancer's different from is recorded as Tropic of Cancer^[18].
• Tropic of Cancer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Algeria^[3], a sovereign state^[20], in Algeria^[21], founded in 1962^[22]; Niger^[4], a republic^[23], in Niger^[24], founded in 1960^[25]; Libya^[5], a sovereign state^[26], in Libya^[27], founded in 1551^[28]; Egypt^[6], a sovereign state^[29], in Egypt^[30], founded in 1922^[31]; Saudi Arabia^[7], a sovereign state^[32], in Saudi Arabia^[33], founded in 1727^[34]; and United Arab Emirates^[8], a sovereign state^[35], in United Arab Emirates^[36], founded in 1971^[37]. Tropic of Cancer is part of Northern Hemisphere^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tropic^[9] and region^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tropic of Cancer include it^[38], a written work^[39], written by Henry Miller^[40] and Tropic Seamount^[41], a seamount^[42], in Spain^[43].

Why It Matters

Tropic of Cancer draws 3,800 Wikipedia views per month (tropic category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include it^[38], a written work^[39], written by Henry Miller^[40] and Tropic Seamount^[41], a seamount^[42], in Spain^[43].