Tropic of Capricorn

Summary

Tropic of Capricorn is a tropic^[1]. It draws 756 Wikipedia views per month (tropic category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of Namibia^[3].
• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of Botswana^[4].
• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of South Africa^[5].
• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of Mozambique^[6].
• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of Madagascar^[7].
• Tropic of Capricorn is in the country of Australia^[8].
• Tropic of Capricorn's image is recorded as 00 1836 West Coastel Highway (National Route 1) - Tropic of Capricorn.jpg^[9].
• Tropic of Capricorn's instance of is recorded as tropic^[10].
• Tropic of Capricorn's instance of is recorded as region^[11].
• Tropic of Capricorn's locator map image is recorded as World map with tropic of capricorn.svg^[12].
• Tropic of Capricorn's part of is recorded as Southern Hemisphere^[13].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Commons category is recorded as Tropic of Capricorn^[14].
• Tropic of Capricorn's opposite of is recorded as Tropic of Cancer^[15].
• Tropic of Capricorn's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -23.436694444444445, 'lon': 0}^[16].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hlqj^[17].
• Tropic of Capricorn's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 807841^[18].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Tropic-of-Capricorn^[19].
• Tropic of Capricorn's BBC Things ID is recorded as 373c2f22-6456-4a6b-b356-55f6edcf44d3^[20].
• Tropic of Capricorn's place name sign is recorded as Jpeg 39.jpeg^[21].
• Tropic of Capricorn's YSO ID is recorded as 27266^[22].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Quora topic ID is recorded as Tropic-of-Capricorn^[23].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as aarde-weer-en-klimaat/steenbokskeerkring^[24].
• Tropic of Capricorn's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i82528^[26].
• Tropic of Capricorn's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/5438^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Namibia^[3], a republic^[28], in Namibia^[29], founded in 1990^[30]; Botswana^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Botswana^[32], founded in 1966^[33]; South Africa^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in South Africa^[35], founded in 1910^[36]; Mozambique^[6], a republic^[37], in Mozambique^[38], founded in 1975^[39], headquartered in Maputo^[40]; Madagascar^[7], a sovereign state^[41], in Madagascar^[42], founded in 1960^[43]; and Australia^[8], a Commonwealth realm^[44], in Australia^[45], founded in 1901^[46]. Tropic of Capricorn's part of is recorded as Southern Hemisphere^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include tropic^[10] and region^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tropic of Capricorn include Capricornia^[47], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[48], in Australia^[49], founded in 1901^[50] and Capricorn Plate^[51], a tectonic plate^[52].

Why It Matters

Tropic of Capricorn draws 756 Wikipedia views per month (tropic category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for it include Capricornia^[47], a division of the Australian House of Representatives^[48], in Australia^[49], founded in 1901^[50] and Capricorn Plate^[51], a tectonic plate^[52].