Tropic of Cancer
Proper noun
Meaning
Tropic of Cancer
(geography) The parallel of latitude 23°30′north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
Examples
All he had to go by was the definition of the frigid zone as the latitudes north of the line where the celestial arctic circle was equal to the celestial Tropic of Cancer, the tropikos kuklos (refer to the next subsection).
Although the Tropic of Cancer —the boundary between the tropics and subtropics—passes through the middle of India, the whole country is considered to be tropical.
Henry Miller's controversial work Tropic of Cancer (1934) is based on his own experiences in Paris around the time Orwell was there.
His positioning of the Tropic of Cancer at 24 degree was nearly exact, while his positioning of the equator was correct by definition.
The Tropic of Cancer passes south of the area.
Walker, p. 234. As late as 1953, books such as Tropic of Cancer and From Here to Eternity were still banned.