Talk:Tropic of Cancer

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Google Earth draws the line at 23 degrees 27 minutes.

On Mexican Federal Highway 1 there's a monument marking the location of the Tropic of Cancer.

The Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics gives a value of 23 degrees 26 minutes 21 seconds ... but also notes that the real value is plus or minus 9 arcseconds.

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[edit] Velocity

The tropic of cancer is currently moving south at a speed of 14.8 meters per year, at least according to [1].

Does anyone know what year it will turn around and start heading north again?

see Axial tilt --Tauʻolunga 05:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

It would also be nice to know when it turned around and started heading south. -- ProveIt (talk) 15:05, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Here [2] it is thought to be 14.4 meters / year.
see also Milutin Milanković & Milankovitch cycles

[edit] northern solstice

This solstice entered Taurus from Gemini in December 1989 see ecliptic --Tauʻolunga 02:36, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] China

The countries commonly referred to as "China" and "Taiwan" are described in the articles People's Republic of China and Republic of China, respectively. China talks about the civilization and culture of both countries, and Taiwan talks just about the island (and not the other territories of the country). I believe the links to the countries are most appropriate for the list.

[edit] Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

I removed the reference to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through their territories. Indeed, it passes through the Bahamas, which are a good 500 miles north of P.R. Not home 14:48, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Political Correctness

I'm not even going to bother logging in. As a rule, I don't contribute all too frequently. And I wont take it upon myself to make changes now.I just question whether it is appropriate to give Myanmar recognition or if if would be more appropriate to list it as Burma. Just a thought. 68.205.139.90 (talk) 13:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC)kevinpedia

Not sure what that's got to do with political correctness, but we should probably give both names. Bazonka (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)