 | Richard HILEY - 1843 - 166 pages
...the poles. Of these parallels, the most remarkable are the Polar or the Arctic and Antarctic Circles, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Arctic Circle is 23J degrees from the north pole; the Antarctic Circle is 23| degrees from the south pole; the Tropic... | |
 | Richard Hiley - Geography - 1866 - 152 pages
...thepoles. Of these parallels, the most remarkable are the Polar or the Arotic, and Antarotic circles, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Arctic circle is 23i degrces from the North Pole; the Antarctic circle is 23J[ degrces from the South Pole. The Tropic... | |
 | James Douglas (Ph.D.) - Geography - 1871 - 194 pages
...everywhere equally distant from each other. The most remarkable parallels are the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle. The Tropic of Cancer is about 23J degrees north of the equator. The Tropic of Capricorn is about degrees... | |
 | Richard Hiley - Europe - 1872 - 320 pages
...the poles. Of these parallele, the most remarkable are the Polar or the Arctic and Antarctic circles, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Arctic Circle is 23J degrees from the North Pole; the Antarctic Circle is 23J degrees from the South Pole ; the Tropic... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1872 - 156 pages
...poles. Of these parallels, the most remarkable are the Polar or the Arctic, and Antarctic circles, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Arctic circle is 23£ degrees from the North Pole ; the Antarctic circle is 23£ degrees from the South Pole. The... | |
 | James Douglas (Teacher, Edinburgh.) - 1880 - 410 pages
...diminish in size as they approach the poles. The most remarkable parallels are the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle. The Tropic of Cancer is about 234 degrees north of the equator, and the Tropic of Capricorn is about 234... | |
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Parallels of latitude are small circles parallel to the equator, and diminishing in size as they approach the poles. Of these parallels, the most remarkable are the Polar or the Arctic, and Antarctic circles, the Tropic of Cancer, and the Tropic of Capricorn.... 