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¿Qué son los Trópicos y dónde se encuentran?What are the Tropics and where are they?

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Correct answer: b) They are parallels, the northern one called Cancer and the southern Capricorn, at 23º 27´N and 23º 27´S.

Why it is correct

The tropics lie at 23º 27′ either side of the Equator.

Why the others are not

  • a) They are parallels.
  • c) It swaps the digits.
  • d) That is not the value.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Tropics: 23º 27′.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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