nán
huí
guī
xiàn
线

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Meaning of 南回归线

南回归线 means Tropic of Capricorn; the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. Pronounced nán huí guī xiàn.

  • Tropic of Capricorn; the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead

Definitions & Examples

Ào
běi
de
fèn
wèi
nán
huí
guī
xiàn线
nán
 

Most of northern Australia lies south of the Tropic of Capricorn.

Nán
huí
guī
xiàn线
de
wěi
shì
yuē
23.52
3
 .
nán5
 
 
 

The latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn is approximately 23.5 degrees south.

Zhè
tiáo
xiàn线
bèi
chēng
wéi
nán
huí
guī
xiàn线
 
yīn
wèi
biāo
zhì
zhe
tài
yáng
zhí
shè
diǎn
kāi
shǐ
 
huí
guī
 
xiàng
běi
dòng
de
wèi
zhì
 

This line is called the Tropic of Capricorn because it marks where the Sun's direct rays begin to 'return' northward.

Zài
dōng
zhì
 
tài
yáng
zhí
shè
diǎn
wèi
nán
huí
guī
xiàn线
shàng
 

On the winter solstice, the Sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn.

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