The '''Tropic of Capricorn''' is the [[Lines of latitude|line of latitude]] at 23°30'S. It forms the southern boundary of the [[tropics]], which extends north to the [[Tropic of Cancer]]. On the [[summer solstice]] in the [[southern hemisphere]], the sun appears directly overhead at noon. | The '''Tropic of Capricorn''' is the [[Lines of latitude|line of latitude]] at 23°30'S. It forms the southern boundary of the [[tropics]], which extends north to the [[Tropic of Cancer]]. On the [[summer solstice]] in the [[southern hemisphere]], the sun appears directly overhead at noon. |