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What two deserts lie on the tropic of capricorn

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The Gibson Desert in Australia and the Atacama Desert of Chile lie in the Tropic of Capricorn.

The Tropic of Capricorn, also known as the Southern Tropic, constitutes one of 5 most significant circles of latitude. The circle of latitude that has the subsolar point on the December (or southern) solstice. Therefore, the Tropic of Capricorn is the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be overhead. Itsquivalent in the North is the Tropic of Cancer.

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The Gibson Desert in Australia and the Atacama Desert of Chile lie in the Tropic of Capricorn.
The Tropic of Capricorn is one of 5 major circles of latitude. It's the southernmost circle where the sun can shine directly, that is, it is the southernmost point or latitude from where the sun can be directly overhead. Its latitude is 23 ° 26'12.8 "and it moves constantly northwards. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer.

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