Designation (from ancient Greek trópoi hēliou = sun-winding areas) for the geographical area between the two tropics of Cancer at plus 23° and 27’ north latitude and Capricorn at minus 23° and 27’ south latitude, where the sun is at its zenith at noon during the respective solstice. The subtropics border to the pole.
Countries (or at least parts of them) that are part of the tropical area or border area include Aruba, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso; Ecuador, India, Indonesia (on Bali), Cape Verde, Kenya, Colombia, Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Tahiti (Rangiroa), Thailand, Uganda, and Venezuela.
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