Tropic
noun
One of the two lines around the Earth that are a certain distance from the equator.
The Tropic of Cancer is located north of the equator, while the Tropic of Capricorn is south.
Often appears as...
- tropic of cancer
- tropic of capricorn
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Geographical
noun
The hottest area of the Earth, around the equator.
Many species of animals and plants are unique to the tropic regions.
Often appears as...
- tropic climate
- tropic region
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Ecological
adjective
Related to or located in the tropics.
Pineapples are a tropic fruit because they grow in warm climates.
Often appears as...
- tropic sun
- tropic rainforest
noun
One of the two lines around the Earth that are a certain distance from the equator.
The Tropic of Cancer is located north of the equator, while the Tropic of Capricorn is south.
Often appears as...
- tropic of cancer
- tropic of capricorn
Usage tips
Geographical
noun
The hottest area of the Earth, around the equator.
Many species of animals and plants are unique to the tropic regions.
Often appears as...
- tropic climate
- tropic region
Usage tips
Ecological
adjective
Related to or located in the tropics.
Pineapples are a tropic fruit because they grow in warm climates.
Often appears as...
- tropic sun
- tropic rainforest
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Boundaries
The tropics are specific regions, not general hot places.
Countries close to the Tropic of Cancer experience hot climates.
Pro Tip 2/323.5 Degrees
'Tropic' lines mark 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
Mexico lies just inside the Tropic of Cancer.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Relevance
The position of the sun at solstices defines the tropic lines.
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southern limit for the sun's vertical rays during December.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Boundaries
The tropics are specific regions, not general hot places.
Countries close to the Tropic of Cancer experience hot climates.
Pro Tip 2/323.5 Degrees
'Tropic' lines mark 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
Mexico lies just inside the Tropic of Cancer.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Relevance
The position of the sun at solstices defines the tropic lines.
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southern limit for the sun's vertical rays during December.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Boundaries
The tropics are specific regions, not general hot places.
Countries close to the Tropic of Cancer experience hot climates.
Pro Tip 2/323.5 Degrees
'Tropic' lines mark 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.
Mexico lies just inside the Tropic of Cancer.
Pro Tip 3/3Seasonal Relevance
The position of the sun at solstices defines the tropic lines.
The Tropic of Capricorn is the southern limit for the sun's vertical rays during December.
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Why nations should...
on a hot day in the tropics, so I said sure. And he whipped out his cellphone, dialed the number, and a voice said, "I'm up here." And right on top of the nearest coconut tree, with a hatchet in one hand and a cell phone in the other, was a local toddy tapper, who proceeded to bring down the coconuts for us to drink.
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Why great architecture...
So you see new datum planes, new grounds planes for social activity. We paid a lot of attention to sustainability. In the tropics, the sun is the most important thing to pay attention to, and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight
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Floating cities, the...
it's teeming with life of farming and science and social spaces. So in a way, you can imagine this community port is where people gather, both by day and by night. And even if the first one is designed for the tropics, we also imagine that the architecture can adapt to any culture,
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Should we eat bugs? -...
forming a big part of everyday diets for two billion people around the world. Countries in the tropics are the keenest consumers, because culturally, it's acceptable. Species in those regions are also large, diverse, and tend to congregate in groups or swarms
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Ghostly Yeti Crab Swarms...
protect embryos lining their bellies juveniles also are found in cooler water one researcher says the temperature of the water near the Antarctic vents is comparable to water found in the warm tropics other creatures near the vents
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
So, wealth -- how can a bat possibly bring us wealth? Now as I said before, bats are essential for our ecosystems to function correctly. And why is this? Bats in the tropics are major pollinators of many plants.
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100 solutions to reverse...
And tropical forests tell their own story. Protecting currently degraded land in the tropics and allowing natural regeneration to occur is the number five solution to reversing global warming.
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Protecting nature’s...
travel to the polar oceans where they feed and as winter arrives they take this lengthy migration to the tropics to breed and give birth this is what scientists thought all blue whales did
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ONE HOUR of Amazing...
without such a dramatic start in life it's unlikely any of them would have even got this far northern australia has the highest tides in the tropics which expose vast areas of shoreline
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For more wonder, rewild...
When I was a young man, I spent six years of wild adventure in the tropics working as an investigative journalist in some of the most bewitching parts of the world.
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Why nations should...
on a hot day in the tropics, so I said sure. And he whipped out his cellphone, dialed the number, and a voice said, "I'm up here." And right on top of the nearest coconut tree, with a hatchet in one hand and a cell phone in the other, was a local toddy tapper, who proceeded to bring down the coconuts for us to drink.
Video examples
Why great architecture...
So you see new datum planes, new grounds planes for social activity. We paid a lot of attention to sustainability. In the tropics, the sun is the most important thing to pay attention to, and, in fact, it is seeking protection from the sun. We first proved that all apartments would have sufficient daylight
Video examples
Floating cities, the...
it's teeming with life of farming and science and social spaces. So in a way, you can imagine this community port is where people gather, both by day and by night. And even if the first one is designed for the tropics, we also imagine that the architecture can adapt to any culture,
Video examples
Should we eat bugs? -...
forming a big part of everyday diets for two billion people around the world. Countries in the tropics are the keenest consumers, because culturally, it's acceptable. Species in those regions are also large, diverse, and tend to congregate in groups or swarms
Video examples
Ghostly Yeti Crab Swarms...
protect embryos lining their bellies juveniles also are found in cooler water one researcher says the temperature of the water near the Antarctic vents is comparable to water found in the warm tropics other creatures near the vents
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
So, wealth -- how can a bat possibly bring us wealth? Now as I said before, bats are essential for our ecosystems to function correctly. And why is this? Bats in the tropics are major pollinators of many plants.
Video examples
100 solutions to reverse...
And tropical forests tell their own story. Protecting currently degraded land in the tropics and allowing natural regeneration to occur is the number five solution to reversing global warming.
Video examples
Protecting nature’s...
travel to the polar oceans where they feed and as winter arrives they take this lengthy migration to the tropics to breed and give birth this is what scientists thought all blue whales did
Video examples
ONE HOUR of Amazing...
without such a dramatic start in life it's unlikely any of them would have even got this far northern australia has the highest tides in the tropics which expose vast areas of shoreline
Video examples
For more wonder, rewild...
When I was a young man, I spent six years of wild adventure in the tropics working as an investigative journalist in some of the most bewitching parts of the world.
Example 1 of 10
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Donella Meadows
American Environmentalist
It's a fair guess that at the rate we're destroying habitat, especially but not exclusively in the tropics, we're pushing to extinction about one species every hour. That doesn't count the species whose populations are being reduced so greatly that diversity within the population is essentially gone.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.
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Anika Noni Rose
American Actress
I love going to the beach in the tropics and doing whatever I do - surfing, swimming or being - and the glow when I get a tan that deepens. I walk around with red and gold in my skin and feel like the most beautiful thing on the planet!
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Lewis Tappan
American Businessman
One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large lump of ice to show these strangers from the tropics.
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Bruno Tonioli
Italian Dancer
I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
In 'Snow for Mother', a mother waits for her little boy to grow up so that she can take him to Alaska to experience the real snow, which he never knew as a little boy in the tropics.
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Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
We have the most beautiful planet - the Rockies, the purple fields of the United States, the Lake District, the Pyrenees, the turquoise seas of the tropics.
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Padgett Powell
American Novelist
Bermuda is not even tropical. The charm of the tropics - the heat, the chaos - is not there.
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Lydia Millet
American Novelist
I wanted to go into the tropics and save animals - and write, of course.
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Manuel Puig
Argentinian Author
My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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Donella Meadows
American Environmentalist
It's a fair guess that at the rate we're destroying habitat, especially but not exclusively in the tropics, we're pushing to extinction about one species every hour. That doesn't count the species whose populations are being reduced so greatly that diversity within the population is essentially gone.
Quote examples
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American Journalist
The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world.
Quote examples
Anika Noni Rose
American Actress
I love going to the beach in the tropics and doing whatever I do - surfing, swimming or being - and the glow when I get a tan that deepens. I walk around with red and gold in my skin and feel like the most beautiful thing on the planet!
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Lewis Tappan
American Businessman
One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large lump of ice to show these strangers from the tropics.
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Bruno Tonioli
Italian Dancer
I'm a sucker for turquoise sea, white beaches and palm trees. I've been to the tropics every year since I could afford it. It's the perfect place to unwind. I can chill out, read, do a bit of yoga.
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Lawrence Osborne
British Novelist
In 'Snow for Mother', a mother waits for her little boy to grow up so that she can take him to Alaska to experience the real snow, which he never knew as a little boy in the tropics.
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Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
We have the most beautiful planet - the Rockies, the purple fields of the United States, the Lake District, the Pyrenees, the turquoise seas of the tropics.
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Padgett Powell
American Novelist
Bermuda is not even tropical. The charm of the tropics - the heat, the chaos - is not there.
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Lydia Millet
American Novelist
I wanted to go into the tropics and save animals - and write, of course.
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Manuel Puig
Argentinian Author
My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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