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Subtropics - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Equator, Furnace, Hell, Inferno, Latitude, Longitude, Meridian, Oven, Parallel, Tropic, Tropics, Zone |
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The subtropics (also known as semitropics) are the geographic regions of the Earth immediately north and south, respectively, of the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn - i.e. above 23.5° N latitude and below 23.5° S latitude.
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