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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The zone of the earth's surface that lies between the [[Tropic of Cancer]] and the [[Tropic of Capricorn|Tropic  of Capricorn]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This is one of the three subdivisions of the [[mathematical climate]]; the other two are the  [[Temperate Zone]] and the [[Frigid Zone]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The zone of the earth's surface that lies between the [[Tropic of Cancer]] and the [[Tropic of Capricorn|Tropic  of Capricorn]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This is one of the three subdivisions of the [[mathematical climate]]; the other two are the  [[Temperate zone]] and the [[Frigid zone]].</div></div>
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<p>''Term edited 24 August 2023.''</p>


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Torrid Zone

The zone of the earth's surface that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

This is one of the three subdivisions of the mathematical climate; the other two are the Temperate zone and the Frigid zone.


Term edited 24 August 2023.


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