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The latitude at which the Sun is directly overhead on the summer solstice is the Tropic of:

ACancer
BCygnus
CCorvus
DCrater
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Cancer
1. One named parallel marks the Sun's farthest north point. 2. It matches the value of Earth's tilt. 3. That parallel is the Tropic of Cancer. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 4, Earth, Moon, and Sky._
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