Tropics

The tropics are the region of the Earth near to the equator and between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn...

The Wet Tropics of Queensland is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which has the oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforests on Earth. The forests date...

world. They lie between the tropics and temperate zones. The temperate zones are more towards the geographical poles, the tropics are more towards the equator...

3700 species is most diverse in the New World tropics, although also distributed in the Old World tropics and north temperate regions. These plants often...

are only on islands. All of the countries in Southeast Asia are in the tropics except for the northernmost areas of Myanmar, which is in the subtropics...

pumpkins), luffas, melons and watermelons. The family lives mostly in the tropics. Its edible fruits were amongst the earliest cultivated plants. This short...

rich of omega-3. The flesh of mackerel spoils easily, especially in the tropics, and can cause food poisoning. So, it should be eaten on the day of capture...

genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs. Some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees. The name spurge comes from the Latin word espurge...

Moss frog might mean: Arthroleptella, a genus of true frogs from southern Africa Rhacophoridae, a family of the Old World Tropics...

after 1972, but not since 1994. The Philippines is the first nation in the tropics to be in the Winter Olympic Games. List of IOC country codes SportsReference...

geologist and photographer. The Daintree Rainforest is a main part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. These are...

Eastern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere Seasons Solstice and equinox Equator Tropics Tropic of Capricorn Southern Hemisphere Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle...

pressure, leaning north to south, which move from east to west across the tropics creating areas of cloudiness and thunderstorms. West-moving waves can also...

mascots of the Singapore Zoo. He was the first polar bear to be born in the tropics. In early 2018, it was announced that Inuka's health was failing. After...

Asia: Hyperoliidae, a family of sub-Saharan Africa and the Madagascar region, also known as sedge frogs Rhacophoridae, a family of the Old World Tropics...

South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics. They are small herbaceous plants. It has three sections to each leave...

Tropic of Cancer, at 23° 26' 22" N Tropic of Capricorn, at 23° 26' 22" S Tropics, referring to the tropical regions of the world. Tropic, Florida, a town...

are eight species of whistling ducks, most of them live in or near the tropics, in a place where there is fresh water. Whistling ducks feed mainly on...

that may vary from bitter to sweet. It is found in mainly found in the tropics, ranging from Africa, India and southeast Asia, to New Zealand, Pacific...

duo With Bud and Lou. They have starred in Films like One Night in The Tropics (1940) and Buck Privates (1941) and More. They were born in New Jersey...