Capricornia
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Capricornia is a term sometimes used for northern Australia, derived from the Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropic of Capricorn
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, marks the most southerly latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun to its maximum extent.Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five...
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- Areas associated with Queensland:
- Capricornia, Queensland, a region of the coast located around Rockhampton, Queensland.
- Division of CapricorniaDivision of CapricorniaThe Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election. It is named for the Tropic of Capricorn, which runs through the Division. It is located on the central Queensland coast and its...
, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives based around the region - A proposed new Australian State based in northern Queensland.
- Capricornia (novel)Capricornia (novel)Capricornia is a novel by Xavier Herbert. Like his later work considered by many a masterpiece, the Miles Franklin Award winning Poor Fellow My Country, it provides a fictional account of life in 'Capricornia', a place clearly modelled specifically on Australia's Northern Territory, and to a...
, a novel by Australian author Xavier Herbert, set in the Northern Territory. - Capricornia (album)Capricornia (album)Capricornia is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 2002 under the Sony Music label in Australia, and the Liquid 8 record label internationally...
, an album by Midnight Oil - Birds Australia Capricornia, a regional group of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union.
- An extict genus of trilobite, Capricornia (trilobite).