The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic is 23.43708° north of the Equator. It is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.There are 16 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies through which it passes; ● North America : Mexico, Bahamas (Archipelago) ● Africa : Niger, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Western Sahara ● Asia : Myanmar; Omen, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, China, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan ● Water Bodies : Indian Ocean, Altlantic Ocean, Taiwan Strait, Red Sea, Gulf of Merico