MEN AGAINST THE SEA 
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If you are south of latitude 23°27' S. the sun will always 
pass to the north of you on its daily trip from east to west. 
Lat. 28°27' S. passes roughly through Noumea, Hio de Janeiro, 
and the southern part of Madagascar. This line is shown as the 
SUN IS SOUTH 
SUN’S PATH 
ON JUNE 21 ST - 
SUN’S PATH 
ON 
DECEMBER 21 ST * 
FROM HERE 
Figure 2. — Sun’s path around earth. 
lower one in figure 2 and marks the path of the sun on about 
December 21 of each year 'before starting slowly north again. 
About March 21 and September 21 of each year the sun travels 
across the sky directly along the Equator. If you should be a 
few miles north of New Guinea or in the center of the Macassar 
