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v) On June 21 sun rays fall vertically over tropic of cancer making it the

longest day.

Winter Solstice:

i)It is the position of the Earth when the rays of the sun fall directly on the
tropic of Capricorn.

ii)In this position, the North pole is tilted away from the sun.

iii)Due to large portion of the Southern hemisphere gets light from sun, it is
winter in Northern Hemisphere.

iv)During this period in Northern hemisphere, nights are longer than days

v) The Southern Hemisphere faces the Sun from 21 June to 22 December.
During this time it experiences summers.

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Vi) 22 December is the longest day in southern hemisphere,while it is the
shortest in Northern hemisphere.