Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun may appear directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn.

Roughly translated, Shimajiri means "Butt of the island" which refers to its southerly position on the island of Okinawa.

If the night sky is clear the moon in its most southerly rising position will be seen over those same hills.

North America is predicted to have already collided with Africa, but be in a more southerly position than where it rifted.

The port of Paldiski was chosen because its southerly position made it ice free all the year round.

The strong blip and the fading afterimage lingering until the returning swing of light illuminates it in a slightly more southerly position.

Possible climatic effects of the eruption would have been concentrated on the southern hemisphere due to the southerly position of Lake Taupo.

A succession of slow-moving low pressure systems crossed the UK during Autumn 2000 associated with the jet stream being in a more southerly position than average.

The sun's most southerly position is now called the Tropic of Capricorn.

Due to its southerly position, Tubuai has notably cooler weather than Tahiti.