Tropic of Capricorn

The Tropic of Capricorn, which runs immediately south of Rockhampton, is marked on the Bruce Highway by a tower.

The Tropic is also a climatic frontier. The territory to the north has warm, dry winters, while to the south winters are usually cool and wet. The whole region is notorious for long periods of drought and for deluges of rain.

The Capricorn Highway and the railroad from Rockhampton via Emerald to Longreach (675 km) in the interior run roughly parallel to the Tropic.