You may be surprised to hear that there are seventy different species of antelopes over all the earth-that more than fifty of these are African, and that thirty at least belong to South Africa-that is, the portion of the continent lying between the Cape of Good Hope and the Tropic of capricorn.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
On the other hand, their winter came when all the planets were joined in capricorn, and its result was a universal flood.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
By careful estimate it was quite fair to assume that we had passed the Tropic of capricorn by some miles, as my estimated latitude here was 23 degrees 15', and longitude about 119 degrees 37'.
"Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia, From 1"
Ernest Giles