Which of the following is TRUE of the September equinox?
A) The subsolar point is at the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S).
B) The Northern Hemisphere spring officially begins.
C) The subsolar point is at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N).
D) The sun rises at the South Pole, where it will remain over the horizon for the following six months.
E) All latitudes on Earth, except the Equator, experience unequal daylengths.
D
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