Western Hemisphere, the half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridian
Alternative Hemispheres
The East–West division can also be seen in a cultural and religious sense, as a division into two cultural and religious hemispheres. Some geographers prefer to split the hemispheres at 20° west and 160° east so that Africa and Europe are not split.[4]
However, other schemes have sought to divide the planet in a way that maximizes the preponderance of one geographic feature or another in each division:
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External links
Media related to Earth's hemispheres at Wikimedia Commons
February 09, 2023
hemispheres, earth, geography, cartography, hemispheres, earth, division, globe, into, hemispheres, from, ancient, greek, ἡμισφαίριον, hēmisphaírion, half, sphere, division, earth, equator, prime, meridian, roughly, depicting, eastern, western, hemispheres, co. In geography and cartography hemispheres of Earth are any division of the globe into two hemispheres from Ancient Greek ἡmisfairion hemisphairion half of a sphere 1 The division of Earth by the Equator and the prime meridian Map roughly depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres Contents 1 Geographical Hemispheres 2 Alternative Hemispheres 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeographical Hemispheres EditThe primary hemispherical split geographically is made by latitudinal north south and longitudinal east west 2 markers 3 North South 4 Northern Hemisphere the half that lies north of the Equator Southern Hemisphere the half that lies south of the EquatorEast West 4 Eastern Hemisphere the half that lies east of the prime meridian and west of the 180th meridian Western Hemisphere the half that lies west of the prime meridian and east of the 180th meridianAlternative Hemispheres EditThe East West division can also be seen in a cultural and religious sense as a division into two cultural and religious hemispheres Some geographers prefer to split the hemispheres at 20 west and 160 east so that Africa and Europe are not split 4 However other schemes have sought to divide the planet in a way that maximizes the preponderance of one geographic feature or another in each division Land Water 5 Land Hemisphere the hemisphere on Earth containing the largest possible area of land Water Hemisphere the hemisphere on Earth containing the largest possible area of water The Land Hemisphere The Water Hemisphere The Land Hemisphere is at the top and the Water Hemisphere is at the bottom The Land Hemisphere is at the top and the Water Hemisphere is at the bottom Earth may also be split into hemispheres of day and night by the terrestrial terminator See also EditAntarctica South Pole Arctic Ocean North Pole Earth s geographical centre Eastern Hemisphere Global North and Global South Land and water hemispheres Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere East West dichotomyReferences Edit hemisphere Etymology origin and meaning of hemisphere by etymonline www etymonline com Retrieved 2022 12 03 Pulsedive n d Hemispheres Pulsedive Retrieved December 2 2022 from https www google com url sa i amp rct j amp q amp esrc s amp source web amp cd amp cad rja amp uact 8 amp ved 0CAMQw7AJahcKEwiw3YTn2dz7AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg amp url https 3A 2F 2Fassets ctfassets net 2F2yd1b0rk61ek 2F2aYjUXUJqkfcRTEeL3iJOP 2F7a66623f7be365e0e0e310645dd0b70b 2Fgr 4 maps Globes and Hemispheres pdf amp psig AOvVaw1DMOjGH5YUPfP24IMtJmLK amp ust 1670130936071579 Hemisphere 2011 03 22 a b c hemisphere National Geographic Society education nationalgeographic org Retrieved 2022 08 27 Boggs S W 1945 This Hemisphere Journal of Geography 44 9 345 355 doi 10 1080 00221344508986498 External links Edit Media related to Earth s hemispheres at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hemispheres of Earth amp oldid 1130339683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
