The land hemisphere, sometimes but not always capitalized as the Land Hemisphere, is a hemisphere on the Earth centered on 47°13′N 1°32′W (near the city of Nantes). The other half of the Earth is the water hemisphere. Image File history File links Land_hemisphere. ... The word hemisphere literally means half sphere or half ball; when used in the singular form, it refers to one of the halves of a spherical object. ... Earth (often referred to as The Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth in order of size. ... City motto: Favet Neptunus eunti. ... The water hemisphere, sometimes but not always capitalized as the Water Hemisphere, is a hemisphere on the earth centered on 47°13 S, 178°28 E. Its central point is in New Zealand. ...

The land hemisphere has six-sevenths of the land on the Earth, including Europe, Africa, North America, most of Asia and most of South America. Europe is at the center of the land hemisphere. However, because the area of the oceans of the land hemisphere is still larger than its land area, the land hemisphere means the hemisphere where most land is, but not the hemisphere where the land area is bigger than the ocean area. A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... [[Image:http://www. ...