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Encyclopedia > Water hemisphere

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 other half of the earth is the land hemisphere. The term hemisphere is used in three different meanings: one-half of the Earth (or other planetary or stellar body; see also New World and Old World) Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... 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 water hemisphere has only one-seventh of the land on the earth, including Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, small part of Southeast Asia and south part of South America. Most of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are on the water hemisphere. The area of the oceans of the water hemisphere is much larger than its land area, but the area of the oceans of the land hemisphere is still larger than its land area. Land is sometimes used synonymously with country. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Ocean (from Okeanos, a Greek god of sea and water; Greek ωκεανός) covers almost three quarters (71%) of the surface of the Earth. ... 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). ...


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