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  1. Feb 14, 2023 · There are some countries that are located in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. They are the United Kingdom, United States, France, Spain, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Ghana, Mali, Togo, Fiji, Kiribati, and Russia. Diptarka Ghosh February 14 2023 in Geography. The Equator is the 0° latitude line at the Earth’s center, which divides the ...

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  2. Land Hemisphere: Centered near 47°N, 1°E, near the city of Nantes, France, this hemisphere contains the largest possible area of land, including most of the world's continents and major landmasses. Water Hemisphere : Centered near 47°S, 179°W, in the South Pacific Ocean, this hemisphere contains the largest possible area of water, including most of the Indian, Atlantic, and Southern Oceans.

  3. In geometry. In geometry, a sphere is the set of all points in three-dimensional space lying the same distance (the radius) from a given point (the center); a hemisphere is half of a sphere, cut along the diameter. The curved surface area and volume of a hemisphere can be calculated by using the equations 2π r2 and (2/3)π r3, respectively.

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  4. The Eastern Hemisphere lies east of 0° longitude and west of 180° longitude. It includes almost all of Europe and Africa and all of Asia and Australia. About half of Antarctica lies in the Eastern Hemisphere, and about half lies in the Western Hemisphere. A hemisphere is half of a sphere, or ball. People use the word to describe one half of ...

  5. Aug 22, 2024 · As a travel writer, I often find myself fascinated by the different aspects that make our world so diverse and unique. One such aspect is the division of Earth into four distinct hemispheres: the northern, southern, eastern, and western hemispheres. These hemispheres are defined based on the imaginary lines that divide our planet, such as the ...

  6. Mar 6, 2024 · The idea of Eastern and Western Hemispheres has become politically and historically significant since European nations began colonizing North America and South America. In this context, the Eastern Hemisphere is sometimes called the "Old World," and the Western Hemisphere is called the "New World." However, the Western Hemisphere is a purely ...

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  8. In this lesson, we will be learning about hemispheres, which divide the world into two equal halves. We will explore the Northern and Southern hemispheres as well as the Equator, an imaginary line which circles around the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles.

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