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Southern Hemisphere  

Definición

  • The Southern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the Equator. It contains all or parts of five continents (the whole of Antarctica, the whole of Australia, about 90% of South America, about one-third of Africa, and some islands off the continental mainland of Asia) and four oceans (the whole Southern Ocean, the majority of the Indian Ocean, the South Atlantic Ocean, and the South Pacific Ocean), as well as New Zealand and most of the Pacific Islands in Oceania. Its surface is 80.9% water, compared with 60.7% water in the Northern Hemisphere, and it contains 32.7% of Earth's land. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere)

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Etiquetas alternativas

  • S-Hemisphere
  • south hemisphere
  • South Hemisphere
  • South hemisphere
  • southern hemisphere
  • southern-hemisphere
  • South-hemisphere
  • South-Hemisphere
  • south-hemisphere

En otras lenguas

  • francés

  • hémisphère austral
  • hémisphère méridional
  • hémisphère sud

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