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The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the Equator. It contains all or parts of five continents [1] (the whole ...
Northern Hemisphere: The half that lies north of the Equator. This hemisphere contains approximately 68% of Earth's landmass and is home to about 90% of the global population. [4] It includes North America, Europe, Asia, and most of Africa. Southern Hemisphere: The half that lies south of the Equator. It contains approximately 32% of Earth's ...
In the Northern Hemisphere, winter solstice currently occurs around 21 December; summer solstice is near 21 June, spring equinox is around 20 March and autumnal equinox is about 22 or 23 September. In the Southern Hemisphere, the situation is reversed, with the summer and winter solstices exchanged and the spring and autumnal equinox dates swapped.
BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.
Fun Facts . What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s dog? Answer: Pluto. ... Which hemisphere is the majority of the Earth’s landmass located in? Answer: Northern Hemisphere.
The Geographic South Pole is marked by the stake on the right NASA image showing Antarctica and the South Pole in 2005. The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
Scheme for geographical regions and subregions used by the United Nations Statistics Division. South America is a continent [h] entirely in the Western Hemisphere [i] and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
Look for the Beaver Full Moon to rise in the east as the sun sets in the west, sitting atop the southern sky at about midnight, before dropping low on the western horizon as the sun rises once again.