Northern Hemisphere
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The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable
Canadian Rockies in North America
Southern Hemisphere
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The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is south of the equator. It contains all or part of five continents and four oceans, as well as New Zealand and most of the Pacific Islands in Oceania
Northern Hemisphere
…westerlies, push the currents back to the east, producing a closed clockwise loop. Its surface is 60.7% water, compared with 80.9% water in the case of the Southern Hemisphere, and it contains 67.3% of Earth's land. The continents of North America and mainland Eurasia are located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, together…
Aurora australis appearing in the night sky of Swifts Creek, 100 km (62 mi) north of Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia
Aurora australis appearing from Stewart Island/Rakiura in the south of New Zealand
A photo of Earth from Apollo 17 (Blue Marble) with the South Pole at the top and the continent of Africa
Mapuche from Tirúa, Chile. The Mapuche are a major indigenous group in Argentina and Chile.