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
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.
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
Southern Hemisphere
…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. More than 850 million people live in the Southern Hemisphere, representing around 10–12% of the total global…
Canadian Rockies in North America