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.
Penguin
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Penguins are a group of flightless semi-aquatic sea birds which live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galapagos penguin, lives at, and slightly north of, the equato
Southern Hemisphere
…American countries like Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. One of the most notable animals to be found almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere is the penguin. A species is found around Isabela Island on the Galápagos archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, which straddles the equator. However, most of Isabela and…
South Shetland 2016 Deception Island–Chinstrap penguin 04
Penguin tracks in the sand on Bruny Island, Tasmania
The endangered Galapagos penguin. The penguin is an accomplished swimmer, having flippers instead of wings.
Taxidermized penguin skin