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Western Hemisphere or Western hemisphere, is a geopolitical term for the Americas and associated islands and waters (or the New World). It is derived from the geographical term of western hemisphere, which is the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian, the other half being the Eastern Hemisphere. Usage of the term Western Hemisphere has shifted in modernity so that the term generally refers collectively to the Americas and their inhabitants, including associated islands like the West Indies and Greenland, while excluding other territories that lie geographically in the hemisphere like parts of Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and Asia.
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How to say "Western Hemisphere" in other languages:
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(Chinese) | 西半球 |
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(Japanese) | 西半球 |
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(German) | Westliche Hemisphäre |
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(Spanish) | Hemisferio occidental |
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(French) | Hémisphère Ouest |
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demarcation line separating it from the Western Hemisphere, to act the way the equator divides the Northern..., leaving North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere. Due to historical happenstance, the concept of Western Hemisphere is commonly used, but in a political rather than geographical sense...
southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and a few other areas in the Western Hemisphere. I can cause a...
Low Frequency or LF (sometimes called longwave) refers to Radio Frequencies (RF) in the range of 30-300 kHz. In Europe, part of the LF spectrum is used for AM broadcast service. In the western hemisphere, its main use is for aircraft beacon, navigation, information, and weather systems. Time signal...
The term hemisphere is used in three different meanings: one-half of the Earth (or other planetary or stellar body; see also New World and Old World) Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. one-half of any spherical object, divided at a great...
: Orizaba's Peak ) is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest volcano in the Western Hemisphere. Its last eruptions occurred in 1687, 1630, 1613, 1569, 1566, 1545-65? and 1537...
Chorizo is a pork sausage originating from Spain. It is made from coarsely chopped fatty pork and seasoned with chili and paprika. The mild Spanish paprika used is what gives this sausage its characteristic flavor. Better known in the Western hemisphere are the Mexican and Caribbean versions. In...
Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere. July - Spanish forces under Gonzalo Hernandez...
criticizing the Pope. July 31 - On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes...
Antarctic Peninsula (formerly Palmer Peninsula ) is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica, and the only part of that continent that extends outside the Antarctic Circle. It lies in the Western Hemisphere, facing South America. The peninsula is highly mountainous, its highest peaks...
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