Definitions for southern hemisphere
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1. southern hemispherenoun

   the hemisphere to the south of the equator

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1. Southern Hemispherenoun

   The hemisphere of the Earth (or any celestial body) to the south of its equator.

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1. Southern Hemisphere

   The Southern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the Equator. It contains all or parts of five continents (Antarctica, Australia, about 90% of South America, approx. one third of Africa, and some islands off the continental mainland of Asia) and four oceans (Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Southern 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 case of the Northern Hemisphere, and it contains 32.7% of Earth's land.Owing to the tilt of Earth's rotation relative to the Sun and the ecliptic plane, summer is from December to February (inclusive) and winter is from June to August (inclusive). September 22 or 23 is the vernal equinox and March 20 or 21 is the autumnal equinox. The South Pole is in the center of the southern hemispherical region.

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1. southern hemisphere

   The Southern Hemisphere is the half of the Earth that is located south of the equator. It includes all or parts of five continents (Antarctica, Australia, about 90% of South America, the southern third of Africa, and several southern islands of Asia), four oceans (Indian, South Atlantic, Southern, and South Pacific) and most of Oceania. Its climate is generally warmer than that of the Northern Hemisphere and seasonal changes occur at opposite times.

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1. Southern Hemisphere

   The Southern Hemisphere is part of a rotating astronomical body that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere". It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator. On Earth the Southern Hemisphere contains all or parts of four continents, three oceans and most of Oceania. Several islands off the Asian continental mainland are also in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the tilt of Earth's rotation relative to the Sun and the ecliptic plane, summer is from December to March and winter is from June to September. September 22 or 23 is the vernal equinox and March 20 or 21 is the autumnal equinox.

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1. southern hemisphere

   A specific geographical location relating to climate on planet earth.

   The southern hemisphere has a different climate than the northern hemisphere.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 19, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of southern hemisphere in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of southern hemisphere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of southern hemisphere in a Sentence

1. Paolo Gabrielli:

   Our Peruvian record provides the first clear evidence of a large-scale pre-industrial signal of anthropogenic [human-caused] origin in the atmosphere of the Southern Hemisphere.

2. Paul Chodas:

   The asteroid will be brightest while it moves through southern skies, amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere and at low northern latitudes should be able to see this asteroid using moderate size telescopes with apertures of at least 8 inches in the nights leading up to closest approach, but they will probably need star charts to find it.

3. Manish Patel:

   Last year or last season -- really, in the past 18 months -- we have had no influenza activity in the United States and minimal activity globally in the Southern Hemisphere or the Northern Hemisphere. And this really has not happened before since we've had surveillance for influenza, the jury is still out on reasons why that hasn't happened.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   The Southern Hemisphere has had a pretty bad flu season, and The Southern Hemisphere came on early, influenza -- as we all have experienced over many years -- can be a serious disease, particularly when you have a bad season.

5. Jim Falk:

   We look forward to hearing from the president of the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the fifth-largest country in the world.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=southern hemisphere
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=southern hemisphere