what is western hemisphere including north and south america?
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Generally the Eastern Hemisphere includes most of Africa, about half of Antarctica, all of Asia and Australia/Oceania, and most of Europe. The Western Hemisphere includes about half of Antarctica and all of North and South America which includes the Caribbean and Central America as well as Greenland.
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By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west. For instance, the United States is in the Western Hemisphere (because it is west of the prime meridian) and also in the Northern Hemisphere (because it is north of the equator).
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South America borders the Pacific Ocean in the west, the Caribbean Sea in the northwest, the Atlantic Ocean in the north and east and the Southern Ocean in the south. The continent is connected to North America by a narrow strip of land known as the Isthmus of Panama.
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If one uses directions of East and West from a defined prime meridian, then they can be called the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.
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Central America is part of North America, along with Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean island countries. South America is a continent of its own.
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The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The equator appears halfway between the North and South poles, at the widest circumference of the globe.
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North America and South America are treated as separate continents in the seven-continent model. However, they may also be viewed as a single continent known as America.
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is that hemisphere is (astronomy|astrology) half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator while equator is an imaginary great circle around the earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemisphere.
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Americas, also called America, the two continents, North and South America, of the Western Hemisphere. The climatic zones of the two continents are quite different.
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South America is the continent on the Western Hemisphere south of and adjacent to North America. Latin America is a collective term used to characterize countries (or territories) of the Western Hemisphere whose primary language is derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
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The geographic continent of North America includes the countries of Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Greenland, and the islands of the Caribbean region.
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North America—the continent and associated islands of the Northern Hemisphere and (chiefly) Western Hemisphere. It lies northwest of South America and is bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans. Middle America—the territory between the southern Rocky Mountains and the northern tip of the Andes.
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The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The Northern Hemisphere contains North America, the northern part of South America, Europe, the northern two-thirds of Africa, and most of Asia.
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United Kingdom, passing through Greenwich, London. Most of the country lies within the Western Hemisphere.
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All locations on Earth that are north of the equator are in​ the Northern Hemisphere. This includes all of North America and Europe along with most of Asia, northern South America, and northern Africa. ... This includes Australia, Antarctica, most of South America, and southern Africa.
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The Equator separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator is at 0° latitude. The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England and is at 0° longitude.
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“America” is usually used as short-hand for the “United States of America,” which is a country. North America is comprised of the U.S.A. and Canada (countries). South America includes Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Chili, Argentina, etc. Central America includes the countries from Mexico to Panama.