Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of Earth which lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London) and east of the antimeridian. The Western Hemisphere consists of the Americas, the western portions of Eurasia, the Atlantic Ocean, the southern part of the Arctic Ocean, and the majority of the Pacific Ocean.

Geography

The Western Hemisphere includes about half of the Atlantic Ocean, almost all of the Pacific Ocean, and the southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. It includes all of North America and South America, most of the Caribbean, and parts of Greenland, as well as some eastern parts of Russia and Indonesia.

Countries and territories

The Western Hemisphere contains about 25% of the world's land and 8.4% of its population. It includes all the countries in North and South America, the Caribbean, and the non-European parts of France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Denmark.

Time zones

The Western Hemisphere spans numerous time zones, from UTC−12:00 in the far west of the Aleutian Islands to UTC+12:00 in the far east of Russia.

See also

• Eastern Hemisphere
• Equator
• Prime meridian

References

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External links

• World Atlas - Western Hemisphere

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