The continent of South America is located in the Western Hemisphere. The majority of the continent is located in the Southern Hemisphere with only a small portion of its northern area in the Northern Hemisphere. There are 12 countries in South America and two territories. South America covers an...
7. The Bahamas is one of two countries in the Western Hemisphere that lies on the Tropic of Cancer. The Tropic of Cancer happens to miss both Cuba and Florida. It does, however, bisect Long Island and Exuma in the Bahamas.Mexicois the only other country in the western hemisphere that i...
Europe, and the Southern Ocean in the Western Hemisphere. It includes water bodies such as the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea,Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea. The average depth of the Atlantic
The highest temperature recorded in theU.S.happened on July 10, 1913 inDeath Valley. The official reading was 134° which is also the highest temperature reported inthe Western Hemisphere. Death Valley’s sole geography is primed for great heat. Winds off the higher neighboring land, calledthe ...
The Tasman Sea is not commonly accessed from the Western Hemisphere through this Ocean. However, Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and China all trade regularly with Oceania through the Indian Ocean. The Tasman Sea is a preferred location for ships to berth due to the easy acc...
population lives in urban areas. Africa is home to only a few megacities with a population greater than 10 million: Cairo, Egypt; Lagos, Nigeria; and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Cairo and Lagos urban areas are around 20 million, and Kinshasa has about 13 million ...
its westernmost tip is on the Pamirs in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The span of the east and the west is 5,000 km (about 62 Latitudinal degrees). Taiwai island is the largest island, and Yangtze River is the longest river, and the Yellow River is the second longest river and...
The largest lake is calledLago Argentino. This is the largest freshwater lake in Argentina. The deepest point is 500 m/ 1640 ft deep. Lago Argentino TheLaguna de Carbónin the Great San Julián Depression is the lowest point in the western Hemisphere with -105 m/ 345 ft. ...
Basic Facts About the Ocean From space, Earth has been described as a "blue marble." Know why? Because most of the Earth is covered by ocean. In fact, almost three-quarters (71%, or 140 million square miles) of the Earth is an ocean. With such an enormous area, there's no argumen...
Australia’s nickname of “The land down under” arises from its location in the Southern Hemisphere. Thanks to this location, summer runs from December to February (meaning that there’s no snow during Christmas). Also, compared to the Northern Hemisphere, the stars in Australia are upside do...