Northern+and+Southern+Hemisphere

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Hemispheres are half spheres.
[|from Greek] [|hemisphairion] [|, from] [|hemi-] [| "half" (see] [|hemi-][|) +] [|sphaira] [| "sphere" (see] [|sphere][|)]

Northern Hemisphere - the half of the Earth above the Equator
Southern Hemisphere - the half of the Earth below the Equator Some Countries are in BOTH the Northern and Southern Hemispheres!