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Western Hemisphere
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the half of Earth which lies west of the prime meridian and east of the antimeridian
The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (the line running through Greenwich, England) and east of the antimeridian (the line on the opposite side of the globe). It's a useful geographic division that includes North and South America, along with parts of Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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- hemisphere of the Earth
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- Highest point
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- Eastern Hemisphere
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- Western world
- lowest point
- Tonga Trench
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Map of the Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. In the United States, the term "Western Hemisphere" is often used as a metonym for the Americas, even though geographically, the hemisphere also includes parts of other continents.
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