Western Hemisphere

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The Western Hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian, encompassing the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
hemisphere of Earth
boundedBy 180th meridian
Prime Meridian
centeredOn Americas
contains Amazon River
Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Greenwich Mean Time−offset time zones
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Sahara Desert
surface form: Sahara Desert (western part)

Southern Ocean
containsCountries Algeria
surface form: Algeria (western part)

Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Iceland
Ireland
Mexico
Morocco (western part)
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom (western part)
United States of America
surface form: United States
coordinateSystem Earth longitude-latitude grid
definedBy longitudinal boundaries
geodesicDefinition all points on Earth with longitudes between 0°W/0°E and 180°W/180°E
includes Caribbean
Central America
Greenland
North America
South America
parts of Antarctica
parts of Western Africa
parts of Western Europe
liesEastOf 180th meridian
liesWestOf Prime Meridian
majorLandmasses Americas
Greenland
western parts of Africa
western parts of Eurasia
oppositeOf Eastern Hemisphere
timeStandardReference Greenwich Mean Time
usedIn cartography
geography
geopolitics

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Talca locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Isla Dawson locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Entre Ríos Province locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Río Gallegos locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Wasco isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: Wasco, California
Ganthier locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Itapipoca isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Inter-American Naval Conference hasRegion Western Hemisphere
Minerva, New York locatedIn Western Hemisphere
Ilha do Zeca (Prado) locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Maracanaú isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Carrefour locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Delmas locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Grand-Goâve locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Foyn Coast locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Yankee Harbour isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Chilton County isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Athens, Maine locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
La Mesa, Cundinamarca locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Nuevo Mundo refersTo Western Hemisphere
Mundus Novus refersTo Western Hemisphere
Ephraim Bluff inHemisphere Western Hemisphere
the Napoleon of the West regionImplied Western Hemisphere
this entity surface form: the Western Hemisphere
Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: Baie-Comeau
Bay Shore, New York, United States locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: Bay Shore, New York
Caquetá Department locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Cuban archipelago hemisphere Western Hemisphere
Cabildo locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Llaillay locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Inter-American Defense Board regionServed Western Hemisphere
United States Fourth Fleet theater Western Hemisphere
Kingsville, Ontario locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Atlantic Ocean (via Sheepshead Bay inlet) locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: Atlantic Ocean
Central North America locatedIn Western Hemisphere
Russas isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
San José locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: San José, Caldas
Whitwell locatedInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Nuna locatedIn Western Hemisphere
Aconcagua summit area highestPointOf Western Hemisphere
Castleton-on-Hudson, New York isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Northeastern North America locatedIn Western Hemisphere
Duffer Peak isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Russell East Glacier isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Cerro de la Laguna isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
Bruce Bank isInHemisphere Western Hemisphere
ANIK C2 communications satellite locatedInOrbitAbove Western Hemisphere
subject surface form: Anik C2
Bay of Chetumal locatedIn Western Hemisphere