Northern Hemisphere

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The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth lying north of the equator, containing most of the planet’s landmass, population, and many of its major continents and climate zones.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Northern Hemisphere canonical 706
Northern hemisphere 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
hemisphere
climateInfluencedBy distribution of land and ocean
tilt of Earth's axis
contains Arctic Ocean
Arctic region
Europe
North America
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

most of Asia
northern Africa
part of Indian Ocean
parts of Oceania
parts of South America
polar zones
subarctic zones
temperate zones
tropics
containsLine Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
containsMajorCity Beijing
Cairo
London, England
surface form: London

Moscow
New York City
Tokyo
containsPoint Arctic region
surface form: North Pole
definedBy area north of the Equator
experiencesEvent December solstice around December 21–22
June solstice around June 20–21
March equinox around March 19–21
September equinox around September 22–24
hasBoundary Equator
hasCharacteristic contains majority of world population
contains most of Earth's land area
experiences opposite seasons to Southern Hemisphere
generally greater seasonal temperature contrasts over land than Southern Hemisphere
larger land-to-water ratio than Southern Hemisphere
hasMaximumSolarInsolation during June solstice
hasMinimumSolarInsolation during December solstice
hasSeason autumn from September to December (meteorological and astronomical conventions vary)
spring from March to June (meteorological and astronomical conventions vary)
summer from June to September (meteorological and astronomical conventions vary)
winter from December to March (meteorological and astronomical conventions vary)
oceanCirculation clockwise subtropical gyres
partOf Earth
prevailingSurfaceWinds trade winds in tropics
westerlies in mid-latitudes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

globular star cluster M13 isVisibleFrom Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: M13
Taxaceae nativeTo Northern Hemisphere
North Atlantic subtropical gyre hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
South-Central Asia locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Midnight Sun visibleInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Malabo locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Potentilla nativeTo Northern Hemisphere
Northeast Africa locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Franklin County, New York locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Northern Canada locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
eastern North Pacific Ocean locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Bight of Benin locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Samara Oblast locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Arabian Plate locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
YAKST usedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Indochinese Peninsula locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Serebryanye Prudy locatedInNorthernHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Iceland Sea locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Yucatán Basin hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Beaufort Gyre hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Central Anatolia Region locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
oak family (Fagaceae) distribution Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Fagaceae
Spring Garden locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Scandinavia locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Great Britain locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Chavaniac-Lafayette, Auvergne, France hasCoordinateRegion Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Chavaniac-Lafayette
Tordoki Yani isInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Fashn locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
New Hyde Park, New York, United States locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: New Hyde Park, New York
Amerasian Basin locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Palearctic realm locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Southwestern Europe locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
France national rugby union team region Northern Hemisphere
Northern Japan locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Northwest Africa locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Apothecary Garden locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Libyan Sea locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Northern Pacific Ocean locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Antilles locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Fumariaceae distribution Northern Hemisphere
Cove Gap, Pennsylvania hasCoordinateRegion Northern Hemisphere
Gemini North Observatory hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Afro-Eurasian desert belt locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Choloma locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Melville Bay hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Parietaria foundInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Columbia City, Oregon locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Mount Fumaiolo isInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Gadidae typicalDistribution Northern Hemisphere