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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Referenced by (707)

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

Point Grey locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Town of Au Sable locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Town of Ellenburg locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
M 13 bestSeenFromHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
NGC 6205 observedFrom Northern Hemisphere
equatorial Atlantic Ocean locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Strymonian Gulf locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Azores High hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Dolgoprudny locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Oxyria distribution Northern Hemisphere
Midlands Plateau locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
northern France locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Northern France
Hellroaring Glacier hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Gurabo barrio-pueblo locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Kimry locatedInNorthernHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
ADT usedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Europe/Rome hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Riverview locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Soligalich locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Smithers, West Virginia, United States locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Smithers, West Virginia
Myshkin locatedInNorthernOrSouthernHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
WASP exoplanet survey location Northern Hemisphere
North Pacific subtropical high hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Rana distribution Northern Hemisphere
Armeria distribution Northern Hemisphere
Acer nativeTo Northern Hemisphere
DeSoto, Texas locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Jefferson Park Glacier locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Yigo locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Southampton Parish locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Zhiguli Mountains isInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Cerastium distribution Northern Hemisphere
City of South Milwaukee locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Ludlow, Maine locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Silene region Northern Hemisphere
Boston, New York locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Dvina Bay locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Stellaria distribution Northern Hemisphere
Chaitra month hemisphere Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Chaitra
Onega Peninsula locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Merrill, Maine locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Nidelva river isInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Nidelva (Agder)
North Pacific marine ecosystems locatedIn Northern Hemisphere
Betulaceae distribution Northern Hemisphere
Fagus nativeTo Northern Hemisphere
Husøy locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Husøy (Senja)
Super League geographicScope Northern Hemisphere
Mefjordvær locatedInHemisphere Northern Hemisphere
Skaland latitudeHemisphere Northern Hemisphere