Southern Hemisphere

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geographical region hemisphere of Earth

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of Earth located south of the equator, encompassing parts of all major oceans and continents and characterized by reversed seasons compared to the Northern Hemisphere.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → hemisphere of Earth →
astronomicalCharacteristic	Coriolis effect deflects moving objects to the left → Sun appears mostly to the north at local noon → cyclones rotate clockwise →
boundary	Equator →
climateInfluence	dominated by large oceanic circulation patterns →
contains	Antarctic Circle → Antarctic region → Antarctica → Australia → Madagascar → New Zealand → South Pole → about one-third of Africa → most of South America →
containsPartOf	Africa → Argentina → Asia → Atlantic Ocean → Brazil → Chile → Indian Ocean → Indian subantarctic islands → Indonesia → Oceania → Pacific Ocean → South America → Southern Ocean → Tropic of Capricorn → subtropical zone → temperate zone → tropical zone →
definedBy	area of Earth south of the Equator →
experiencesSeason	autumn from March to May (approximate) → spring from September to November (approximate) → summer from December to February (approximate) → winter from June to August (approximate) →
hasCharacteristic	generally less industrialization than Northern Hemisphere → larger oceanic area than land area → milder overall climate compared to Northern Hemisphere at similar latitudes → predominantly water-covered → seasons opposite to Northern Hemisphere →
hasHigherProportionOf	water surface compared to Northern Hemisphere →
hasLowerProportionOf	land surface compared to Northern Hemisphere →
partOf	Earth →
visibleConstellations	Magellanic Clouds → Southern Cross →

Referenced by (199)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ACDT → ACST → AWST → Antarctica/McMurdo → Australia → Australia/Darwin → Australia/Hobart → Australia/Lord_Howe → Australian Eastern Standard Time → Australian Western Standard Time → Brazil Current → Centurion → Cerro Pachón → Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory → Chatham Standard Time → Chile Standard Time → Choapa Valley wine region → Coquimbo Province → Coyhaique → EAST → East London → Easter Island Standard Time → Gauteng → Gemini South Observatory → Horcón → Indian Ocean subtropical gyre → Las Campanas, Chile → Magellan I → Magellan Telescopes → New Technology Telescope → Perth → Punta Arenas → SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope → SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope → SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope → San Luis → San Martín Base → Santa María → South Atlantic subtropical gyre → South Pacific Gyre → South Shetland Islands → Southern Tablelands → Sydney → The Gabba → Tropic of Capricorn → Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina → Vereeniging → Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope → West Australian Current → Zorro (speckle imager) →	hemisphere
African Plate → Antarctic Circle → Antarctic Peninsula → Antarctic Plate → Antarctica → Arafura Sea → Argentine Antarctica → Ascension Island → Australasian realm → British Antarctic Territory → CCAMLR Convention Area → Cape Town → Central Africa → Cook Strait → Dominion of Australia → East Australian Current → Eastern Australia → Falkland Islands → Furious Fifties → Graham Land → Indo-Australian Plate → New South Wales → North Island → Northern Argentina → Northern Chile → Rodinia ("Southern Hemisphere (reconstructed position)") → Rose Atoll → Réunion → Saint Helena → South America by the Drake Passage → South American Plate → South Island → South Pacific → South Pacific Gyre → South Pacific Ocean → South Pole → South Sandwich Island Arc → Southeastern Australia → Southeastern Pacific Ocean → Southern Africa → Southern Chile → Southern Cone → Sumba → Temperate Australasia marine ecoregion → Timor (western part) → Trinity Peninsula → Zamora-Chinchipe Province → the Screaming Sixties → western Pacific Ocean →	locatedIn
Americas → Antofagasta → Argentina → Barranco → Bathurst → Bonnievale → Brazil → CLVS → Cahora Bassa Dam → Campo de Hielo Norte → Choapa Province → Copiapó → Coronel → Dientes de Navarino mountain range → Eurobodalla region → Figtree → Hobart → Horizon Deep → Illapel → Iquique → Joinville Island group → Mackay → Magallanes Region → New England region → Northeastern Australia → Ovalle → Paihuano → Palmer Land → Puerto Natales → Queen Mary’s Peak → Randburg → Raymond Terrace → Richmond, Natal → Robina → Roca Sur → Río Hurtado → Segunda Angostura → South America → South Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean → Southern Ocean → Sutherland → Table Bay → Tablelands of New South Wales → Taʻū → University of Magallanes field station → Villa Alemana → West Antarctica → Western Zone of Tanzania →	locatedInHemisphere
Budawang National Park → Chisholm → Darwin International Airport → English Glacier → Glen Oak → Gulf of Ancud → Helensvale →	isInHemisphere
Australian Central Daylight Time → Australian Eastern Daylight Time → CLST → Chile Summer Time → New Zealand Daylight Time →	observedInHemisphere
Carina Nebula → Hyades → Large Magellanic Cloud → Small Magellanic Cloud →	visibleFrom
Cirebon → Horizontina → Qunu →	hasCoordinateRegion
Freedom Cup → Super Rugby → The Rugby Championship →	region
Oceania → Pacific sector →	partOf
Australian Central Standard Time →	appliesToHemisphere
Magellanic Clouds →	areVisibleFrom
Salisbury →	coordinateSystem
Eubalaena australis →	distribution
Equator →	divides
Easter Island Standard Time →	DSThemisphere
Mutare Teachers College →	geographicCoordinateSystem
WFI wide field imager →	geographicHemisphere
Heezen Glacier →	hasGeographicalContext
Lota →	hasGeographicCoordinateSystem
Pacific Ocean →	hemispherePresence
Pinus →	introducedTo
Aconcagua →	isHighestPointOf
São Paulo →	isLargestCityIn
Eurasia →	isPartOf
Southern Cross →	isVisibleFrom
Turoa Ski Area →	locatedInCountryHemisphere
Avalonia microcontinent →	locatedInGeologicPast
southwest Pacific Ocean →	locatedInTheRegion
Base Carvajal →	locatedOn
Brunswick Peninsula →	locatedOnHemisphere
Araucaria →	nativeTo
GSAOI →	observatoryHemisphere
Southern Annular Mode variability ("Southern Hemisphere extratropics") →	occursIn
ACT Brumbies →	playsInHemisphere
Equator →	separates
GeMS →	telescopeHemisphere
Midnight Sun →	visibleInHemisphere