Southern Hemisphere

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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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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
Antarctica
surface form: 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

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southwest Pacific Ocean locatedInTheRegion Southern Hemisphere
Southern Cross isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Magellanic Clouds areVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Cirebon hasCoordinateRegion Southern Hemisphere
Antarctic Circle locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Pinus introducedTo Southern Hemisphere
supercontinent Rodinia locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Southern Hemisphere (reconstructed position)
Richmond, Natal locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Horizon Deep locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
CLST observedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
the Furious Fifties locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Furious Fifties
the Screaming Sixties locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Heezen Glacier hasGeographicalContext Southern Hemisphere
Zamora-Chinchipe Province locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Qunu hasCoordinateRegion Southern Hemisphere
AWST hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Segunda Angostura locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
English Glacier isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Indian Ocean subtropical gyre hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
The Rugby Championship region Southern Hemisphere
Freedom Cup region Southern Hemisphere
West Australian Current hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Illapel locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Centurion hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil hasCoordinateRegion Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Horizontina
Midnight Sun visibleInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Santa María hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Australia/Darwin hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Salisbury coordinateSystem Southern Hemisphere
South Pacific Ocean locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Roca Sur locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Carina Nebula visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Randburg locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Eubalaena australis distribution Southern Hemisphere
Sutherland locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Coronel locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Raymond Terrace locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
SMARTS 0.9-meter Telescope hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Villa Alemana locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
SMARTS 0.6-meter Telescope hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Chatham Standard Time hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Palmer Land locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Horcón hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Darwin International Airport isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Queen Mary’s Peak locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere