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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Reloncaví Sound locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Bengkulu locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Bismarck Sea locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Messier 20 bestSeenFrom Southern Hemisphere
Chiguayante locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Gough Island locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Chiloé Archipelago hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Messier 17 observableFrom Southern Hemisphere
Telescopium visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Quirihue locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Proteaceae nativeToHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Yumbel hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
1642–1643 Pacific voyage destination Southern Hemisphere
Messier 22 visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Panguipulli Lake locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Terra Australis locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Ilhéu das Rolas locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Broncos hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Brisbane Broncos
Lagoon Nebula bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Villa Regina locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Robertson Islands locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
LMC visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Dorado visibleIn Southern Hemisphere
Centaurus constellation region visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Taygeta visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Toronto, New South Wales locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
C/1996 B2 wasVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Hervey Bay locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
General Carrera Province locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Australasian Mediterranean Sea locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Messier 55 visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
SMC visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Nubecula Minor visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
PGC 3085 visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Low Island locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Allyn River headwaters locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
central Chile hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Central Chile
Bridgeman Island locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
M54 visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
San Pedro de la Paz locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Omega Nebula visibleFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Province Sud locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Sagittarius Star Cloud bestSeenFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Fiji Time hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Gondwana locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Messier 8 isVisibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Ilha do Zeca (Barro) locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere