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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Cauquenes locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Patagonian Ice Fields locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Entre Ríos Province locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
South Atlantic Current hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Cordillera Province locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Río Gallegos locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
South Atlantic locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Austral Islands locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Delta Crucis visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere
Epsilon Crucis visibleIn Southern Hemisphere
Itapipoca isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Hay Point locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Ilha do Zeca (Prado) locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Cape Adare isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Canola Way isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
North Sydney locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Maracanaú isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Cape Obelisk hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Znepole Ice Piedmont isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Los Lagos locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Eureka Skydeck 88 region Southern Hemisphere
East African Coastal Current hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Ellsworth Land locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
South Pole Telescope hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Pacific sector of Southern Ocean locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Cape Roquemaurel locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Red Cliffs isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Grande-Terre locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: Grande-Terre (Mayotte)
Lima Puluh Kota Regency locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Alto Hospicio locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Concordia isLocatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
UVES geographicHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Foyn Coast locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Yankee Harbour isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Oceanitidae distribution Southern Hemisphere
Hope Bay hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Bone Bay locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
English Strait (adjacent waterway) isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
subject surface form: English Strait
Ephraim Bluff inHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Magdalena Island isInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Sphenisciformes nativeHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Vallenar locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Autonomous City of Buenos Aires hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Loubet Coast hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
eastern Atlantic Ocean locatedIn Southern Hemisphere
Cabildo locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Putaendo locatedInHemisphere Southern Hemisphere