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The definition of "surrounding" on a closed curved surface like a sphere is not immediately obvious. If you put a spot of ink on a tennis ball, and then draw a line of a different colour around it everyone would agree that the line would be surrounding the ink. Surrounding it in this way, with the line right up to the edge of the ink, does something else : it divides the surface unambigously into two zones, which we can call "inked" and "not-inked". We can turn this on its head; if a closed curve divides a closed surface unambigously into "foo" and "not-foo" then it surrounds foo.
Now we see daylight. If a line divides the earth into "northern hemisphere" and "not-northern hemisphere" then it surrounds the northern hemisphere. Such a line is called the Equator.
It is worth noting that the Equator also surrounds the southern hemisphere !
What else can I help you with?
What hemisphere has a higher proportion of water to land?
The Southern Hemisphere has a higher proportion of water to land compared to the Northern Hemisphere. The Southern Hemisphere is dominated by the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, while the Northern Hemisphere has larger landmasses like Asia, Europe, and North America.
What hemisphere is cancer in?
The Tropic of Cancer surrounds the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere.
Which ocean is only in one hemisphere?
Of the five oceans in the world,two of them lie in only one hemisphere. These are the Artic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Ocean which completely surrounds the continent of Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere.
What hemisphere is Iceland in?
The northern hemisphere.
Is Europe in the northern or southern hemisphere?
Europe is in the northern hemisphere.
What hemisphere is Slovenia in?
Slovenia is in the northern hemisphere, in Europe.
Is Tokyo Japan in the southern hemisphere or the northern hemisphere?
No. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. All of Japan is in the northern hemisphere.
Which two hemispheres is Chad Africa in?
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What species of walrus live in Antarctica?
No. Walrus' natural habitats are located exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.
Is Okinawa in northern or southern hemisphere?
Okinawa is in northern hemisphere.
What is the hemisphere if Thailand?
The East Hemisphere, and the Northern Hemisphere
Is the US in the Northern or shouthern Hemisphere?
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