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The southernmost tip of the Big Island of the State of Hawaii is at roughly 18.9° north latitude. The US claim to that territory is not known to be in dispute.
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This answer is defined by polar regions between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude. The southern polar region is included in the Antarctic region of the planet. Antarctica is a continent that makes up 10% of the Earth's surface. the northern polar region is located in the Arctic ocean, and it is surrounded by more land than you will find in the southern polar region.
-- In the northern Hemisphere, there is no land north of about 83.63° north latitude. That's a radius of about 425 miles all the way around the north Pole. But there's plenty of ice, so sailing around those latitudes isn't easy. -- In the southern Hemisphere, there is no land from about 55.97° to 61° south latitude ... a gap of almost 350 miles ... except for the tiny South Orkney Islands which occupy less than 15 miles in that gap.
The southern most point in the continental United States is Ballast Key, Florida at about 24 degrees north latitude. The southernmost point that is under United States jurisdiction is the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica which is at 90 degrees South latitude.
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The southernmost tip of the Big Island of the State of Hawaii is at roughly 18.9° north latitude. The US claim to that territory is not known to be in dispute.
Approximately 19% of the southern hemisphere is land, with the majority of the area covered by water. Australia is the largest landmass in the southern hemisphere, followed by countries in South America and Africa.
Antarctica covers approximately 9% of the land area in the Southern Hemisphere.
There is more land in the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere. Approximately 68% of the world's landmass is in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Northern Hemisphere has more land compared to the Southern Hemisphere. Approximately 68% of the Earth's land surface is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
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what land did bartolomeu dias claim
He did not claim land.
The Southern Hemisphere covers approximately 143.8 million square kilometers of land surface, which is roughly 19.08% of the Earth's total land area. This includes continents such as South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.