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The Equator divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime meridian
equater
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The division between Eastern and Western hemispheres is usually accepted as the 0 and 180 degrees lines of longitude, running through Greenwich (London) and between Russia and Alaska.This makes a small part of Europe and Africa in the Western hemisphere, and half of Antarctica. A tiny bit of Asia (part of Russia) is in the Western hemisphere too.
The Equator divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime meridian
equater
A hemisphere, is the splitting up of the earth on the longitudinal and latitudinal lines at 0 degree. As such there can be a northern hemisphere, and an eastern hemisphere. However, there can be no North-Eastern hemisphere as this does not follow any 0 degree lines.
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Prime Meridian
The division between Eastern and Western hemispheres is usually accepted as the 0 and 180 degrees lines of longitude, running through Greenwich (London) and between Russia and Alaska.This makes a small part of Europe and Africa in the Western hemisphere, and half of Antarctica. A tiny bit of Asia (part of Russia) is in the Western hemisphere too.
Western Hemisphere . The West/East hemispheres are defined by the Prime Meridian, '0' Longitude. This runs through Greenwich, England and in fact was started there. This leaves about 90% of the UK in Western Hemisphere.
Antarctica is in both the eastern AND western hemispheres, and in the southern, of course.Another AnswerAs to 'why', the answer is simply that the lines drawn by humans over the earth separating hemispheres happen to bisect this continent.
180 degrees
They're listed that way. Lines of latitude are listed as either N or S (Northern or Southern Hemisphere). Lines of longitude are listed as either E or W (Eastern or Western Hemisphere).