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Eastern Hemisphere

The half of the earth lying mostly to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, including Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Is France eastern or western hemisphere?

France is a part of both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. The dividing line is the Prime Meridian, so most of France is in the Eastern Hemisphere.

In which hemisphere is Europe?

Depending on how you mean the question, Europe is in both the Northern hemisphere (above the equator) and the Eastern hemisphere (east of the Prime Meridian). Since the Prime Meridian bisects the UK, several European countries (including Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Iceland) technically have most or all of their territory in the Western hemisphere. However, by tradition all of Europe is considered to be part of the eastern half of the planet.

In which two hemispheres is the US located?

The U.S. is in the western hemisphere and the northern hemisphere. except for Hawaii which is in the Eastern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.

Is ancient Persia in the east?

Well modern Day Iran is in the east. Ancient Persia was also but they conquered cities that were to their west and their kingdom stretched from palestine to allitle bit of Europe.

What is Germany's absolute location?

The absolute location of Germany is 52 degrees North, 13 degrees East.

Germany's absoulute location is 52 degrees North and 10 degrees East.

What is the latitude and longitude of the Murray river?

The Murray River has its source near the town of Corryong, in the Victorian high country. The coordinates for Corryong are 36° 11′ 52.8″ S, 147° 53′ 56.4″ E.

What is the lowest viable human population for an isolated area without close inbreeding?

The Pitcairn Islands south-east of New Zealand has a mere population of 48 ====== I'm more interested in how many there were to start with. At this stage, I'm looking at a population isolated for around 200 years, although if anyone has suggestions for longer time periods, I could change it.

Which cities are in the eastern hemisphere?

Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and Cairo, Egypt are major cities in the eastern hemisphere. Other major cities in the eastern hemisphere include London, England; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Berlin, Germany.

When it is day in America why is it night in India?

Because they're on different sides of the earth, and only one side at a time can face the sun.

What are the central beliefs of Islam and how are they reflected in the Five Pillars McInerney 2003?

The Muslims have to follow the rules of the Qur'an and the five pillars were taken out of it and are metaphoricly (they aren't really pillars) used as rules. Muslims must follow the Qur'an.

How many continents make up the Eastern Hemisphere?

There are five continents in the Eastern Hemisphere:

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Europe

The western third of North Africa is technically in the western hemisphere (west longitude). Only about 25% of the land area of Antarctica is in the western hemisphere.

What countries are in the north eastern hemisphere?

This was taken from Wikipedia's Southern Hemisphere article. I eliminated all of those in South America and those that are obviously not in the east. Atleast 80% of these should be in both. Not a perfect answer but one nonetheless.

Africa

Entirely

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Comoros
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Mostly

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Gabon
  • Republic of the Congo

Partly

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Kenya
  • Somalia
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Uganda

Asia

Entirely

  • East Timor

Mostly

  • Indonesia

Partly

  • Maldives

Australia

Entirely

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea

Pacific Ocean

  • American Samoa (USA)
  • Cook Islands (New Zealand)
  • Easter Island (Chile)
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia (including Tahiti) (France)
  • Galápagos Islands (Ecuador)
  • Jarvis Island (USA)
  • Juan Fernández Islands (Chile)
  • Nauru
  • Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (France)
  • New Zealand
  • Niue (New Zealand)
  • Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)
  • Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Swains Island (USA, claimed by Tokelau)
  • Tokelau (New Zealand)
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
  • Wallis and Futuna (France)

Partly

  • Kiribati

Indian Ocean

  • British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
  • Mayotte (France)
  • Réunion (France)

Southern Ocean

  • Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
  • Bouvet Island (Norway)
  • Kerguelen Islands (France)
  • New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (New Zealand)
  • Saint Paul Island and Amsterdam Island (France)
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom, claimed by Argentina)
  • South Orkney Islands (Antarctic Treaty signatories

What continents are in the eastern hemisphere?

Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia & Antarctica. Remember, the east is on the right side of a map. Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, and Australia.