southern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Southern Hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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Such dire projections about the southern hemisphere are relatively new.
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Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
There’s no land that lies between Iran’s coast and Antarctica’s southern hemisphere, and Iran is not a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, which made Antarctica a place only to be used for peaceful purposes.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
There’s no land that lies between Iran’s coast and Antarctica’s southern hemisphere, and Iran is not a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, which made Antarctica a place only to be used for peaceful purposes.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Southern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20hemisphere. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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