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This article is about the use of the term in describing the body of the Earth or other round astronomical bodies. For the use of the term describing astronomical observations of the sky, see Southern Celestial Hemisphere.
Coordinates: 45°0′0″S 0°0′0″E
A famous photo of Earth from Apollo 17 (Blue Marble) originally had the south pole at the top; however, it was turned upside-down to fit the traditional perspective
The Southern Hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted)
Southern Hemisphere from above the South Pole
On Earth the Southern Hemisphere contains all or parts of five continents[1] (Antarctica, Australia, about 9/10 of South America, the southern third of Africa, and some southern islands in Asia), four oceans (Indian, South Atlantic, Southern, and South Pacific) and most of Oceania. Several islands off the Asian continental mainland are also in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to the tilt of Earth's rotation relative to the Sun and the ecliptic plane, summer is from December to March and winter is from June to September. September 22 or 23 is the vernal equinox and March 20 or 21 is the autumnal equinox.
Contents [hide]
1 Geography
1.1 Climate
2 List of continents and countries
2.1 Continents and microcontinents
2.2 Countries and territories
3 References
4 See also
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Overall may tend to be slightly milder than those in the Northern Hemisphere at similar latitudes except in the Antarctic which is colder than the Arctic. This is because the Southern Hemisphere has significantly more ocean and much less land. Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.
Aurora australis appearing in the night sky of Swifts Creek, 100 km (62 mi) north of Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia
Aurora australis appearing from Stewart Island / Rakiura at the southern point of the South Island of New Zealand
The Southern Hemisphere is also significantly less polluted than the Northern Hemisphere because of lower overall population densities (a total of 10 to 12% of the human population), lower levels of industrialisation, and smaller land masses.[citation needed] (Air currents run mostly west–east, so pollution does not easily spread north or south.)
In the Southern Hemisphere the sun passes from east to west through the north, although north of the Tropic of Capricorn the mean sun can be directly overhead or due south at midday. The Sun rotating through the north causes an apparent right-left trajectory through the sky unlike the left-right motion of the Sun when seen from the Northern Hemisphere as it passes through the southern sky. Sun-cast shadows turn anticlockwise throughout the day and sundials have the hours increasing in the anticlockwise direction. During solar eclipses viewed from a point to the south of the Tropic of Capricorn the Moon moves from left to right on the disc of the Sun (see, for example, photos with timings of the Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012), while viewed from a point to the north of the Tropic of Cancer (i.e., in the Northern Hemisphere) the Moon moves from right to left during a solar eclipses.
Cyclones and tropical storms spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere (as opposed to anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) due to the Coriolis effect.[2]
The southern temperate zone, a subsection of the Southern Hemisphere, is nearly all oceanic. This zone includes all of Uruguay, Lesotho, Swaziland, and New Zealand; most of Chile, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia; and parts of Paraguay, Brazil, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, and Madagascar.
The Sagittarius constellation that includes the galactic centre is a southern constellation and this, combined with clearer skies, makes for excellent viewing of the night sky from the Southern Hemisphere with brighter and more numerous stars.
Forests in the Southern Hemisphere have special features which set them aside from the Northern Hemisphere. Both Chile and New Zealand share, for example, unique beech species or Nothofagus. The eucalyptus is native to Australia but has now gone on to be planted in Southern Africa and Latin America for pulp production and, increasingly, biofuel uses.
List of continents and countries[edit]
Continents and microcontinents[edit]
Africa (approximately one third, from south of Libreville in Gabon in the west to south of Somalia in the east)
Antarctica
Asia (the very southern island portion including East Timor, most of Indonesia and a few islets of the Maldives)
Australia (the entire mainland is in the Southern Hemisphere)
South America (mostly, south of the Amazon River mouth in the east and Quito in the west)
Zealandia (New Caledonia, the New Zealand landmass and associated islands are wholly within the Southern Hemisphere)
Countries and territories[edit]
Africa
Entirely
Angola Angola
Botswana Botswana
Burundi Burundi
Comoros Comoros
Lesotho Lesotho
Madagascar Madagascar
Malawi Malawi
Mauritius Mauritius
Mayotte Mayotte (France)
Mozambique Mozambique
Namibia Namibia
Réunion Réunion (France)
Rwanda Rwanda
Seychelles Seychelles
South Africa South Africa
Swaziland Swaziland
Tanzania Tanzania
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Mostly
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon Gabon
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
Partly
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Kenya Kenya
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia Somalia
Uganda Uganda
Asia
Entirely
East Timor East Timor
Mostly
Indonesia Indonesia
Partly
Maldives Maldives
Australia
Entirely
Australia Australia
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
South America
Entirely
Argentina Argentina
Bolivia Bolivia
Chile Chile
Paraguay Paraguay
Peru Peru
Uruguay Uruguay
Mostly
Brazil Brazil
Ecuador Ecuador
Partly
Colombia Colombia
Indian Ocean
Entirely
British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory (United Kingdom)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
South Atlantic Ocean
Entirely
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
Southern Ocean
Entirely
Antarctica Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
Bouvet Island Bouvet Island (Norway)
France French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom)
Antarctica South Orkney Islands (Antarctic Treaty signatories)
Antarctica South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Treaty signatories)
South Pacific Ocean
Entirely
American Samoa American Samoa (United States)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)
Christmas Island Christmas Island (Australia)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Cook Islands Cook Islands (New Zealand)
Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands (Australia)
Fiji Fiji
French Polynesia French Polynesia (including Tahiti) (France)
Jarvis Island Jarvis Island (United States)
Nauru Nauru
New Zealand New Zealand
Niue Niue (New Zealand)
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (Australia)
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)
Samoa Samoa
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
New Caledonia Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies (France)
Tokelau Tokelau (New Zealand)
Tonga Tonga
Tuvalu Tuvalu
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (France)
Partly
Kiribati Kiribati
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Hemisphere Map". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
Jump up ^ "Surface Ocean Currents". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 13 June 2014.