Southern Hemisphere

noun

1. the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.

southern hemisphere

noun

1. that half of the earth lying south of the equator

2. astronomy that half of the celestial sphere lying south of the celestial equator

Southern Hemisphere

1. The half of the Earth south of the equator.

2. The half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator.

Southern Hemisphere

1. The southern half of the Earth's surface; the Earth's surface south of the equator.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Southern Hemisphere¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The majority of known Podonominae fossils originate from the Northern Hemisphere, with only two prior exceptions documented from the Southern Hemisphere: an Eocene specimen from Australia and a Paleocene record from India.

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This discovery marks the oldest known member of the Chironomidae family found in the Southern Hemisphere.

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"This fossil, which is the oldest registered find in the Southern Hemisphere, indicates that this group of freshwater animals might have originated on the southern supercontinent of Gondwana," explains Viktor Baranov, a researcher at the Doñana Biological Station and first author of the study.

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Their fossil record, however, is limited, partly because of preservation challenges and a lack of studies focusing on Southern Hemisphere specimens.

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The new findings challenge that view, offering strong evidence that the Podonominae subfamily most likely began in the Southern Hemisphere and later expanded worldwide.

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