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  Southern Hemisphere

  noun

  the half of the earth between the South Pole and the equator.
• southern hemisphere
  southern hemisphere

  noun

  that half of the earth lying south of the equator

Southern Hemisphere

American  

noun

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

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southern hemisphere British  

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

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Southern Hemisphere Scientific  

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

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

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Southern Hemisphere Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Southern Hemisphere

First recorded in 1885–90

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Southern Hemisphere southern hemisphere

And in Marsden Park, also in western Sydney, the biggest data centre in the Southern Hemisphere is already under construction only 100m away from a local community.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The war’s timing favored customers; U.S./Europe bought inputs, Southern Hemisphere plants later, and China exports from April.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Farmers in the Southern Hemisphere are disproportionately affected, given they are currently planting crops and have limited access to the credit or government support needed to buy fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Earlier work also emphasized the Southern Hemisphere summer as the primary period of water loss, making this Northern Hemisphere finding especially surprising.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026

At Miss Throckmorton’s I used to imagine people in the Southern Hemisphere walking round like this.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

He takes up his role as Port Lockroy postmaster from late October to March, during the southern hemisphere summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Scientists have detected unusual magnetic signatures in iron-rich minerals in the southern hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

South Africa's decision to leave Super Rugby for the URC while continuing to play Tests in a southern hemisphere competition has added another layer of complexity.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Many wearing sweaters and thick coats, a reminder of the southern hemisphere winter from where they were coming, walked off the plane into the scorching Nigerian sun.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

In February 1832, still “squeamish and uncomfortable,” Darwin crossed over to the southern hemisphere.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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