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

South Africa and Australia were among the Southern Hemisphere nations that saw surges during their winters, while the US was among the northern countries with summer surges.

From MIT Technology Review

Other Southern Hemisphere countries have also reported unexpectedly low levels of influenza and another common respiratory virus called respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, she says.

From Science News

But the men from the Southern Hemisphere have the strength to shrug off that loss.

From The Daily Beast

It is literally helping to destroy whole nation states in the Southern Hemisphere.

From The Daily Beast

National Broadband in Oz: The “tyranny of distance” has long been a complaint of our best allies in the Southern Hemisphere.

From The Daily Beast

This is one of the natural wonders of the southern hemisphere and is much visited by tourists traveling through New Zealand.

From Project Gutenberg

Hardly a star was visible; even those of the southern hemisphere pale beside the southern moon.

From Project Gutenberg

We saw in Chapter II that it shines in the southern hemisphere.

From Project Gutenberg

Bearing this in mind, note in the last picture the great oval spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter.

From Project Gutenberg

It was with high hopes that the naturalist started for the Southern Hemisphere.

From Project Gutenberg