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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

The study, published in the Journal of Climate, offers a possible explanation for how growing northern ice sheets influenced ocean circulation and sea ice in the Southern Hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Because seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere, spring was well under way as the coast of South America slipped away to the northwest.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

After the matches against Australia, Japan and New Zealand, England will play a fourth Test against an as-yet-undecided southern hemisphere opponent in the play-off finals weekend of the new Nations Championship format.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Wales face Japan, New Zealand and Australia in Cardiff and finish against a southern hemisphere opponent on finals weekend at Twickenham.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is the first time scientists have observed a large, regularly shaped jet pattern in Saturn's southern hemisphere.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 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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