Which countries and which continents are in the Northern Hemisphere, and which are in the Southern?

There are four continents on Earth: Antarctica, America, Afro-Eurasia and Australia. The number of officially recognized continents is six: Africa, Eurasia, South and North America, Antarctica and Australia. There is an opinion that the continents are not 6, but 7: in the territory inhabited by penguins around the South Pole with huge blocks of ice there is no life, but many scientists still consider it to be another mainland.

We all went to school, studied geography and we know that the equator - the central parallel of the Earth - conditionally divides our globe into the Northern and Southern hemispheres, each with its own characteristics. Which continents are in the Northern Hemisphere, which are in the Southern? After all, it so happened that not all continents relate strictly to any of the two hemispheres: the equator “divides” Africa and Eurasia, as well as South America into parts.

The remaining three continents belong entirely to one or the second of the hemispheres. Therefore, if you are accidentally asked in which hemisphere the continent of North America is located, then the correct answer will be in the North, while Antarctica and Australia are located in the South.

Comparison

What are the differences between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern?

1. The North Pole is less severe in terms of temperature compared to the South. This is because the zone of the North Pole is an ocean with high heat conductivity. The South Zone is Antarctica, there is less heat from this solid continent, respectively, and the temperature at the South Pole is lower.
2. The northern hemisphere is characterized by clockwise rotation of cyclones, and anticyclones in the opposite direction. In the Southern Hemisphere, air flows in reverse.
3. Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere are the opposite of the Southern. For example, in the warm summer season for Russians, Australians experience winter.
4. Each of the hemispheres is distinguished by unique representatives of the fauna. In the Northern Hemisphere, these are walruses and polar bears, as well as the polar fox. In the South there are kangaroos and hummingbirds that you will never meet in the North.
5. Another feature of the difference is related to the distribution of land and water, and this is how it is: in the Northern Hemisphere there are continents, which occupy most of all terrestrial land. In the Southern Hemisphere, the opposite is true - water prevails here. Moreover, the surface of the water surface on Earth is more than 70%, the remaining 30% is land.
6. There is also a difference in population between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres : 90% of the inhabitants of the Northern Hemisphere, only 10% of all earthlings live in the Southern Hemisphere.
   
7. People living in the Northern Hemisphere see a completely different set of stars and constellations than the one visible in the Southern Hemisphere. If we focus on the North Star, then, for example, the Australians and the people of Indonesia - on the Southern Cross.

What continents are in the Northern hemisphere of the Earth?

It turns out that the Northern Hemisphere is more civilized, populated by almost all people on the planet and includes almost all of the land space on Earth.

Eurasia

It is divided by the equator, and its European part belongs to the Northern Hemisphere. As for Asia, all countries except practically all of Indonesia and East Timor belong to this hemisphere.

The area of ​​Eurasia extends over more than 54 million square meters, and this is the only continent that is washed by oceans from all sides. The variety of terrain Eurasia owes its location on 6 tectonic platforms. Here the highest mountains and the deepest lake are Baikal. A third of the population of planet Earth lives in 108 states of this continent.

North America

This continent is 100% located in the Northern Hemisphere. In total, it includes 23 states.

From all sides, North America is washed by the oceans, its central part is represented by a plain. The indigenous inhabitants of the mainland are Indians and Eskimos.

South America

It would be interesting to know not only which continents are in the Northern Hemisphere, and which are in the Southern Hemisphere, but also which countries are included in them. Fully in the Northern Hemisphere are such countries of South Africa as Venezuela and Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname. With regard to partial location, it characterizes countries such as Brazil, Colombia, as well as Ecuador. By area, South America occupies more than 17 million square meters and is washed by the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the area is represented by plateaus and plains. Indigenous people are Indians.

Africa

Which part of the mainland is in the Northern Hemisphere (two-thirds of its territory), and part - in the Southern? This is Africa. The following countries are completely located there: Algeria and Benin, Gambia and Burkina Faso. Also included are Ghana and Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau and Egypt. Countries such as Western Sahara, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, as well as Liberia, Mauritania and Morocco are also classified as “above the equator”. This also includes Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, Ethiopia and many other countries - they can be seen on the map. Partially in the Northern Hemisphere are Gabon and Uganda, Kenya and Congo, as well as Somalia.

African territory has more than 30 million square meters and is represented mainly by plains and mountains. Here the longest river flows - the Nile, the mainland is divided into five regions and includes 62 countries.

Oceania

Marshall Islands, the island nation of Palau, Micronesia, and partially the country of Kiribati are located completely in the Northern Hemisphere.