SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Definition & Meaning

Southern Hemisphere

noun

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

southern hemisphere

noun

that half of the earth lying south of the equator
astronomy that half of the celestial sphere lying south of the celestial equator

Southern Hemisphere

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

Southern Hemisphere

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

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Origin of Southern Hemisphere¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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The appetite for the international game in the southern hemisphere also waned amid the rise in prominence of State of Origin as a high-profile representative option for New South Wales and Queensland players - and general dominance of Australia's National Rugby League.

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“Dune: Part Two” creates a world that is somehow richer than its predecessor, unlocking new corners of its universe from the black-and-white coliseum of Geidi Prime to the stately capital planet of Kaitain to the severe southern hemisphere of Arrakis.

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But warmer air and warmer waters look to have played a key role in this latest 2025 low, towards the end of the southern hemisphere summer.

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"The biggest warming is not in the Northern Hemisphere oceans but in the Southern Hemisphere oceans where aerosols certainly were not responsible for the warming."

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In particular, Trenberth took issue with the way Hansen “carefully compares things to cause exaggerations,” citing as one example how Hansen studies sea surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere for a much smaller region than in the Southern Hemisphere without properly weighting them.

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