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It depends. There are two ways the Earth can be divided into hemispheres - North/South and East/West. If you mean North/South, the North Pole is clearly in the Northern Hemisphere. If you mean East/West, it is on the dividing line between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, so it is in both hemispheres (or neither, depending on how you look at it). That's if you're talking about the Geographic North Pole, the point where the Earth's axis of rotation meets the Earth's surface. But "North Pole" could also mean the North Magnetic Pole (which is technically, in magnetism terms, a magnetic south pole). The North Magnetic Pole is the point at which the Earth's magnetic field points vertically downards. Though close to the Geographic North Pole, it is not in exactly the same position. It's still, of course, in the Northen Hemisphere, if you're dividing the Earth horizontally. But, if you're dividing the Earth vertically, unlike the Geographic North Pole, the North Magnetic Pole is clearly in the Western Hemisphere, at approximately 82.7oN, 114.4oW (as estimated in 2005). Then again, if you're talking about the North Magnetic Pole in terms of actual physical magnetism, the magnetic north pole of the Earth's magnetic field is actually what we call the South Magnetic Pole. This is not directly opposite the North Magnetic Pole, but lies at approximately 64.5oS, 137.9oE. This puts the magnetic north pole in the Southern Hemisphere (if dividing the Earth horizontally) and in the Eastern Hemisphere (if dividing it vertically). It is worth noting, however, that the terms "North" and "South" were used geographically long before they were used magnetically. When the pioneers of magnetism applied the terms to magnets, they did not fully understand the Earth's magnetic field, and thus named the poles of a magnet backward from how the Earth's magnetic field works . By the time they figured it out, the term "north pole", as applied to a magnetic field, was too established to change. However, if they had known at the time they named the poles of a magnetic field, how the Earth's magnetic field works, they would have named them so that the North Pole of the Earth's magnetic field was somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. So, I believe it's fair to say that, since the geographers invented the term, we should defer to them on which pole is which.
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∙ 14y ago
The northern hemisphere is the half of Earth that lies north of the equator. It includes North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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∙ 8y agoThe northern hemisphere is north of the equator.
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∙ 14y agoTo the north of the southern hemisphere. On a globe of the world it is the top half.
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∙ 14y agoWhen the Moon is full, it will rise in the east about the time the Sun sets.
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∙ 14y agoIndeed the NORTHern hemisphere is NORTH of the equator.
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∙ 15y agoThe top half
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∙ 13y agoThe Tropic of Cancer
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∙ 13y agoEast
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What is the part of the earth called that is north of the equator?
The part of the Earth that is north of the equator is called the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the imaginary line that runs through the northern part of Brazil Called?
The imaginary line that runs through the northern part of Brazil is called the Equator. It is an important line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
What is the equator of the half north of the hemisphere?
The equator is a line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What hemisphere is cancer in?
The Tropic of Cancer surrounds the Earth in the Northern Hemisphere.
How many hemispheres are there?
There are four hemispheres on Earth: Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, and Western Hemisphere.
What is the part of the earth called that is north of the equator?
The part of the Earth that is north of the equator is called the Northern Hemisphere.
Where are the Northern hemisphere?
The Northern Hemisphere is the part of the Earth that's north of the Equator.
What is the upper part of the earth?
The Northern Hemisphere.(:
Is England in northern hemisphere?
Yes, England is in the northern hemisphere. It is located in the northern part of the Earth above the equator.
What is the northern or southern part of the earth?
The northern part of the Earth is called the Northern Hemisphere, while the southern part is called the Southern Hemisphere. These hemispheres are divided by the equator, which is the imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.
Is Canada part of the northern hemisphere?
Yes, Canada is part of the northern hemisphere. Its location lies primarily north of the equator, which places it in the northern half of the Earth.
Is South Wales in the northern hemisphere?
Yes, South Wales is located in the northern hemisphere. It is a part of the United Kingdom, which is situated in the northern half of the Earth.
What is the most northern part on earth called?
The most northern part on Earth is the North Pole. It is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
Is Greenland in the southern or northern hemisphere?
Greenland is part of the northern hemisphere
Is France in the Northern Hemisphere?
Yes, France is located in the Northern Hemisphere. It lies entirely north of the equator, making it part of the northern half of the Earth.
What part is the northern hemisphere?
The northern hemisphere is the half of the Earth that is north of the equator. It includes regions like North America, Europe, Asia, and most of Africa.
What is a heimisphere?
A hemisphere is a half of a sphere or a celestial body, divided by an imaginary plane. It is commonly used to refer to the halves of Earth divided by the equator into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere or by the Prime Meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere.
