What is Western hemisphere?
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2011}} [[File:Hemisferio Oeste.png|thumb|The western hemisphere of Earth is shown in yellow.]] [[File:Americas (orthographic projection).svg|thumb|The Americas is shown located in Western hemisphere.]] [[File:Western Hemisphere LamAz.png|thumb|Western Hemisphere]] The '''western hemisphere''' is a [[geography|geographical]] term for the [[wikt:half|half]] of the [[Earth]] that is [[west]] of the [[Prime Meridian]]. Pretend that the earth is cut in half, from the [[North Pole]], through [[England]], to the [[South Pole]]. The Western Hemisphere is the half to the west. The other half is called the [[Eastern Hemisphere]]. ==Related pages== * [[The Americas]] * [[New World]] * [[Eastern hemisphere]] * [[Northern hemisphere]] * [[Southern hemisphere]] * [[Prime Meridian]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Hemispheres}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Hemispheres]]