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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0erne_healftrendel" title="Norðerne healftrendel – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Norðerne healftrendel" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A" title="نصف الأرض الشمالي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="نصف الأرض الشمالي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%A9%DC%AB%DC%AC%DC%90_%DC%93%DC%AA%DC%92%DC%9D%DC%9D%DC%AC%DC%90_%DC%95%DC%90%DC%AA%DC%A5%DC%90" title="ܩܫܬܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܩܫܬܐ ܓܪܒܝܝܬܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisferiu_norte" title="Hemisferiu norte – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Hemisferiu norte" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eimal_yar%C4%B1mk%C3%BCr%C9%99si" title="Şimal yarımkürəsi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şimal yarımkürəsi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C_%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87" title="قوزئی یاریم کوره – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="قوزئی یاریم کوره" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7" title="উত্তর গোলার্ধ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="উত্তর গোলার্ধ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak_P%C3%B2a%E2%81%BF-ki%C3%BB" title="Pak Pòaⁿ-kiû – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Pak Pòaⁿ-kiû" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%E2%80%99%D0%B5" title="Паўночнае паўшар’е – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Паўночнае паўшар’е" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%E2%80%99%D0%B5" title="Паўночнае паўшар’е – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Паўночнае паўшар’е" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amihanan_na_Emisperyo" title="Amihanan na Emisperyo – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Amihanan na Emisperyo" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%BE" title="Северно полукълбо – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Северно полукълбо" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjeverna_hemisfera" title="Sjeverna hemisfera – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Sjeverna hemisfera" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantervoul_norzh" title="Hantervoul norzh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Hantervoul norzh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisferi_nord" title="Hemisferi nord – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Hemisferi nord" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87%D1%83%D1%80%C3%A7%C4%95%D1%80_%C3%A7%D1%83%D1%80%D1%87%C4%83%D0%BC%C4%83%D1%80%C4%95" title="Çурçĕр çурчăмăрĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Çурçĕр çурчăмăрĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amihanang_Pikas" title="Amihanang Pikas – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Amihanang Pikas" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severn%C3%AD_polokoule" title="Severní polokoule – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Severní polokoule" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisferio_Norte" title="Hemisferio Norte – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Hemisferio Norte" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisffer_y_Gogledd" title="Hemisffer y Gogledd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Hemisffer y Gogledd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordlige_halvkugle" title="Nordlige halvkugle – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Nordlige halvkugle" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B5_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%AF_%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B6" title="نص شمالي د لأرض – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="نص شمالي د لأرض" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordhalbkugel" title="Nordhalbkugel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Nordhalbkugel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5hjapoolkera" title="Põhjapoolkera – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Põhjapoolkera" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%AF%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Βόρειο ημισφαίριο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βόρειο ημισφαίριο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisferio_norte" title="Hemisferio norte – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Hemisferio norte" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norda_duonglobo" title="Norda duonglobo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Norda duonglobo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipar_hemisferio" title="Ipar hemisferio – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ipar hemisferio" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="نیم‌کره شمالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیم‌کره شمالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9misph%C3%A8re_nord" title="Hémisphère nord – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hémisphère nord" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noardlik_healr%C3%BBn" title="Noardlik healrûn – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Noardlik healrûn" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_leathsf%C3%A9ar_thuaidh" title="An leathsféar thuaidh – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An leathsféar thuaidh" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisferio_norte" title="Hemisferio norte – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Hemisferio norte" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D3%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80" title="ГӀинбухен ахбур – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="ГӀинбухен ахбур" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet-pan-khi%C3%B9" title="Pet-pan-khiù – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Pet-pan-khiù" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%81%EB%B0%98%EA%B5%AC" title="북반구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="북반구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%AF%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A4" title="Հյուսիսային կիսագունդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հյուսիսային կիսագունդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7" title="उत्तरी गोलार्ध – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="उत्तरी गोलार्ध" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjeverna_polutka" title="Sjeverna polutka – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Sjeverna polutka" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akin-amianan_a_Hemisperio" title="Akin-amianan a Hemisperio – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Akin-amianan a Hemisperio" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belahan_Bumi_utara" title="Belahan Bumi utara – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Belahan Bumi utara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nor%C3%B0urhvel" title="Norðurhvel – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Norðurhvel" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emisfero_boreale" title="Emisfero boreale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Emisfero boreale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%A6%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99" title="חצי הכדור הצפוני – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="חצי הכדור הצפוני" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%89%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%B0_%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A7" title="ಉತ್ತರ ಗೋಲಾರ್ಧ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಉತ್ತರ ಗೋಲಾರ್ಧ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-krc mw-list-item"><a href="https://krc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B1" title="Шимал джарымтоб – Karachay-Balkar" lang="krc" hreflang="krc" data-title="Шимал джарымтоб" data-language-autonym="Къарачай-малкъар" data-language-local-name="Karachay-Balkar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Къарачай-малкъар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A9%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D" title="ჩრდილოეთი ნახევარსფერო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჩრდილოეთი ნახევარსფერო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%82%D2%AF%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96%D0%BA_%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8B_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Солтүстік жарты шар – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Солтүстік жарты шар" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusutufe_ya_kaskazini" title="Nusutufe ya kaskazini – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Nusutufe ya kaskazini" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%AEvkada_Bakur" title="Nîvkada Bakur – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Nîvkada Bakur" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D2%AF%D0%BD%D0%B4%D2%AF%D0%BA_%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Түндүк жарым шар – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Түндүк жарым шар" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisphaerium_boreale" title="Hemisphaerium boreale – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Hemisphaerium boreale" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zieme%C4%BCu_puslode" title="Ziemeļu puslode – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ziemeļu puslode" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordhallefkugel" title="Nordhallefkugel – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Nordhallefkugel" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iaur%C4%97s_pusrutulis" title="Šiaurės pusrutulis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šiaurės pusrutulis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89szaki_f%C3%A9lg%C3%B6mb" title="Északi félgömb – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Északi félgömb" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7" title="उत्तरी गोलार्द्ध – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="उत्तरी गोलार्द्ध" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Северна полутопка – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Северна полутопка" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%89%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82" title="ഉത്തരാർദ്ധഗോളം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഉത്തരാർദ്ധഗോളം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7" title="उत्तर गोलार्ध – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="उत्तर गोलार्ध" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A3%E1%83%94_%E1%83%92%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D" title="ოორუე გვერდოსფერო – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ოორუე გვერდოსფერო" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisfera_Utara" title="Hemisfera Utara – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Hemisfera Utara" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%BC%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%80%E1%80%99%E1%80%B9%E1%80%98%E1%80%AC%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B6%E1%80%B8%E1%80%81%E1%80%BC%E1%80%99%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="မြောက်ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="မြောက်ကမ္ဘာလုံးခြမ်း" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noordelijk_halfrond" title="Noordelijk halfrond – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Noordelijk halfrond" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noordelik_halfroend" title="Noordelik halfroend – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Noordelik halfroend" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7" title="उत्तरी गोलार्ध – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="उत्तरी गोलार्ध" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E5%8D%8A%E7%90%83" title="北半球 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="北半球" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuurdhualewkuugel" title="Nuurdhualewkuugel – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Nuurdhualewkuugel" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_nordlige_halvkule" title="Den nordlige halvkule – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Den nordlige halvkule" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_nordlege_halvkula" title="Den nordlege halvkula – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Den nordlege halvkula" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D3%B1%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9" title="Йӱдвел полушарий – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Йӱдвел полушарий" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimoliy_yarimshar" title="Shimoliy yarimshar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Shimoliy yarimshar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%89%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%A7%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE" title="ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਰਧਗੋਲ਼ਾ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਰਧਗੋਲ਼ਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C_%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%81_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%81" title="شمالی نصف کرہ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="شمالی نصف کرہ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B3%C5%82kula_p%C3%B3%C5%82nocna" title="Półkula północna – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Półkula północna" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisf%C3%A9rio_norte" title="Hemisfério norte – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Hemisfério norte" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emisfera_nordic%C4%83" title="Emisfera nordică – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Emisfera nordică" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8F" title="Северна півкуля – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Северна півкуля" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Северное полушарие – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Северное полушарие" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%83_%D1%8D%D2%A5%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%B9" title="Хотугу эҥэлэй – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Хотугу эҥэлэй" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/saamisan_nu_pankiw_nu_kitakitay" title="saamisan nu pankiw nu kitakitay – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="saamisan nu pankiw nu kitakitay" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emisf%C3%A8riu_norte" title="Emisfèriu norte – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Emisfèriu norte" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemisfera_veriore" title="Hemisfera veriore – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Hemisfera veriore" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%8B%E0%B6%AD%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BB_%E0%B6%85%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B0_%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA" title="උත්තර අර්ධ ගෝලය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="උත්තර අර්ධ ගෝලය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Hemisphere" title="Northern Hemisphere – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Northern Hemisphere" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk 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For astronomical observations of the sky, see <a href="/wiki/Northern_celestial_hemisphere" title="Northern celestial hemisphere">Northern celestial hemisphere</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Global_hemispheres.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Global_hemispheres.svg/220px-Global_hemispheres.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Global_hemispheres.svg/330px-Global_hemispheres.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Global_hemispheres.svg/440px-Global_hemispheres.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="825" data-file-height="387" /></a><figcaption>Northern Hemisphere shaded blue. The hemispheres appear unequal here because <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> is not shown.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png/220px-Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png/330px-Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png/440px-Northern_Hemisphere_LamAz.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Northern Hemisphere from above the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Northern Hemisphere</b> is the half of <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">Earth</a> that is <a href="/wiki/North" title="North">north</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a>. For other planets in the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a>, north is defined as being in the same <a href="/wiki/Celestial_sphere" title="Celestial sphere">celestial hemisphere</a> relative to the <a href="/wiki/Invariable_plane" title="Invariable plane">invariable plane</a> of the Solar System as Earth's <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to Earth's <a href="/wiki/Axial_tilt" title="Axial tilt">axial tilt</a> of 23.439281°, there is a seasonal variation in the lengths of the day and night. There is also a seasonal variation in temperatures, which lags the variation in day and night. Conventionally, <a href="/wiki/Winter" title="Winter">winter</a> in the Northern Hemisphere is taken as the period from the <a href="/wiki/December_solstice" title="December solstice">December solstice</a> (typically December 21 <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>) to the <a href="/wiki/March_equinox" title="March equinox">March equinox</a> (typically March 20 UTC), while <a href="/wiki/Summer" title="Summer">summer</a> is taken as the period from the <a href="/wiki/June_solstice" title="June solstice">June solstice</a> through to the <a href="/wiki/September_equinox" title="September equinox">September equinox</a> (typically on 23 September UTC). The dates vary each year due to the difference between the <a href="/wiki/Calendar_year" title="Calendar year">calendar year</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Year#Astronomical_years" title="Year">astronomical year</a>. Within the Northern Hemisphere, oceanic currents can change the weather patterns that affect many factors within the north coast. Such events include <a href="/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o%E2%80%93Southern_Oscillation" title="El Niño–Southern Oscillation">El Niño–Southern Oscillation</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Trade_winds" title="Trade winds">Trade winds</a> blow from east to west just above the equator. The winds pull surface water with them, creating currents, which flow westward due to the <a href="/wiki/Coriolis_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Coriolis effect">Coriolis effect</a>. The currents then bend to the right, heading north. At about 30 degrees north latitude, a different set of winds, the <a href="/wiki/Westerlies" title="Westerlies">westerlies</a>, push the currents back to the east, producing a closed clockwise loop.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Its surface is 60.7% water, compared with 80.9% water in the case of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>, and it contains 67.3% of Earth's land.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The continents of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> and mainland <a href="/wiki/Eurasia" title="Eurasia">Eurasia</a> are located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, together with about two-thirds of <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> and a small part of <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_climate">Geography and climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography and climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 2.5 million years of the <a href="/wiki/Pleistocene" title="Pleistocene">Pleistocene</a>, numerous cold phases called <a href="/wiki/Glacial_period" title="Glacial period">glacials</a> (<a href="/wiki/Quaternary_glaciation" title="Quaternary glaciation">Quaternary ice age</a>), or significant advances of continental ice sheets, in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, occurred at intervals of approximately 40,000 to 100,000 years. The long glacial periods were separated by more temperate and shorter <a href="/wiki/Interglacial" title="Interglacial">interglacials</a> which lasted about 10,000–15,000 years. The last cold episode of the <a href="/wiki/Last_glacial_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Last glacial period">last glacial period</a> ended about 10,000 years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earth is currently in an interglacial period of <a href="/wiki/Quaternary" title="Quaternary">the Quaternary</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Holocene" title="Holocene">Holocene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The glaciations that occurred during the glacial period covered many areas of the Northern Hemisphere. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northern_icesheet_hg.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Northern_icesheet_hg.png/220px-Northern_icesheet_hg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Northern_icesheet_hg.png/330px-Northern_icesheet_hg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Northern_icesheet_hg.png/440px-Northern_icesheet_hg.png 2x" data-file-width="2236" data-file-height="1640" /></a><figcaption>Northern hemisphere glaciation during the last <a href="/wiki/Ice_age" title="Ice age">ice ages</a>. The setup of 3 to 4 kilometer thick ice sheets caused a <a href="/wiki/Sea_level_rise" title="Sea level rise">sea level lowering</a> of about 120 m.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> is a region around the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> (90° <a href="/wiki/Latitude" title="Latitude">latitude</a>). Its climate is characterized by cold winters and cool summers. Precipitation mostly comes in the form of snow. Areas inside the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Circle" title="Arctic Circle">Arctic Circle</a> (66°34′ latitude) experience some days in summer when the Sun never sets, and some days during the winter when it never rises. The duration of these phases varies from one day for locations right on the Arctic Circle to several months near the Pole, which is the middle of the Northern Hemisphere. Between the Arctic Circle and the <a href="/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer" title="Tropic of Cancer">Tropic of Cancer</a> (23°26′ latitude) lies the <a href="/wiki/Northern_temperate_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern temperate zone">Northern temperate zone</a>. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally mild, rather than extreme hot or cold. However, a temperate climate can have very unpredictable weather. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tropics" title="Tropics">Tropical</a> regions (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator, 0° latitude) are generally hot all year round and tend to experience a <a href="/wiki/Wet_season" title="Wet season">rainy season</a> during the summer months, and a <a href="/wiki/Dry_season" title="Dry season">dry season</a> during the winter months. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_(Unsplash).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/220px-Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/330px-Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/440px-Snow_covered_mountains_in_Mount_Robson_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2992" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Rockies" title="Canadian Rockies">Canadian Rockies</a> in North America</figcaption></figure> <p>In the Northern Hemisphere, objects moving across or above the surface of the Earth tend to turn to the right because of the <a href="/wiki/Coriolis_effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Coriolis effect">Coriolis effect</a>. As a result, large-scale horizontal flows of air or water tend to form clockwise-turning <a href="/wiki/Ocean_gyre" title="Ocean gyre">gyres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USDoC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USDoC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These are best seen in ocean circulation patterns in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">North Pacific</a> oceans.<sup id="cite_ref-USDoC_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USDoC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within the Northern Hemisphere, oceanic currents can change the weather patterns that affect many factors within the north coast.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the same reason, flows of air down toward the northern surface of the Earth tend to spread across the surface in a clockwise pattern. Thus, clockwise air circulation is characteristic of <a href="/wiki/High_pressure" title="High pressure">high pressure</a> weather cells in the Northern Hemisphere. Conversely, air rising from the northern surface of the Earth (creating a region of low pressure) tends to draw air toward it in a counterclockwise pattern. <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">Hurricanes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical storms</a> (massive low-pressure systems) spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The shadow of a sundial moves clockwise on latitudes north of the <a href="/wiki/Subsolar_point" title="Subsolar point">subsolar point</a> and anticlockwise to the south. During the day at these latitudes, the Sun tends to rise to its maximum at a southerly position. Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator, the Sun can be seen to the north, directly overhead, or to the south at noon, depending on the time of year. In the Southern Hemisphere, the midday Sun is predominantly in the north. </p><p>When viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a> appears inverted compared to a view from the Southern Hemisphere.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The North Pole faces away from the <a href="/wiki/Galactic_Center" title="Galactic Center">Galactic Center</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a>. This results in the Milky Way being sparser and dimmer in the Northern Hemisphere compared to the Southern Hemisphere, making the Northern Hemisphere more suitable for deep-space observation, as it is not "blinded" by the Milky Way.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2015, the Northern Hemisphere is home to approximately 6.4 billion people, which is around 87.0% of the Earth's total human population of 7.3 billion people.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_continents,_countries_or_territories,_and_oceans_in_the_Northern_Hemisphere"><span id="List_of_continents.2C_countries_or_territories.2C_and_oceans_in_the_Northern_Hemisphere"></span>List of continents, countries or territories, and oceans in the Northern Hemisphere</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of continents, countries or territories, and oceans in the Northern Hemisphere"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Continents </th></tr> <tr> <th width="25%"><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> </th> <th width="25%"><a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> </th> <th width="25%"><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> </th> <th width="25%"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>About two-thirds, from north of <a href="/wiki/Libreville" title="Libreville">Libreville</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a> in the west to south of <a href="/wiki/Mogadishu" title="Mogadishu">Mogadishu</a> in <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a> in the east.</td> <td>The entire continental mainland. Part of <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Atolls_of_the_Maldives" title="Atolls of the Maldives">24 out of 26 atolls</a> of <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a>, are also in the Northern Hemisphere.</td> <td>All of <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> islands. About one-fifth of <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, from north of <a href="/wiki/Quito" title="Quito">Quito</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> in the west to north of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_River" title="Amazon River">Amazon River</a> mouth in <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> in the east.</td> <td>Entirely in the Northern Hemisphere<sup id="cite_ref-overseas-europe_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overseas-europe-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Countries or Territories </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a><sup id="cite_ref-overseas-europe_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overseas-europe-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benin" title="Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso" title="Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_African_Republic" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad" title="Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gambia" class="mw-redirect" title="Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guinea-Bissau" title="Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Coast" title="Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mali" title="Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mauritania" title="Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone" title="Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Sudan" title="South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Partly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabon" title="Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan" title="Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Palestine" title="State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tajikistan" title="Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Partly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduras" title="Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname" title="Suriname">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colombia" title="Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Partly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andorra" title="Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein" title="Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Marino" title="San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Oceans </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Atlantic" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic">Atlantic</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific">Pacific</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Mayen" title="Jan Mayen">Jan Mayen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaffeklubben_Island" title="Kaffeklubben Island">Kaffeklubben Island</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Islands" title="Queen Elizabeth Islands">Queen Elizabeth Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Arctic_islands" title="Russian Arctic islands">Russian Arctic islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svalbard" title="Svalbard">Svalbard</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>)</li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anguilla" title="Anguilla">Anguilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aruba" title="Aruba">Aruba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Bailiwick of Guernsey">Guernsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">a Crown Dependency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailiwick_of_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Bailiwick of Jersey">Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">a Crown Dependency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belize" title="Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bermuda" title="Bermuda">Bermuda</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bioko" title="Bioko">Bioko</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bonaire" title="Bonaire">Bonaire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands" title="British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands" title="Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Curaçao">Curaçao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faroe_Islands" title="Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Denmark">Kingdom of Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Denmark" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdom of Denmark">Kingdom of Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guyana" title="Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Man" title="Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crown_Dependencies" title="Crown Dependencies">a Crown Dependency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montserrat" title="Montserrat">Montserrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territories of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saba_(island)" title="Saba (island)">Saba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Lucia" title="Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island)" title="Saint Martin (island)">Saint Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Collectivity" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas Collectivity">Overseas Collectivity of France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sint_Eustatius" title="Sint Eustatius">Sint Eustatius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sint_Maarten" title="Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Territories" title="British Overseas Territories">British Overseas Territories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S Virgin Islands">U.S Virgin Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territories of the United States</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andaman_Islands" title="Andaman Islands">Andaman Islands</a>, (<a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socotra" title="Socotra">Socotra</a> (<a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sumatra" title="Sumatra">Sumatra</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <dl><dt><big>Entirely</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territories of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hainan" title="Hainan">Hainan</a>, (<a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, (<a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">Territories of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Formosa">Formosa</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Mostly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>) or <a href="/wiki/Kalimantan" title="Kalimantan">Kalimantan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maluku_Islands" title="Maluku Islands">Maluku Islands</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt><big>Partly</big></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulawesi" title="Sulawesi">Sulawesi</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_New_Guinea" title="Western New Guinea">Western New Guinea</a>, (<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere" title="Southern Hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemispheres_of_Earth" title="Hemispheres of Earth">Hemispheres of Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North%E2%80%93South_divide_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="North–South divide (disambiguation)">North–South divide (disambiguation)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Global North">Global North</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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However, some overseas territories of the countries of <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> are in the Southern Hemisphere.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Hemisphere&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-report-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-report_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFArchinalA'HearnBowellConrad2010" class="citation journal cs1">Archinal, Brent A.; A'Hearn, Michael F.; Bowell, Edward G.; Conrad, Albert R.; Consolmagno, Guy J.; et al. 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(Beginner) – Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer"</a>. <i>cornell.edu</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151104012834/http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/our-solar-system/46-our-solar-system/the-moon/observing-the-moon/135-does-the-moon-look-different-in-the-northern-and-southern-hemispheres-beginner">Archived</a> from the original on 4 November 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2011/09/perspective-of-the-moon-from-the-northern-and-southern-hemispheres.html">the original</a> on 9 September 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Note 2) Countries with land that straddles the equator are divided into half populations in each of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/90-of-people-live-in-the-northern-hemisphere-2012-5">"90% Of People Live In The Northern Hemisphere – Business Insider"</a>. <i>Business Insider</i>. 4 May 2012. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180119181108/http://www.businessinsider.com/90-of-people-live-in-the-northern-hemisphere-2012-5">Archived</a> from the original on 19 January 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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