Half of Earth which lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the 180th meridian
For the metonymous location, see Americas.
The Western Hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, England) and east of the 180th meridian.[1][2] The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Geo-politically, the term Western Hemisphere is often used as a metonym for the Americas or the "New World", even though geographically the hemisphere also includes parts of other continents.[12]
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^"Western Hemisphere | Definition". Britannica. Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
^Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Archived 2020-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of State.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of the Treasury.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the United States Trade Representative.
^Joe Biden: The Western Hemisphere Needs U.S. Leadership Archived 2019-12-25 at the Wayback Machine, Americas Quarterly, 17 December 2018.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Justice.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, United States Department of Agriculture.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
^Western Hemisphere Archived 2020-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Fulbright Program.
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