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'{{NPOV|date=May 2017}} {{see also|Americas}} [[File:Western Hemisphere LamAz.png|thumb|right|The Western Hemisphere]] The '''Western Hemisphere'''<ref>{{citation | title = [[Oxford Dictionary of English]] | edition = 2nd | year = 2006 | place = London, UK | publisher = Oxford University Press | page = 2001}}<br>- {{citation | contribution = Western /western%20hemisphere | title = Merriam Webster's Online Dictionary | edition = based on Collegiate vol., 11th | year = 2006 | place = Springfield, MA | publisher = Merriam-Webster}}</ref> is a [[geography|geographical]] term for the half of the [[earth]] that lies [[west]] of the [[Prime meridian]] (which crosses [[Greenwich]], [[UK]]) and [[east]] of the [[antimeridian]], the other half being called the [[Eastern Hemisphere]].<ref>{{citation|website=Britannica.com|title=Western Hemisphere|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Western-Hemisphere}}</ref> In this sense, the Western Hemisphere consists of the [[Americas]], the western portions of [[Eurasia]] and [[Africa]], the extreme eastern tip of [[Russia]], numerous territories in [[Oceania]], and a portion of [[Antarctica]], while excluding some of the [[Aleutian Islands]] to the southwest of the [[Alaska]]n mainland. In an effort to define the Western Hemisphere as the parts of the world which are not part of the [[Old World]], there also exist projections which use the [[20th meridian west]] and the diametrically opposed [[160th meridian east]] to define the hemisphere.<ref>{{citation | last = Olson | first = Judy M | contribution = Projecting the hemisphere | url=https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/projection/ |title=Matching the map projection to the need | editor1-last = Robinson | editor1-first = Arthur H | editor2-last = Snyder | editor2-first = John P | year = 1997 | place = Bethesda, MD | publisher = Cartography and Geographic Information Society, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping}}.<br>- {{citation | contribution = Western Hemisphere | title = Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary | edition = 3rd | year = 2001 | place = Springfield, Massachusetts | publisher = Merriam-Webster | page = 1294}}.</ref> This projection excludes the European and African mainlands and a small portion of northeast [[Greenland]], but includes more of eastern Russia and Oceania. The center of the Western Hemisphere is located in the [[Pacific Ocean]] at the intersection of the [[90th meridian west]] and the [[equator]] very close to the [[Gal%C3%A1pagos]]. The [[List of highest mountains|highest mountain]] in the Western Hemisphere is [[Aconcagua]] in the Andes of [[Argentina]] at {{convert|6960.8|m|ft}}. <ref name="UNC-Sigma">{{cite web |url=http://www.uncu.edu.ar/novedades/index/informe-cientifico-que-estudia-el-aconcagua-el-coloso-de-america-mide-69608-metros|title= Informe científico que estudia el Aconcagua, el Coloso de América mide 6960,8 metros|language= Spanish|trans_title = Scientific Report on Aconcagua, the Colossus of America measures 6960,8m |year= 2012|work= |publisher= [[Universidad Nacional de Cuyo]]|accessdate=September 3, 2012}}</ref> ==Countries in both hemispheres== Below is a list of the countries which are in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres on the [[IERS Reference Meridian]], in order from north to south: *{{flagdeco|Denmark|size=23px}} [[Denmark]] (due to [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]]; mainland Denmark lies entirely in the Eastern Hemisphere). *{{flagdeco|Norway|size=23px}} [[Norway]] (due to [[Jan Mayen]]; mainland Norway lies entirely in the Eastern Hemisphere). *{{Flagdeco|United Kingdom|size=23px}} [[United Kingdom]] *{{flagdeco|Netherlands|size=23px}} [[Kingdom of the Netherlands|Netherlands]] (The islands of the [[Caribbean Netherlands]] lie entirely within the Western Hemisphere while the [[European Netherlands]] lies entirely in the Eastern Hemisphere.) *{{flagdeco|France|size=23px}} [[France]] *{{flagdeco|Spain|size=23px}} [[Spain]] *{{flagdeco|Algeria|size=23px}} [[Algeria]] *{{flagdeco|Mali|size=23px}} [[Mali]] *{{flagdeco|Burkina Faso|size=23px}} [[Burkina Faso]] *{{flagdeco|Togo|size=23px}} [[Togo]] *{{flagdeco|Ghana|size=23px}} [[Ghana]] Below is a list of the countries which are in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres along the [[180th meridian]], in order from north to south: *{{flagdeco|Russia|size=23px}} [[Russia]] *{{flagdeco|United States|size=23px}} [[United States]] ([[List of islands of the United States|United States islands]]) *{{flagdeco|Kiribati|size=23px}} [[Kiribati]] *{{flagdeco|Fiji|size=23px}} [[Fiji]] *{{flagdeco|New Zealand|size=23px}} [[New Zealand]] ([[Kermadec Islands|Kermadec]] and [[Chatham Islands|Chatham Island]] groups are east of the 180th meridian) ==Countries in the Western Hemisphere but not in the Americas== The following nations lie outside the Americas yet are partially or entirely within the Western Hemisphere. *{{flagdeco|Algeria|size=23px}} [[Algeria]] *{{flagdeco|American Samoa|size=23px}} [[American Samoa]] (United States of America) *{{flagdeco|Burkina Faso|size=23px}} [[Burkina Faso]] *{{flagdeco|Cape Verde|size=23px}} [[Cape Verde]] *{{flagdeco|Cook Islands|size=23px}} [[Cook Islands]] *{{flagdeco|Faroe Islands|size=23px}} [[Faroe Islands]] (Denmark) *{{flagdeco|France|size=23px}} [[France]] ([[Metropolitan France|Metropolitan]]) **{{flagdeco|French Polynesia|size=23px}} [[French Polynesia]] **{{flagdeco|Wallis and Futuna|size=23px}} [[Wallis and Futuna]] *{{flagdeco|Gambia|size=23px}} [[Gambia]] *{{flagdeco|Ghana|size=23px}} [[Ghana]] *{{flagdeco|Greenland|size=23px}} [[Greenland]] (Denmark)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eldey.de/English/sights/neighbours/greenland/greenland.html|title=Greenland|work=Eldey.de}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/faq/geography.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|work=[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]}}</ref> *{{flagdeco|Guinea|size=23px}} [[Guinea]] *{{flagdeco|Guinea-Bissau|size=23px}} [[Guinea-Bissau]] *{{flagdeco|Iceland|size=23px}} [[Iceland]] *{{flagdeco|Ireland|size=23px}} [[Ireland]] *{{flagdeco|Ivory Coast|size=23px}} [[Ivory Coast]] *{{flagdeco|Kiribati|size=23px}} [[Kiribati]] *{{flagdeco|Liberia|size=23px}} [[Liberia]] *{{flagdeco|Mali|size=23px}} [[Mali]] *{{flagdeco|Mauritania|size=23px}} [[Mauritania]] *{{flagdeco|Morocco|size=23px}} [[Morocco]] **{{flagdeco|Western Sahara|size=23px}} [[Western Sahara]] *{{flagdeco|Niue|size=23px}} [[Niue]] *{{flagdeco|Portugal|size=23px}} [[Portugal]] *{{flagdeco|Russia|size=23px}} [[Russia]] *{{flagdeco|Samoa|size=23px}} [[Samoa]] *{{flagdeco|Senegal|size=23px}} [[Senegal]] *{{flagdeco|Sierra Leone|size=23px}} [[Sierra Leone]] *{{flagdeco|Spain|size=23px}} [[Spain]] *{{flagdeco|Togo|size=23px}} [[Togo]] *{{flagdeco|Tokelau|size=23px}} [[Tokelau]] (New Zealand) *{{flagdeco|Tonga|size=23px}} [[Tonga]] *{{flagdeco|United Kingdom|size=23px}} [[United Kingdom]] **{{flagdeco|Gibraltar|size=23px}} [[Gibraltar]] **{{flagdeco|Guernsey|size=23px}} [[Guernsey]] **{{flagdeco|Isle of Man|size=23px}} [[Isle of Man]] **{{flagdeco|Jersey|size=23px}} [[Jersey]] **{{flagdeco|Pitcairn Islands|size=23px}} [[Pitcairn Islands]] **{{flagdeco|Saint Helena|size=23px}} [[Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha]] **{{flagdeco|Falkland Islands|size=23px}} [[Falkland Islands]] ==Sources== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commonscat|Western Hemisphere}} {{coord|0|N|90|W|dim:10000000|display=title}} {{Hemispheres of the Earth}} [[Category:Hemispheres of the Earth]] [[he:המיספירה#חצי הכדור המערבי]]'