southern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Southern Hemisphere
: the part of the earth that lies south of the equator
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Last year’s most dramatic storms were linked to bands of sunspots from the sun’s southern hemisphere.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Earth orbits the sun at an angle, so in the northern hemisphere, where the United States is, Earth is tilted toward the sun during summer and away during winter, while the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Southern right whales — distinguished by their bulky, black bodies and lack of dorsal fins — are found throughout the southern hemisphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Magnarini's best bet is the formation 108 million years ago of the landmark lunar crater Tycho in the moon's southern hemisphere, far from Apollo 17's landing site.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Earth orbits the sun at an angle, so in the northern hemisphere, where the United States is, Earth is tilted toward the sun during summer and away during winter, while the southern hemisphere is experiencing the opposite.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Southern right whales — distinguished by their bulky, black bodies and lack of dorsal fins — are found throughout the southern hemisphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Magnarini's best bet is the formation 108 million years ago of the landmark lunar crater Tycho in the moon's southern hemisphere, far from Apollo 17's landing site.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Southern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20hemisphere. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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