Equator

Equator:
The Earth's equator is an imaginary planetary line that is about 40,075 km

long in circumference. The equator divides the planet into the Northern
Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere and is located at 0 degrees latitude, the
halfway line between the North Pole and South Pole.
Latitude:
Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is
measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-
west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels. A circle of
latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel
Prime Meridian:
A prime meridian is the meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic
coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime
meridian and its anti-meridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a
great circle. This great circle divides a spheroid into two hemispheres.
Longitude:
Meridians of Longitude : The meridians of longitude refer to the angular
distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime
(Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. ...
Lines joining places with the same latitudes are called parallels.
Hemisphere
Any circle drawn around the Earth divides it into two equal halves called
hemispheres. There are generally considered to be four
hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.
1. The Equator, or line of 0 degrees latitude, divides the Earth into the
Northern and Southern hemispheres.
2. The Meridian , or line of 0 degree longitude, divides the Earth into
Western and Eastern hemisphere.
1) Southern Hemisphere:
The Southern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is south of the
Equator.
It contains
1. All or parts of five continents(Antarctica, Australia, about 90% of South
America, one third of Africa, and several islands off the continental
mainland of Asia)
2. Four oceans (Indian, South Atlantic, Southern, and South Pacific)
3. New Zealand and most of the Pacific Islands in Oceania.
Its surface is 80.9% water, compared with 60.7% water in the case of the
Northern Hemisphere, and it contains 32.7% of Earth's land.
2) Northern Hemisphere:
The Northern Hemisphere is the half (hemisphere) of Earth that is north of the
Equator.
It contains
1. The Northern Hemisphere contains North America, the northern part of
South America, Europe, the northern two-thirds of Africa, and most of
Asia.
2. The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans are located in the
Northern Hemisphere. Of these four oceans, only the Arctic is located
entirely in Northern Hemisphere.
3. Europe and North America are entirely on Earth's Northern Hemisphere.
Its surface is 60.7% water, compared with 80.9% water in the case of the
Southern Hemisphere, and it contains 67.3% of Earth's land.
3) Eastern Hemisphere:
The Eastern Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of Earth which is
east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United
Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and
relatively little land from pole to pole).
It is also used to refer to Afro-Eurasia (Africa and Eurasia) and Australia, in
contrast with the Western Hemisphere, which includes mainly North and
South America.
It contains all the five oceans of the world but Indian Ocean is entirely covered
in it.
4) Western Hemisphere:
The Western Hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of Earth which is
west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United
Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian.
The Western Hemisphere includes not only North and South America but also
portions of Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and Asia.
At least part of four of the Earth's five oceans is located in the Western
Hemisphere. These are the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
(Antarctic), and the Arctic Ocean. About half of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
are located in the western hemisphere
Ocean:
The ocean is the body of salt water which covers approximately 71% of the
surface of the Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. Another definition is
"any of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is divided"

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The Earth's equator is an imaginary planetary line that is about 40,075 km

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