東半球
由于歐洲及非洲的西部在西經,為避免被本初子午線分割,所以東半球及西半球的分界線有时也被定义为西經20°及東經160°[2][3]。依照此分法,東半球的陸地有亞洲絕大部份、南極洲部份、歐洲、非洲、澳大利亞、以及許多其它島嶼。海洋有太平洋西部、大西洋東部、印度洋。
人口
82%生活在东半球,18%生活在西半球。[4]
參考文獻
- . National Geographic. [2015-06-20].
- Olson, Judy M. "Projecting the hemisphere 的存檔,存档日期2007-08-14.", ch. 4 from Matching the map projection to the need 的存檔,存档日期2007-08-18.; Robinson, Arthur H. & Snyder, John P., eds. 1997. Bethesda, MD: Cartography and Geographic Information Society, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
- "Eastern Hemisphere". Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, 3rd ed. 2001. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., p. 340.
- How Much of Humanity is in Your Hemisphere? - Brilliant Maps
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