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The official account of the U.S. Government published this (lemmy.world)
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[-] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

...i don't follow what you mean

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A planet has a fixed north and south pole defined by its axis of rotation. Accordingly it has a northern and southern hemisphere. A planet does not have a "west pole".

Edit: I was corrected in another comment: apparently someone actually defined "western hemisphere" in relation to the 0-meridian.

[-] pillowtags@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago

You can define half spheres any way you want https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere

[-] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

see my edit :)

[-] chellomere@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Hmm that also includes parts of Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and a big piece of Africa...

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