eastern hemisphere
noun
variants
or Eastern Hemisphere
: the half of the earth east of the Atlantic Ocean including Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa
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The Prime Meridian — which divides the western and eastern hemispheres of the world — is marked as a line on the floor of its courtyard on a hill in Greenwich Park in southeast London, overlooking the River Thames.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In the eastern hemisphere, some red knots migrate more than 9,000 miles, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 June 2024
Both are located in the eastern hemisphere of the sun; the former is north of the equator, and the latter to the south.
—Matthew Cappucci and Joe Kunches, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023
Using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the telescope snapped photos of the planet's eastern hemisphere at different infrared light colors on Sept. 5.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 20 Sep. 2022
The telescope’s first images of Mars, captured using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) at two different wavelengths, show an area of the planet’s eastern hemisphere.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
The new images depict Mars' eastern hemisphere in different wavelengths of infrared light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
The car-sized Perseverance rover landed six months ago inside Jezero Crater, an ancient impact crater located just above the Martian equator in the planet's eastern hemisphere.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
Their work suggests that the hilal should not have appeared in the eastern hemisphere until June 4th.
—The Economist, 6 June 2019
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In the eastern hemisphere, some red knots migrate more than 9,000 miles, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 June 2024
Both are located in the eastern hemisphere of the sun; the former is north of the equator, and the latter to the south.
—Matthew Cappucci and Joe Kunches, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023
Using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), the telescope snapped photos of the planet's eastern hemisphere at different infrared light colors on Sept. 5.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 20 Sep. 2022
The telescope’s first images of Mars, captured using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) at two different wavelengths, show an area of the planet’s eastern hemisphere.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2022
The new images depict Mars' eastern hemisphere in different wavelengths of infrared light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
The car-sized Perseverance rover landed six months ago inside Jezero Crater, an ancient impact crater located just above the Martian equator in the planet's eastern hemisphere.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
Their work suggests that the hilal should not have appeared in the eastern hemisphere until June 4th.
—The Economist, 6 June 2019
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“Eastern hemisphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern%20hemisphere. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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