Eastern Hemisphere

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Eastern Hemisphere

Part of the Earth east of the Atlantic Ocean. It includes Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries.

eastern hemisphere

1. that half of the globe containing Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, lying east of the Greenwich meridian

2. the lands in this, esp Asia

Eastern Hemisphere [¦ē·stərn ′hem·ə‚sfir]

(geography)

The half of the earth lying mostly to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, including Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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